• Firmware (Platform / BSP software, Device Drivers, etc.) design and implementation, Unit test and debug, and Board Bring-up
• Develop Firmware and APIs for communication with other services
• Develop Firmware solutions by studying information needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes; investigating problem areas; following the software development lifecycle
• Create/improve documentation to demonstrate solutions using flow flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments, and clear code
• Work on new product development and maintain existing products
• Conduct and participate in design review meetings of hardware/software/product to identify the impact on software development and provide feedback
• Root-cause problems, assess risks and identify issues and solutions to achieve project objectives
• Understand product goals, ensure cross-team collaboration & realize consistent high-quality solutions for all deliverables
• Plan and estimate work for feature development
• Grow engineering teams by interviewing and hiring
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers by providing advice, coaching, and educational opportunities
• Update job knowledge by studying state-of-the-art development tools, programming techniques, and computing equipment; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations
• Performance optimizations using Linux C-groups

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Bachelors or Master’s in Computer Science/ Software engineering with 5-8 years of experience in development and maintenance of Firmware/customization in embedded Linux domain and RTOS (ex: FreeRTOS)
• The ideal candidate should have hands-on development expertise with RTOS and Linux.
• Proficient in C with development experience on RTOS and embedded Linux platforms.
• Knowledge of scripting languages like Unix Shell, python, etc.
• Work experience in ARM (NXP, STM, Renesas Micro Controllers)
• Work experience using IDEs like IAR EWARM, Keil µVision IDE, etc.
• Understanding of hardware schematics and communication protocols like SPI, I2C, and UART
• Experience in integrating/customizing open-source packages with embedded Linux platforms
• Excellent in code analysis, debugging (using tools like gdb, Valgrind, PDB, TraceMalloc, JTAG, etc.), problem-solving, and communication
• Knowledge in multi-threaded programming, synchronization
• Ability to work in a challenging environment
• Experience in developing/integrating/porting components/applications for hardware targets like NXP-IMX8 etc.,
• Experience in IoT / Process Control based development
• Know to handle HW instruments like oscilloscope, DMM, etc.
• Knowledge of open-source components and RTOS
• Knowledge in customizing/configuring Linux kernel for industrial automation platforms
• Experience in Linux build systems: Open embedded, Yocto (Poky)