MODULE LEAD - Firmware

Senior Engineer Embedded Software (Real-Time Control Drivers, Benchmarking & Validation)
Location: Bangalore/Pune, India
Team: Platform Software / Real-Time Control Software
Experience: 5+ Years
About the Role
We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Embedded Software Engineer to help develop the foundational software stack for next-generation real-time control SoCs used in automotive, industrial automation, robotics, motor control, and digital power applications.
In this role, you will develop bare-metal C drivers and software frameworks for high-performance control peripherals and accelerators. You will work on driver design, performance benchmarking, validation, FPGA bring-up support, and software quality initiatives. The ideal candidate combines deep embedded software expertise with strong hardware understanding and a passion for performance optimization and system-level debugging.
Key Responsibilities
Driver Development
Design, implement, and maintain bare-metal C drivers and HALs for real-time control peripherals and accelerators.
Develop low-level driver for real-time control peripherals:
ADCs
PWMs
DACs
DMA engines
Timers
Interrupt controllers
Encoder / Resolver interfaces
Safety and monitoring peripherals
Custom hardware accelerators
Define clean, scalable, and low-overhead APIs.
Produce high-quality design documentation, software specifications, and implementation guidelines
Benchmarking & Performance Characterization
Create micro-benchmarks and application-level benchmarks.
Measure and optimize:
Interrupt latency
Peripheral access latency
DMA throughput
Memory subsystem performance
Deterministic execution
Real-time control loop performance
Analyze CPU utilization, throughput, jitter, and latency bottlenecks.
Generate benchmarking reports and performance recommendations.
Validation & Verification
Develop comprehensive validation plans for software and hardware features.
Write automated test frameworks and regression suites
Drive root-cause analysis and resolution of functional and performance issues.
Validate functionality using:
Virtual simulation platforms like QEMU/VDK
FPGA prototypes
Silicon Processor
Required Qualifications
Education
Bachelor's or Master's degree in:
Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Electronics & Communication
Embedded Systems
Technical Skills
Strong Embedded C programming skill, bare-metal firmware development
Experience developing motor-control firmware.
Strong understanding of microcontroller architectures.
Deep knowledge of:
Interrupts
Timers
DMA
Memory-mapped peripherals
Register-level programming
Experience with debugging tools: JTAG, GDB, Logic analyzers, Oscilloscopes
Experience with Git and collaborative software development.
Familiarity with build systems and automation.
Embedded Systems Knowledge
MCU architectures (ARM Cortex-M, RISC-V, or equivalent).
Performance optimization techniques.
Low-level system debugging.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with:
Field-Oriented Control (FOC)
Digital Power
Robotics control
Experience with Arm/RISC-V architectures.
Experience developing SDKs and software frameworks.
FPGA validation and pre-silicon verification experience.
Experience creating benchmark suites and performance characterization frameworks.
Project Delivery expectations
Deliver production-quality drivers for critical real-time control IPs.
Establish benchmark suites for latency, throughput, and determinism analysis.
Create automated firmware validation infrastructure for pre-silicon and FPGA environments.
Contribute significantly to first-pass silicon success by identifying and resolving software, integration, and performance issues early.
Ideal Candidate Profile
This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys working close to the hardware, can read register maps and architecture specifications, writes efficient bare-metal C code, and is comfortable moving between driver development, benchmarking, system validation, and silicon bring-up.

Work arrangement
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