Embedded Firmware Lead

Role Summary

We are looking for an experienced Embedded Firmware Technical Lead / SME who can provide strong technical leadership across embedded software/firmware architecture, design, development, debugging, verification, and product lifecycle engineering.

Experience in medical devices, safety-critical systems, or other regulated product-development environments is highly preferred.

Role -Senior Technical Lead / SME – Embedded Firmware Specialist

Location - Pune / Trivandrum

Experience - 10+

Key Roles & Responsibilities

Firmware Technical Leadership

• Lead embedded firmware architecture, design, development and technical reviews.
• Develop and review firmware architecture including:
• BSP, Device drivers, HAL, RTOS, Middleware, Communication stack & Diagnostics
• Define firmware interfaces with hardware, sensors, actuators, application software and cloud/connectivity components.
• Hands-on understanding of embedded C/C++ development and debugging.
• Lead complex firmware debugging and root-cause analysis.
• Review source code, design documentation, interfaces, and technical implementation.
• Support legacy firmware understanding, reverse engineering, modernization and platform migration.

Required Technical Skills

• Embedded C / C++
• Microcontroller-based firmware development
• ARM Cortex-M / Cortex-A or equivalent
• RTOS concepts, Bare-metal embedded development, Device drivers & BSP / HAL
• Interrupts / DMA / timers
• Real-time embedded system design
• SPI / I2C / UART / CAN / USB / Ethernet
• CI/CD knowledge for embedded development
• Cybersecurity fundamentals for connected products

Preferred Medical Device Knowledge

• IEC 62304
• ISO 14971
• IEC 60601 awareness
• IEC 62366 awareness
• ISO 13485
• Requirements traceability
• Software risk classification
• Medical device software lifecycle
• Design controls and DHF documentation