Embedded Design Engineer - Industrial IoT & Embedded Systems

Pump Academy; Chennai District, Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Pump Academy is seeking an Embedded Design Engineer to join our Product Development team to design, develop, test, and validate IIoT, DAQ, condition monitoring, energy monitoring, and edge computing products.

The candidate will manage the complete embedded hardware lifecycle—from architecture and circuit design to prototype bring-up, validation, and manufacturing support, based in Chennai.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of embedded hardware design and product development experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Electronics/Electrical/Embedded Systems or related field required.
• Experience with industrial sensors, analog/digital circuits, and MCU peripherals is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the complete embedded product development lifecycle from concept to production.
• Develop embedded hardware for IIoT, DAQ, condition monitoring, energy monitoring, and automation apps.
• Prepare system architecture and technical specifications.
• Support prototype development, hardware bring-up, validation, manufacturing, and product release.

Skills

Analog Circuit Design

Digital Circuit Design

Mixed-Signal Design

Signal Conditioning

Power Electronics

Sensor Interface Design

Embedded Hardware Design

Low-Power Design

Protection Circuits

Education

B.E./B.Tech (Elec/EC/Embedded Systems)

Tools

Oscilloscope

Logic Analyzer

Spectrum Analyzer

Power Analyzer

JTAG/SWD Debugger

DMM

Job description

Job Summary

We are looking for an Embedded Design Engineer to join our Product Development team to design, develop, test, and validate Industrial IoT (IIoT), Data Acquisition (DAQ), Condition Monitoring, Energy Monitoring, and Edge Computing products.

The candidate will be involved in the complete embedded hardware development lifecycle, including requirement analysis, system architecture, component selection, circuit design, schematic development, prototype development, hardware bring-up, testing, debugging, validation, manufacturing support, and product release.

Key Responsibilities

1. Embedded Product Development

• Participate in the complete embedded product development lifecycle from concept to production.
• Develop embedded hardware for IIoT, DAQ, condition monitoring, energy monitoring, and industrial automation applications.
• Prepare system architecture and technical specifications.
• Support prototype development, hardware bring-up, validation, manufacturing, and product release.

2. Analog & Digital Circuit Design

• Design analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits for industrial applications.
• Develop signal-conditioning circuits for industrial sensors.
• Design low-noise analog front-end circuits.
• Design power supply circuits, DC-DC converters, battery-operated systems, and power management circuits.
• Design protection circuits suitable for industrial environments.
• Select components based on performance, availability, reliability, lifecycle, and cost.
• Review schematics and PCB designs and provide design inputs.

3. Signal Conditioning & Measurement Systems

Design and validate signal-conditioning circuits for:

• RTD / PT100
• Thermocouples
• Pressure Transmitters
• Vibration Sensors
• Flow Meters
• Current Transformers (CTs)
• Voltage Sensors
• 420 mA transmitters
• Voltage measurement circuits

Work with:

• Instrumentation amplifiers
• Operational amplifiers
• ADC driver circuits
• Isolation amplifiers
• Filters
• Protection circuits

4. Embedded System Architecture

• Support embedded hardware architecture development based on application requirements.
• Understand and evaluate:
• Sampling rate
• ADC resolution
• Measurement accuracy
• Signal bandwidth
• Dynamic range
• Response time
• Processing requirements
• Memory requirements
• Data throughput
• Communication bandwidth
• Sensor accuracy
• System resolution

5. Signal Integrity & Noise Management

• Design low-noise embedded systems.
• Support signal-integrity analysis during hardware design.
• Implement appropriate grounding, shielding, isolation, and filtering techniques.
• Analyze and troubleshoot signal-quality issues.
• Support improvement of measurement accuracy and system reliability.

6. Microcontroller & Peripheral Integration

• Work with 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit microcontrollers.
• Develop hardware using ARM Cortex-M based platforms such as:
• STM32
• NXP
• Microchip
• Understand MCU peripherals including:
• ADC
• DMA
• Timers
• Interrupts
• Watchdogs
• GPIO
• Memory
• Clock architecture
• Support hardware architecture definition based on product requirements.

7. Industrial Communication

Hands-on understanding of:

• IC
• SPI
• UART
• RS-232
• RS-485
• Modbus RTU
• Modbus TCP
• Ethernet
• USB
• GPIO

8. Wireless & IIoT Technologies

Knowledge of:

• Wi-Fi
• BLE
• ZigBee
• LoRa
• LoRaWAN
• Sub-GHz RF communication
• MQTT
• TCP/IP

9. Testing & Validation

Perform hardware:

• Prototype validation
• Board bring-up
• Functional testing
• Performance testing
• Reliability testing
• Hardware debugging
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

Hands-on experience with:

• Oscilloscope
• Logic Analyzer
• Spectrum Analyzer
• Power Analyzer
• Digital Multimeter
• Function Generator
• JTAG/SWD Debuggers

10. Manufacturing & Production Support

• Support prototype assembly and pilot production.
• Resolve hardware and manufacturing issues.
• Support component qualification.
• Support Engineering Change Management.

11. Documentation

Prepare and maintain:

• Hardware Requirement Specifications
• System Architecture Documents
• Design Calculations
• Component Selection Reports
• BOM
• Test Procedures
• Validation Reports
• User Manuals
• Engineering Change Notes

12. Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Firmware Engineers.
• Support commissioning and field engineers during testing and troubleshooting.

Required Technical Skills

Hardware Design

• Analog Circuit Design
• Digital Circuit Design
• Mixed-Signal Design
• Signal Conditioning
• Precision Measurement Systems
• Power Electronics
• Sensor Interface Design
• Embedded Hardware Design
• Low-Power Design
• Protection Circuits

Microcontrollers

• ARM Cortex-M
• STM32
• NXP / Microchip / TI
• 8-bit, 16-bit & 32-bit controllers

Communication

• IC
• SPI
• UART
• RS-232 / RS-485
• Modbus RTU/TCP
• Ethernet
• MQTT

Testing Tools

• Oscilloscope
• Logic Analyzer
• Spectrum Analyzer
• Power Analyzer
• Function Generator
• Digital Multimeter
• JTAG/SWD Debugger

Standards & Compliance

Basic understanding of:

• CE Compliance
• IEC Standards
• EMI/EMC Design Guidelines
• ESD Protection
• IPXX Testing

ISO Knowledge Requirements

• ISO 9001 – Quality Management System
• ISO 14001 – Environmental Management System
• ISO 45001 – Occupational Health & Safety Management System
• ISO/IEC 27001 – Information Security Management System

Educational Qualification

B.E./B.Tech

• Electronics & Communication Engineering
• Electronics & Electrical Engineering
• Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering
• Embedded Systems
• Electrical Engineering

Experience Requirements

• 2-4 years of experience in embedded hardware design and product development.

Performance Expectations

The Embedded Design Engineer is expected to:

• Deliver embedded hardware designs within agreed project timelines.
• Develop reliable analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits.
• Design accurate signal-conditioning and measurement systems.
• Support successful prototype development and hardware bring-up.
• Ensure effective signal integrity, grounding, shielding, and EMI/EMC practices.
• Optimize BOM cost without compromising quality, reliability, or functionality.
• Complete hardware validation and reliability testing before product release.
• Maintain complete engineering documentation.
• Support manufacturing, commissioning, and field troubleshooting.
• Follow ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and ISO/IEC 27001 applicable processes.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and product innovation.