Firmware & Embedded Systems Architect

Job description

Role: **Firmware & Embedded Systems Architect / Technical Leader** Required Technical Skill Set :15–25 years of experience in **Embedded Systems and Firmware engineering** Desired Experience Range : **18+ years** Location of Requirement : **Hyderabad/ Bangalore** **Must Have:** - Lead architecture, design, and roadmap development for complex firmware and embedded systems across MCU/MPU, RTOS, and edge‑compute platforms. - Drive system‑level decisions involving bootloaders, drivers, communication stacks, power optimization, and hardware–software co‑design. - Provide deep technical mentorship to engineering teams, ensuring high‑quality code, robust design practices, and adherence to industry standards (MISRA, ISO/IEC). - Collaborate with hardware, product, and systems engineering groups to translate requirements into scalable, high‑performance embedded solutions. - Guide debugging, validation, bring‑up, and optimization of firmware on real hardware using JTAG, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and automated test frameworks. - Influence technology strategy by evaluating emerging architectures, connectivity technologies, edge‑AI accelerators, and platform modernization opportunities - Strong expertise in RTOS, BSPs, bootloaders, device drivers, and middleware. - Experience across SoCs, MCUs, DSPs from leading silicon vendors. - Strong background in C/C++, low-level system programming, and debugging. - Exposure to embedded Linux, Yocto, Zephyr, FreeRTOS. - Experience in safety-critical or high-reliability systems. - Strong expertise in RTOS, BSPs, bootloaders, device drivers, and middleware. - Experience across SoCs, MCUs, DSPs from leading silicon vendors. - Strong background in C/C++, low-level system programming, and debugging. - Exposure to embedded Linux, Yocto, Zephyr, FreeRTOS. - Experience in safety-critical or high-reliability systems. **Good to Have:** - Experience in Networking, Industrial, Automotive or Semiconductor equipment. - Exposure to security in embedded systems **Role descriptions / Expectations from the Role** Define embedded reference platforms and reusable frameworks. Lead firmware architecture for next-gen products. Mentor senior engineers and architects. Drive embedded innovation and modernization initiatives.