Job Description

We are seeking a skilled Embedded Software Developer with strong experience in IEC 61850 communication protocol and Linux-based embedded systems development. The candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining software solutions for industrial/energy automation products such as IEDs, protection relays, gateways, or SCADA systems.

Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain embedded software for real-time systems.
- Implement and integrate IEC 61850 protocols (MMS, GOOSE, SV).
- Develop and optimize applications on embedded Linux platforms.
- Work on communication stacks, networking protocols (TCP/IP, UDP).
- Perform system integration, debugging, and performance tuning.
- Develop low-level drivers and middleware components as required.
- Collaborate with hardware, system, and testing teams.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards (IEC 61850, IEC 60870,MODEBUS etc.).
- Prepare technical documentation, design specifications, and test reports.
- Participate in code reviews and maintain coding standards.





Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical Skills
- Robust experience in C/C++ programming for embedded systems.
- Hands-on experience with IEC 61850 protocol stack development or integration.
- Proficiency in Linux development (user space and/or kernel space).
- Experience with embedded systems debugging tools (GDB, Wireshark, etc.).
- Good understanding of networking concepts (Ethernet, TCP/IP, VLAN).
- Knowledge of real-time systems and multi-threading.
- Experience with build systems (Make, CMake, Yocto, Buildroot).

Preferred Skills
- Experience with substation automation systems or power systems domain.
- Familiarity with IEC 104 / Modbus / DNP3 protocols.
- Knowledge of cybersecurity in industrial communication.
- Exposure to RTOS (FreeRTOS, Zephyr etc).
- Experience with version control tools (Git, SVN).
- Understanding of hardware interfaces (SPI, UART, I2C).

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📌 Engineer II, Embedded Software Design (Mumbai)
🏢 Schneider Electric
📍 Mumbai