Embedded Software Senior Lead Engineer - Emerson

Polluxa, Inc.; Telangana; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Polluxa, Inc. in Telangana, India seeks an experienced embedded software professional to design and develop real-time firmware for controller products.

You will work in small, cross-functional teams with global Scrum groups and participate in all lifecycle stages, from product definition to production release. Strong C/C++ skills, 12–16 years in embedded software, and hands-on BSP/driver experience on VxWorks and Embedded Linux are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline.
• 12–16 years of embedded software/firmware development on Intel x86 and ARM-based processors/controllers.
• Strong proficiency in C and C++ with high-performance, reliable embedded software experience.
• Hands-on BSP, driver, middleware, and application firmware development on VxWorks and Embedded Linux.
• Experience with hardware bring-up, firmware integration, and performance optimization.
• Knowledge of boot architectures and startup sequences (U-Boot, GRUB, MLO, secure boot, firmware upgrades).
• Experience in real-time embedded design with multi-threaded/multi-process architectures in RTOS environments.
• Expert debugging/analysis using Wind River Workbench, GDB, JTAG, trace tools, memory analyzers.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop real-time embedded software for controller products.
• Work in small, self-motivated teams with global Scrum teams.
• Participate in all phases from product definition to production release.
• Apply Agile practices to build and test with Continuous Integration.
• Break down problems and estimate development tasks.
• Collaborate with software, hardware, system test, and product management teams.
• Develop deep domain expertise across control system platforms.
• Demonstrate pair programming and code reviews to raise quality.
• Drive premier quality in development and support of products.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded software

GDB

JTAG

VxWorks

Embedded Linux

U-Boot/GRUB

Industrial protocols

TCP/IP networking

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline

Tools

Wind River Workbench

GDB

JTAG debuggers

RTOS environments

VxWorks

Embedded Linux

Job description

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

You will use your skills to design and develop real-time embedded software for our next generation controller products.

Work in small, self-motivated teams collaborating with global Scrum teams.

Be involved in all phases of software development from product definition to production release.

Use Agile software development practices to build and test our products using Continuous Integration.

Break down problems and estimate time for development tasks.

Work with multi-functional teams (i.e Software, Hardware, System Test and Product Management) to accomplish your assignments.

Develop deep domain expertise while working on various assignments in control system platforms.

Demonstrate the ability to help team members through pair programming and code reviews.

Drive premier quality in the development and support of products.

Who You Are:

For This Role, You Will Need:

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering , or a related discipline.

12–16 years of experience in Embedded Software/Firmware Development on Intel x86 and ARM-based processors/controllers , preferably within Industrial Automation and Control Systems domains.

Strong proficiency in C and C++ programming , with extensive experience in developing high-performance, reliable, and safety-critical embedded software.

Hands-on experience in Board Support Package (BSP), device driver, middleware, and application firmware development on VxWorks and Embedded Linux platforms .

Proven expertise in hardware board bring-up, firmware integration, and performance optimization.

Strong understanding of boot architectures and startup sequences , including experience with U-Boot, GRUB, MLO , secure boot, firmware upgrade mechanisms, and system recovery processes.

Experience in real-time embedded software design and development using multi-threaded and multi-process architectures under VxWorks or other commercial RTOS environments .

Expertise in debugging and performance analysis of complex real-time systems using Wind River Workbench, GDB, JTAG debuggers, trace tools, memory analyzers, and RTOS debugging utilities.

Good understanding and implementation experience of industrial communication protocols commonly used in PLC systems, like EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP/RTU, PROFINE, PROFIBUS, EtherCAT, DNP3.

Experience integrating and validating industrial communication protocol stacks into embedded firmware and control applications.

Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, UDP, network diagnostics, and cybersecurity considerations for industrial control systems.

Experience in embedded board bring-up , hardware-software integration, and troubleshooting using Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers, Protocol Analyzers, JTAG/Boundary Scan Tools