Embedded Software Lead Engineer
Emerson Electric Co.2 months ago
Hyderābād, IndiaSenior / Staff+
Responsibilities
- Design and develop real-time embedded software for next-generation industrial controller products.
- Contribute across all phases of development from product definition through production release.
- Develop board support packages, device drivers, middleware, application firmware, and real-time multithreaded or multiprocess software.
- Perform hardware board bring-up, firmware integration, performance optimization, debugging, and system-level troubleshooting.
- Implement and validate industrial communication protocol stacks in embedded firmware and control applications.
- Work with hardware, system test, product management, firmware, and product engineering teams in global Scrum environments.
- Use pair programming, code reviews, automated build and test frameworks, and continuous integration practices.
- Analyze boot architectures, startup sequences, firmware upgrades, secure boot, system recovery, and real-time system performance.
- Break down development work, estimate tasks, identify technical challenges, and drive solutions through completion.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 8–15 years of experience in embedded software or firmware development on Intel x86 and ARM-based processors or controllers.
- Strong proficiency in C and C++ for high-performance, reliable, and safety-critical embedded software.
- Hands-on experience with board support packages, device drivers, middleware, and application firmware on VxWorks and Embedded Linux.
- Experience with hardware board bring-up, firmware integration, performance optimization, boot architectures, startup sequences, firmware upgrades, and recovery processes.
- Experience with U-Boot, GRUB, MLO, secure boot, Wind River Workbench, GDB, JTAG debuggers, trace tools, memory analyzers, and RTOS debugging utilities.
- Experience designing real-time embedded software with multithreaded and multiprocess architectures under VxWorks or other commercial RTOS environments.
- Understanding and implementation experience with EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP/RTU, PROFINET, PROFIBUS, EtherCAT, and DNP3.
- Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, UDP, network diagnostics, and cybersecurity considerations for industrial control systems.
- Experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, JTAG or boundary-scan tools, hardware schematics, processor datasheets, memory maps, FPGA interfaces, and peripheral specifications.
- Experience with Agile/Scrum, continuous integration and deployment, automated build and test frameworks, and Git or SVN.
- Familiarity with industrial automation standards, reliability requirements, and firmware quality processes for mission-critical control systems.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, communication, collaboration, organization, and ownership skills.
- Preferred: experience with programmable logic controllers, Xilinx Ultrascale SOC firmware development, and Python scripting.
Benefits
- Emerson provides competitive benefits plans, multiple medical insurance options, an Employee Assistance Program, employee resource groups, recognition programs, and career development support.
- The company offers mentorship, training, and leadership development opportunities in an inclusive and collaborative culture.
- Benefits include flexible time-off plans, paid parental leave, vacation, and holiday leave.
About Emerson Electric Co.
Emerson Electric Co. builds industrial automation hardware and software for manufacturers, energy and utilities, and other process-intensive industries. Its portfolio includes Fisher control valves, DeltaV and Ovation control systems, Rosemount measurement and sensing, and lifecycle services, with software partnerships and holdings such as AspenTech. Founded in 1890 and headquartered in St. Louis, it is a public company (NYSE: EMR) serving markets like energy, chemicals, life sciences, power, and food and beverage.