Technical Manager - Embedded Electronics (Hardware & Firmware)

Location- Pune (Hybrid, 4 days work from office)

Experience- 12 to 18 Years

Must Haves :

- 12 to 18 years of experience in embedded hardware + firmware development

- Strong hands-on experience with industrial electronics (servo drives, inverters, motion products)

- Prior role as Technical Lead / Architect / Hands-on Manager

- MCU/SoC hardware design, analog/digital circuits

- Power management, EMC/EMI fundamentals, PCB design layout review

- Embedded C, RTOS/bare metal development

- Debugging with JTAG/SWD, oscilloscopes

- Industrial communication protocols - EtherCAT , CAN , Profinet , IO-Link

Role Summary :

Looking for a hands-on Technical Manager to lead our Embedded Hardware and Firmware teams. The role involves technical leadership, architecture ownership, problem-solving, reviews, mentoring, and ensuring high-quality delivery of electronics used in servo drives, VFDs, and motion control products. This is an engineering-driven role, not just people management.

Key Responsibilities :

Technical & Architecture Leadership :

Own end-to-end embedded hardware + firmware architecture ownership

Define technology roadmaps for MCU/SoC, power management, RTOS, toolchains

Make decisions balancing performance, cost, reliability, and cybersecurity

Act as technical escalation point for complex HW-FW issues

Hands-on Engineering Contribution :

Participate in hardware schematic/layout reviews

Participate in firmware design/code &its reviews

Support prototype bring-up, debugging using oscilloscope, JTAG/SWD

Drive root-cause analysis for field, EMC, reliability issues

Embedded Hardware Leadership :

Guide MCU/SoC-based designs, analog/digital circuits, power supplies

Ensure EMC/EMI-compliant design, component selection, derating and reliability

Oversee verification & environmental testing

Embedded Firmware Leadership :

Lead development of low-level drivers, RTOS/bare-metal firmware, bootloader, secure boot, firmware update mechanisms and communication stack (EtherCAT, CAN)

Lead implementation of communication protocols (EtherCAT, CAN, PROFINET, etc.)

Ensure adherence to cybersecurity practices (IEC 62443)

Cross-functional Collaboration :

Work with Controls, Systems, Manufacturing, Quality, Safety & Cybersecurity teams

Ensure alignment of requirements, interfaces, verification, certifications

Support audits, certifications & customer support

Team & Execution Guidance :

Mentor hardware and firmware engineers

Build strong engineering culture and review processes

Enforce documentation, change management, and quality practices

Good to Have :

- Motor control / drive systems

- Cybersecurity (secure boot, crypto, IEC 62443)

- Functional safety (SIL2/SIL3)

- Automated testing / CI concepts