# *Lead Firmware Engineer*

## *Experience*

12+ Years

## *Employment Type*

Full-Time

## *Work Location*

Pune

## *Work Mode*

Hybrid (4 Days Work from Office | 1 Day Work from Home)

*Lead Firmware Engineer* Role Purpose -

We are looking for a hands on Lead Firmware Engineer who will lead and grow our Embedded Hardware and Embedded Firmware teams and take end to end responsibility for the technical direction, architecture, execution quality, and delivery of embedded electronics used in industrial drives, servo inverters, frequency inverters, and motion/safety products.

This role is not a pure people manager. The successful candidate will actively contribute to architecture, design & code reviews, design & code if needed, technical problem solving, and critical debugging, while also mentoring engineers, aligning teams, and ensuring disciplined engineering practices.

Products: Servo drives, VFDs, motion controllers, safety drives

Key Interfaces: Controls, Mechanical, System Architecture, Manufacturing, Quality, Cybersecurity, Functional Safety

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Architecture Ownership

Own the overall embedded electronics architecture spanning:

MCU/SoC hardware design

Firmware architecture (boot, RTOS, drivers, middleware, communication)

HW–FW partitioning and interfaces

Define technology roadmaps for:

Microcontrollers / SoCs

Power management and embedded hardware platforms

Firmware frameworks, RTOS, and toolchains

Drive design decisions balancing performance, cost, reliability, cybersecurity, and manufacturability.

Act as the technical escalation point for complex crossdomain issues (HW–FW–System).

HandsOn Engineering Contribution

Actively participate in:

Hardware architecture reviews, schematic reviews, and PCB layout reviews (SI/PI/EMC).

Firmware architecture discussions, code reviews, and critical module design.

Support hardware bring up and early prototype debugging, including:

Powerup, clocks, resets, interfaces

Joint HW–FW debug using oscilloscope, logic analyzer, JTAG/SWD

Guide teams in root cause analysis of field, EMC, reliability, or performance issues.

Be technically deep enough to challenge assumptions, not just coordinate tasks.

Embedded Hardware Leadership

Guide the team on:

Embedded schematic design (MCU/SoC interfaces, analog frontends, protection, monitoring)

Power supply architecture (DC/DC, LDOs, sequencing, supervision)

Component selection, derating, reliability and lifecycle management

Ensure robust EMC/EMI aware design practices and support troubleshooting.

Drive collaboration with PCB layout, manufacturing (EMS), and test teams.

Oversee hardware verification strategies, including electrical, functional, and environmental testing.

Embedded Firmware Leadership

Lead firmware development for:

Low level drivers and peripherals

Realtime firmware (RTOS / baremetal)





Bootloaders and firmware update mechanisms

Communication stacks (EtherCAT, CAN, PROFINET, IOLink, etc.)

Guide implementation of:

Secure boot, cryptography, key management

Secure firmware update and rollback strategies

Ensure compliance with secure development practices and cybersecurity requirements (e.g., IEC 62443).

Promote structured software engineering: modularity, testability, and maintainability.

CrossFunctional System Ownership

Work closely with:

Controls engineers (PWM, ADC timing, realtime constraints)

System architects (partitioning, performance budgets)

Functional safety and cybersecurity stakeholders

Ensure HW–FW–System alignment on requirements, interfaces, and verification.

Support certifications, audits, and customer escalations when required.

Team Leadership & People Development

Lead, mentor, and technically coach hardware and firmware engineers.

Build a highperformance engineering culture:

Design reviews

Knowledge sharing

Engineering discipline and quality mindset

Support hiring, onboarding, and capability development of the team.

Balance delivery pressure with longterm technical excellence.

Process, Quality & Execution Excellence

Establish and enforce:

Structured development processes

Configuration and change management

Documentation and traceability

Drive best practices in:

Design reviews

Verification planning

CI concepts for firmware and hardware verification

Ensure readiness for industrialization and series production.

Required Qualifications & Experience

Education

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in:

Electrical Engineering

Electronics

Computer Engineering

Mechatronics

or a closely related field.

Experience

12+ years of experience in embedded systems development.

Strong background in both embedded firmware and hardware ideally. Optionally, a candidate with 70% strength in embedded firmware & about 30% strength in embedded hardware is also ok.

Someone who has being into Technical Manager role for less than 1.5 years or has been recently promoted to this role and is hands-on. (himself writes C code, does good system & hardware design, does code & design reviews)

Someone who is System Architect or a Technical lead, is hands-on, technically managing a team of 4 to 6 engineers, collaborating with other teams, regularly interacting with European or US customers, stakeholders for requirements, design & delivery etc.

Experience with industrial electronics, preferably:

Servo drives

Frequency inverters

Motion or power electronics products.





Mandatory Technical Skills

Embedded Hardware

Deep understanding of:

MCU/SoC hardware design

Analog and digital circuits

Power management and sequencing

Experience with:

PCB design flows and layout reviews

EMC/EMI fundamentals and debugging

Hands on lab experience (scope, logic analyzer, power analysis).

Embedded Firmware

Strong embedded C expertise.

Realtime firmware development (RTOS or bare metal).

Debugging using JTAG/SWD, trace tools.

Bootloader and firmware update concepts.

Experience with industrial communication interfaces.

System & Integration

Ability to reason across HW, FW, timing, power, and system constraints.

Robust debugging and root cause analysis skills.

Desirable / Value Add Skills

Experience with:

EtherCAT, CAN, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, IOLink

Motor control or drive systems

Cybersecurity knowledge (Secure Boot, cryptography, IEC 62443).

Functional safety exposure (SIL2 / SIL3 environments).

Automated testing, scripting, or CI concepts.

Behavioral & Leadership Expectations

Strong technical credibility — respected by engineers.

Structured, analytical problem solving approach.

Ability to lead through influence, not hierarchy alone.

Clear communicator across technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

Proactive, owner ship driven, and quality oriented mindset.

MUST HAVES -

Comfortable working in agile and evolving environments. 12+ years as a Firmware Engineer, currently Technical Manager / System Architect / Technical Lead, managing 4–6 engineers — but still hands-on (writes code, does design/code reviews).

Strong embedded C, real-time firmware (RTOS or bare-metal).

Embedded hardware exposure: MCU/SoC design, analog/digital circuits (70% FW / 30% HW split is fine).

PCB layout review + EMC/EMI debugging experience.

Hands-on lab skills: scope, logic analyzer, JTAG/SWD.

Bootloader and firmware update experience.

Industrial communication protocol — EtherCAT, CAN, PROFINET, or IO-Link.

Domain: servo drives, VFDs, motion control, or power electronics (mandatory).

Customer-facing experience with EU/US stakeholders.

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Notice Period: Immediate to 30 days ( Preferred) to 2 months.

Location: Preference to Pune candidates

Please also check for stability in candidates’ profiles. Those with frequent job changes should not be considered, so kindly refrain from sharing such CVs.

Min 3 years in company in 1 company to see the stability

Working model : Hybrid ( 4days wfo and 1 day wfh) *NOTE BY CLIENT - **This is a Priority 1 role, and we need your focused support to build a strong pipeline. We currently have very limited quality profiles, so please prioritize sourcing for this position.*

*Let's work together to build a solid pipeline and close this role as quickly as possible.*

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Pune, Maharashtra (Pune, Raigad District)

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