Job Title: Embedded Firmware Lead / Manager
Qualification: B.E/B.Tech, M.E/ M.Tech
Experience: 10 to 15 Years
Job Post Date: 30/03/2026
Job Expiry Date: 30/04/2026
Location: Pune
Job Description:
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We are looking for an experienced Embedded Firmware Lead / Manager with 10–15 years of experience to lead architecture, development, release management, and lifecycle ownership of embedded software platforms across both microcontroller-based real-time firmware and embedded Linux-based systems.
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This role will manage two engineering streams:
- a team focused on Embedded C / bare metal / RTOS-based firmware for industrial control-oriented and deterministic device software, and
- a team focused on Embedded Linux application development, Yocto/OpenEmbedded-based platform builds, and custom Linux distribution / release engineering for connected embedded products. The role supports products powering fire detection and suppression systems, IP paging, intercom, emergency notification and evacuation systems, and other industrial/safety-oriented control systems. The manager will be responsible for defining technical direction, driving architecture standardization, ensuring product quality and regulatory readiness, and building a scalable software platform strategy across both legacy and next-generation devices. This is a hands-on technical leadership role with responsibility spanning architecture, platform strategy, Linux distribution/build ownership, firmware quality (coding aligned with safety-critical standards), full system integration, validation, regulatory compliance, release governance, team leadership, and cross-functional execution.
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Embedded Software Architecture & Platform Strategy
- Define and drive a scalable embedded software strategy across product lines spanning both bare-metal / RTOS firmware and embedded Linux-based platforms.
- Establish modular, reusable architecture patterns for device control, connectivity, diagnostics, security, and updateability.
- Create a common platform vision for products built on microcontrollers, microprocessors, and Linux-capable SoCs.
- Balance short-term product delivery with long-term platform investments, maintainability, and reuse. Embedded Linux Platform & Yocto Leadership
- Lead architecture and development of embedded Linux user-space software for connected and feature-rich devices.
- Own technical direction for Yocto / OpenEmbedded-based build systems, including layer strategy, BitBake recipe governance, package integration, image customization, and release reproducibility.
- Drive creation and maintenance of custom embedded Linux distributions tailored for product-specific hardware and deployment needs.
- Establish best practices for Linux platform configuration, secure package inclusion, service management, startup sequencing, logging, diagnostics, and field supportability.
- Oversee cross-compilation environments, SDK/toolchain usage, third-party package integration, and distribution versioning.
- Ensure robust Linux platform release processes for development, QA, certification, manufacturing, and sustaining engineering. Linux Application Development
- Guide design and implementation of embedded Linux application software using C and scripting languages such as Python / Shell, as appropriate.
- Oversee development of user-space components for device control, communication, telemetry, diagnostics, local services, and system orchestration.
- Ensure sound Linux application design around processes, threads, IPC, networking, filesystems, service supervision, observability, and recoverability.
- Drive performance optimization for startup time, memory use, CPU utilization, and runtime stability in resource-constrained embedded systems. Bare Metal / RTOS Firmware Leadership
- Lead architecture and delivery of Embedded C firmware for microcontroller-based control products.
- Oversee bare-metal and RTOS-based real-time systems with deterministic task scheduling, interrupt-driven behaviour, watchdog handling, fault recovery, diagnostics, and fail-safe operation.
- Guide implementation of low-level control logic involving interrupts, timers, PWM, ADC/DAC, communication stacks, and hardware abstraction layers.
- Ensure firmware designs support high reliability, serviceability, and predictable behaviour in safety-oriented environments. Industrial Device Control & Hardware Interaction
- Architect and review software for industrial and electro-mechanical systems including, motors (BLDC, stepper, AC), solenoids and valves, relays, contactors, and breakers, pressure, flow, temperature, smoke, and other industrial sensors.
- Ensure robust control logic, interlocks, fault detection, safe-state transitions, and protection behaviour across both MCU and Linux-managed systems.
- Lead hardware/software integration, board bring-up, interface validation, and system-level troubleshooting. Networking, Connectivity & Device Management
- Drive implementation of embedded communication stacks and connectivity including TCP/IP, SIP, RS485/RS232, Modbus, and related industrial/field protocols.
- Lead software architecture for wireless integration including BLE, Zigbee, LoRa / LoRaWAN, and mesh networking, where applicable.
