Key Responsibilities:
Technical Leadership:
Act as the primary technical authority for firmware development within the squad or project team.
Translate Market/system requirements into explicit Product Firmware requirements.
Approver of Firmware design specifications, coding guidelines, and development strategies throughout the product lifecycle.
Lead the development of embedded firmware solutions, including RTOS-based applications, communication stacks, device drivers, bootloaders, diagnostics, and cybersecurity features.
Evaluate technical feasibility, estimate firmware development effort, resource requirements, risks and delivery timelines.
Drive key firmware architecture and design decisions in collaboration with System/Firmware/Hardware Architects, Cybersecurity Experts, and Technical Leaders.
Ensure alignment with Schneider Electric's software platform, reuse strategy, cybersecurity framework, and technology roadmap.
Promote adoption of software engineering best practices, including modularity, maintainability, scalability, and reusability.
Project and Team Coordination:




Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary teams involving Firmware, Systems, Hardware, Verification & Validation, Cybersecurity, Quality, Manufacturing, and Product Management.
Plan and prioritize firmware development activities with Product Owner, Project Manager, Architects, and stakeholders.
Organize and lead firmware design reviews, architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical stage gate reviews.
Drive collaboration across global firmware development teams, technology centers, and partner organizations.
Mentor firmware engineers and technical leads through coaching, technical guidance, and competency development.
Foster engineering excellence through software quality initiatives, continuous integration practices, and agile development methodologies.
Drive backlog prioritization and technical debt management to ensure sustainable product development.
Risk Management and Product Quality:
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📌 Principal, Multi-technology Product Technical Lead (Bengaluru)
🏢 Schneider Electric
📍 Bengaluru