Firmware Technical Expert

Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze technical requirements for multiple projects.
• Anticipate and manage project risks; ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Contribute to design reviews, architecture reviews, and knowledge‑sharing sessions.
• Ensure compliance with standards, naming conventions, and audit findings.
• Perform system analysis, FMEA, and performance optimization.
• Support hardware bring-up, system integration, and debugging.
• Required Skills
• Embedded Systems & Programming
• Strong understanding of embedded systems architecture (microprocessors/microcontrollers 8/16/32-bit, memory interfaces: SDRAM, DDR, Flash, EEPROM).
• Proficiency in C/C++ , OOP concepts.
• Ability to read and interpret hardware schematics .
• Embedded debugging using JTAG, GDB, printk, kernel logs, Perf, Valgrind, core dumps.
• Embedded Linux & System Software
• Hands-on experience with Embedded Linux , including:
• Kernel configuration
• System services
• Device interaction
• Experience with RTOS : Yocto, Buildroot (Embedded Linux), VxWorks, Zephyr, FreeRTOS.
• Containers, Virtualization & DevOps
• Strong working knowledge of Docker , containerization concepts, orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Networking & Security
• Experience with networking: TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, FTP.
• Good to have understanding : TLS, FTP, SNTP, PTP, QoS, VLAN, VRRP, Redfish, SNTP, PTP, QoS, VLAN, VRRP, Redfish .
• Understanding of cybersecurity in embedded systems: secure coding, vulnerability assessment, intrusion detection.
• General Software Engineering
• Strong SDLC understanding.
• Experience with Git/SVN , build systems (CMake, Make).
• Nice-to-Have Skills
• Machine Learning/AI implementation on embedded devices.
• IoT protocols: MQTT, CoAP .
• IEC 61499 standard familiarity.
• Assembly for specific microcontrollers.
• Serial protocols: UART, RS-232, RS-485 .
• Experience working in global project teams and customer-facing roles.
• B.Tech with 10+yrs of overall experience.
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Additional Information

Role Overview Responsible for developing embedded applications on Linux- and RTOS-based platforms, working with virtualization and container technologies, and ensuring secure, high‑performance system behavior. Requires expertise in embedded systems architecture and networking.

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