- Oversee secure device communications, remote diagnostics, telemetry, provisioning, and fleet management integration.
- Define architecture for OTA/software update mechanisms for both firmware and Linux-based systems, including rollback, recovery, version control, and update safety. Security & System Reliability
- Establish secure embedded software practices across Linux and firmware platforms, including secure communications, credential handling, provisioning, software integrity, and least-privilege design.
- Drive resilient system behaviour through watchdogs, recovery modes, health monitoring, logging, fault isolation, and diagnosability.
- Ensure software architecture supports field serviceability and long-term product sustainment. Release Engineering, Quality & Lifecycle Governance
- Own software lifecycle from concept through design, implementation, validation, release to manufacturing, and sustaining support.
- Define release governance across both firmware and Linux distributions, including branching strategy, versioning, traceability, and release readiness criteria.
- Drive CI/CD, automated builds, test integration, image generation, artifact management, and manufacturing handoff for embedded products.
- Establish engineering rigor around code reviews, defect prevention, regression protection, technical documentation, and platform maintainability. Regulatory & Safety Compliance
- Support software development in regulated and safety-oriented environments aligned with standards such as UL, FM, IEC, FCC, CE, EMC, and similar domain requirements.
- Ensure traceability, design documentation, and verification evidence needed for product certification and customer/regulatory audits.
- Promote disciplined engineering practices appropriate for high-reliability and mission-/safety-relevant products. Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Execution
- Lead, mentor, and grow teams working across both Linux platform/application development and embedded firmware / real-time systems.
- Set engineering standards, review architecture, support career development, and ensure strong technical decision-making.
- Work closely with electrical engineering, systems engineering, QA/verification, DevOps/build engineering, product management, compliance, and operations teams.
- Drive execution planning, prioritization, staffing alignment, risk management, and delivery accountability across multiple projects and product lines. ## Qualifications
- Embedded Linux application/platform development, and
- Embedded C / bare metal / RTOS firmware development
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or related.
- Minimum 5 years of experience leading engineering teams or owning technical leadership for multi-person embedded software groups.
- Strong expertise in embedded Linux systems, including Linux application development, system services, process/threading models, IPC, networking, and deployment in embedded environments.
- Strong hands-on experience with Yocto / OpenEmbedded, including BitBake, recipe/layer management, image customization, package integration, build troubleshooting, and release/version governance.
- Strong expertise in Embedded C, real-time systems, MCU-based firmware architecture, and low-level hardware-oriented software design.
- Experience with cross-compilation, embedded toolchains, target debugging, and software integration on custom hardware platforms.
- Good understanding of both microcontroller-based and microprocessor / Linux-capable embedded architectures.
- Hands-on experience with wired/wireless communication stacks, secure connectivity, diagnostics, and update mechanisms.
- Prior experience in regulated, industrial, safety-critical, or high-reliability domains preferred.
- Effective communication, leadership, planning, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Programming: Assembly, Embedded C, Python, Shell scripting
- Embedded Linux: Linux user-space development, system services, IPC, networking, debugging.
- Build & Distribution: Yocto, OpenEmbedded, BitBake, cross-compilation toolchains, SDKs.
- RTOS / Firmware: CMX or equivalent RTOS, bare-metal firmware, interrupt-driven systems.
- Processors/Platforms: Microcontrollers and microprocessors / SoCs from vendors such as Renesas, Microchip, Cypress, NXP, ST, TI, or similar.
- Communication: TCP/IP, SIP, RS485/RS232, Modbus, MQTT.
- Wireless: Zigbee, BLE, LoRa, Mesh Networking.
- Development & Debug: IAR, GCC-based toolchains, vendor IDEs, GDB, serial/console tools, oscilloscopes, logic analysers, protocol analysers.
- Version Control / Quality: Git/GitHub, CI/CD systems, test automation frameworks, release artifact management. Core Competencies
- Technical Leadership | Project Management Embedded Linux Platform Ownership | Yocto Build & Distribution Management | Embedded Linux Platform Ownership | Yocto Build & Distribution Management | Industrial Controls Expertise | Safety Critical Design | Reliability Engineering | Collaboration | Strategic Thinking | Ownership Mindset | Continuous Improvement
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