Technical Leader – Embedded Software Development

Responsible for embedded software development for Gas Measurement Products. This position includes design and development of embedded software using C, C++ on Linux platform. Other responsibilities include, but not limited to, working with product owners and architects to understand the new product requirements, developing design documents, conducting code reviews and working with the UI development and testing teams to ensure successful delivery of software features planned in sprints.

. Essential Job Responsibilities:

Design/implement embedded real-time systems that meet rigorous functional safety and cybersecurity requirements

Work in an agile development environment that uses Azure DevOps or similar tools

Collaborate with cross-functional teams located in multiple geographical locations

System/product architecture, system requirements, user interface requirements

Allocation of system requirements to technical areas subsystems and requirements

Plan and execute software development activities to address features planned in sprints

Performing Object-Oriented Design and coding of real-time embedded software

Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement and retrospective sessions.

Conduct code reviews and ensure the code quality meets the standard coding guidelines

Manage code changes using version control tools such as Git

Creation and execution of unit and integration tests for verifying firmware requirements

Debugging software and hardware/software integration issues

Prototyping software on custom hardware and performing low-level board bring-up

Propose improvements using code optimization, refactoring and enhancement of real time performance

Use scopes, meters, power sources, logic analyzers, sniffing tools etc. to debug issues on the target hardware boards

Follow secure coding practices and perform static and dynamic code analysis to uncover vulnerabilities

Understand cyber security requirements for the product driven by EU-CRA or similar cyber security product certifications and ensure those are addressed throughout the SDLC process.

Technical Skills:

Must Have Skills / Competencies

Minimum of 15+ years of embedded software development experience preferably on Embedded Linux platform

Expert programming skills in C / C++ and shell scripting

Hands-on experience in Device Driver development, building YOCTO image and device tree development

Experience working on boot loaders (U-boot preferred) and a good understanding of Linux kernel internals will be an advantage

Familiarity working with ARM or PowerPC processor architectures, FLASH memory, ADCs and RTC devices used in embedded systems

Experience using communication protocols such I2C, SPI, CAN, RS-232/RS-485 or Modbus

Understanding database management using Sqlite, JSON or similar methods

Experience in developing and conducting unit testing using manual or automation method

Experience in debugging software using GDB debugger or similar tools on simulated environment as well as hardware boards.

Experience with tools such as JTAG or J-Link for board programming

Hands-on experience in secure coding practices and understanding of open-source software licensing for cyber security compliance

Knowledge and experience with agile development methodologies

Experience working on Virtual environments such as VMWare or similar tools for code development

Experience on DevOps using Azure and implementing CI/CD

Experience in implementing data encryption to secure critical data and firmware residing inside the product

Ability to identify security vulnerabilities in software by developing a deeper understanding of architecture as well as tools such as Blackduck and address EU-CRA requirements

Good to have Skills / Competencies

Experience working on embedded products used for temperature, pressure, electricity or gas measurement will be an added advantage.

Experience in UML or similar modeling languages for software design and architecture development

Knowledge and experience with RTOS as well as developing UI using QT framework

Knowledge and experience with distributed version control such as (GIT, SVN etc)

Knowledge and experience with static code analysis tools such as PC-Lint, Coverity or MISRA - C Std.

Knowledge and experience with VS Code or similar IDEs for code development

Experience in software build automation using QBS for cross-platform development

Experience in developing multi-threaded, modular design on single/multi-core processors

Experience implementing cybersecurity features and exposure to IEC62443 or EU-CRA compliance

Hands-on experience using copilot tools for code development or unit testing to enhance productivity

Experience in threat modeling using Microsoft Azure or similar tools will be an advantage

Experience working in geographically distributed teams

Education: B.E/B. Tech in Instrumentation, Electronics & Telecommunication Additional Competencies Strong verbal & written English communication

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Strong learning ability and experience in handling ambiguity

Guide and act as a technical mentor for other members within the team