Technical Manager – Embedded Electronics (Hardware & Firmware)

Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India
Employment: Full time
Experience: 12–18 years
Education: BE/BTech/ME/MTech in E&TC;, Electronics, Computer Engineering, or Industrial Electronics

Role Summary

Lead the embedded hardware and firmware teams through hands-on technical leadership, architecture ownership, problem-solving, reviews, mentoring, and delivery of high-quality electronics for servo drives, VFDs, and motion-control products. This is an engineering-driven role, not solely a people-management position.

Key ResponsibilitiesTechnical and Architecture Leadership

- Own end-to-end embedded hardware and firmware architecture.
- Define technology roadmaps for MCU/SoC, power management, RTOS, and toolchains.
- Balance performance, cost, reliability, and cybersecurity in technical decisions.
- Serve as the technical escalation point for complex hardware–firmware issues.

Hands-on Engineering
- Participate in hardware schematic and layout reviews, as well as firmware design and code reviews.
- Support prototype bring-up and debugging using oscilloscopes and JTAG/SWD.
- Drive root-cause analysis for field, EMC, and reliability issues.

Embedded Hardware Leadership
- Guide MCU/SoC-based designs, analog/digital circuits, and power supplies.
- Ensure EMC/EMI-compliant design, component selection, derating, and reliability.
- Oversee verification and environmental testing.

Embedded Firmware Leadership




- Lead development of low-level drivers, RTOS/bare-metal firmware, bootloaders, secure boot, firmware update mechanisms, and communication stacks.
- Lead implementation of protocols including EtherCAT, CAN, PROFINET, and IO-Link.
- Ensure cybersecurity practices, including IEC 62443.

Collaboration and Team Guidance
- Work with Controls, Systems, Manufacturing, Quality, Safety, and Cybersecurity teams.
- Align requirements, interfaces, verification, and certifications; support audits and customer support.
- Mentor hardware and firmware engineers, build an engineering culture and review processes, and reinforce documentation, change management, and quality practices.

Required Experience
- 12–18 years of experience in embedded hardware and firmware development.
- Strong hands-on experience with industrial electronics, such as servo drives, inverters, and motion products.
- Previous experience as a Technical Lead, Architect, or hands-on Manager.

Must-Have Technical Skills
- MCU/SoC hardware design and analog/digital circuits.
- Power management, EMC/EMI fundamentals, and PCB design/layout review.
- Embedded C and RTOS/bare-metal development.
- Debugging with JTAG/SWD and oscilloscopes.
- Industrial communication protocols: EtherCAT, CAN, PROFINET, and IO-Link.

Good to Have
- Motor control or drive systems.
- Cybersecurity, including secure boot, cryptography, and IEC 62443.
- Functional safety (SIL2/SIL3).
- Automated testing and CI concepts.

📌 Technical Manager – Embedded Electronics (Hardware & Firmware) (Maharashtra)
🏢 Cephas Consultancy Services Private
📍 Maharashtra