Lead Engineer - Embedded SW Development

GE Vernova; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

GE Vernova in Hyderabad seeks a Lead Firmware Engineer to drive embedded firmware development for MarkVIe platforms in a global, cross-functional team. You will design, implement, test, and optimize firmware across multi-stage product lifecycles, collaborating with hardware, software, and systems teams.

The role requires 6–10 years in embedded software, strong C/C++ skills, experience with QNX RTOS, and familiarity with industrial protocols. Relocation assistance available.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of embedded software programming experience.
• Hands-on development and troubleshooting on embedded targets.
• C/C++ programming with knowledge of microprocessor architectures.
• Hands-on embedded systems design with preemptive, multitasking RTOS (preferably QNX).
• Experience in automated unit testing for C/C++ applications.
• Familiarity with software configuration management tools and defect tracking.
• Exposure to C# development is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Understand high-level system requirements to define architecture and low-level design, and implement.
• Design, develop, code, test and debug system software.
• Analyze and improve efficiency, stability and scalability of system resources.
• Integrate and validate new product designs.
• Lead and perform high-quality design reviews (design, code, unit tests).
• Interface with hardware design and development teams.
• Develop verification and validation plans and oversee testing.
• Assess third-party and open-source software.
• Automated unit and regression testing.
• Work in an Agile development environment.
• Maintain high-quality design and code documentation.
• Experience across multiple product lifecycle stages.

Skills

Embedded firmware development

C/C++ programming

Agile development methodology

Cross-functional collaboration

RTOS knowledge (QNX)

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Computer Science / Electronics/Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

QNX RTOS

CAN, MODBUS, PROFIBUS, Profinet, Ethernet protocols

C# development

Job description

Job Description Summary

Lead Firmware Engineer will participate in embedded firmware development for the MarkVIe platforms. You will work in a global environment with a skilled cross functional team of engineers creating and improving state-of-the-art platform for use in every kind of power generation application.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

• Understand high level system requirements to define the architecture and low-level design requirements and do the implementation.


• Designing, developing, coding, testing and debugging system software.


• Analyzing and enhancing efficiency, stability and scalability of system resources


• Integrate and validate new product designs


• Lead and perform high quality reviews. (Example: detailed design, source code, unit test code, requirements etc.).


• Interface with hardware design and development teams


• Work with the FW Test engineers to develop formal design verification and validation plans and perform or oversee testing.


• Assess third party and open source software


• Automated unit and regression testing.


• Experience in Agile development methodology.


• Maintain high quality documentation of the design, code reviews and the unit test results


• Experience working on multiple stages of the product development lifecycle (project initiation, design completion, release, and maintenance)


• Able to work in cross-functional and global teams

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelors / masters in Computer Science/ Electronics Engineering / Electrical Engineering or related field of study.


• 6 - 10 years of working experience in embedded software programming


• Experience in hands on development and troubleshooting on embedded targets


• Experience in C/C++ programming and good understanding of different Microprocessor architectures.


• Hands on experience in embedded systems design with preemptive, multitasking real-time operating systems (preferably QNX RTOS)


• Experience in doing automated unit test for C/C++ applications.


• Familiarity with software configuration management tools, defect tracking tools, and peer review.


• Exposure to C# development will be an added advantage.

Desired Characteristics

• Experience with Control Systems firmware development for MarkVIe.


• Experience working with Industry protocols like MODBUS, Profibus, Profinet, FF, CAN, Ethernet


• Demonstrated experience working with global teams on global programs.


• Self-starter, able to work with multi-functional teams (Hardware, Software, System Test. etc.)


• Knowledge of software design for cybersecurity.


• Good interpersonal skills.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes