Lead Firmware Engineer 51003

Cephas Consultancy Services Private Limited; Pune District; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Cephas Consultancy Services Private Limited is seeking a handson Lead Firmware Engineer to lead Embedded Hardware and Firmware teams in Pune. You will take endtoend responsibility for technical direction, architecture, execution quality, and delivery of embedded electronics in industrial drives, servo inverters, and motion/safety products.

The role requires active contribution to architecture, design and code reviews, with mentoring responsibilities and strong emphasis on disciplined engineering

Qualifications

• 9-12 years of experience in embedded hardware and firmware.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and architecture ownership for embedded hardware and firmware.
• Lead architecture reviews, code reviews, and critical debugging across HW–FW–system domains.
• Mentor engineers and drive a high-performance engineering culture with disciplined engineering practices.
• Oversee hardware verification strategies, EMI/EMC, functional safety, and cybersecurity considerations.

Education

Electrical Engineering

Job description

About this position

Positions:1 Full Time
Experience
9 - 12 Years

Role Purpose

We are looking for a handson Lead Firmware Engineer who will lead and grow our Embedded Hardware and Embedded Firmware teams and take endtoend responsibility for the technical direction, architecture, execution quality, and delivery of embedded electronics used in industrial drives, servo inverters, frequency inverters, and motion/safety products.

This role is not a pure people manager. The successful candidate will actively contribute to architecture, design & code reviews, design & code if needed, technical problem solving, and critical debugging, while also mentoring engineers, aligning teams, and ensuring disciplined engineering practices.

Products: Servo drives, VFDs, motion controllers, safety drives

Key Interfaces: Controls, Mechanical, System Architecture, Manufacturing, Quality, Cybersecurity, Functional Safety

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership & Architecture Ownership
  • Own the overall embedded electronics architecture spanning:
  • MCU/SoC hardware design
  • Firmware architecture (boot, RTOS, drivers, middleware, communication)
  • HW–FW partitioning and interfaces
  • Define technology roadmaps for:
  • Microcontrollers / SoCs
  • Power management and embedded hardware platforms
  • Firmware frameworks, RTOS, and toolchains
  • Drive design decisions balancing performance, cost, reliability, cybersecurity, and manufacturability.
  • Act as the technical escalation point for complex crossdomain issues (HW–FW–System).
• Actively participate in:
  • Hardware architecture reviews, schematic reviews, and PCB layout reviews (SI/PI/EMC).
  • Firmware architecture discussions, code reviews, and critical module design.
  • Support hardware bringup and early prototype debugging, including:
  • Joint HW–FW debug using oscilloscope, logic analyzer, JTAG/SWD
  • Guide teams in rootcause analysis of field, EMC, reliability, or performance issues.
  • Be technically deep enough to challenge assumptions, not just coordinate tasks.
• Embedded Hardware Leadership
  • Guide the team on:
  • Embedded schematic design (MCU/SoC interfaces, analog frontends, protection, monitoring)
  • Power supply architecture (DC/DC, LDOs, sequencing, supervision)
  • Component selection, derating, reliability and lifecycle management
  • Ensure robust EMC/EMIaware design practices and support troubleshooting.
  • Drive collaboration with PCB layout, manufacturing (EMS), and test teams.
  • Oversee hardware verification strategies, including electrical, functional, and environmental testing.
• Embedded Firmware Leadership
  • Lead firmware development for:
  • Lowlevel drivers and peripherals
  • Realtime firmware (RTOS / baremetal)
  • Bootloaders and firmware update mechanisms
  • Communication stacks (EtherCAT, CAN, PROFINET, IOLink, etc.)
  • Guide implementation of:
  • Secure boot, cryptography, key management
  • Secure firmware update and rollback strategies
  • Ensure compliance with secure development practices and cybersecurity requirements (e.g., IEC 62443).
  • Promote structured software engineering: modularity, testability, and maintainability.
• CrossFunctional System Ownership
  • Work closely with:
  • Controls engineers (PWM, ADC timing, realtime constraints)
  • System architects (partitioning, performance budgets)
  • Functional safety and cybersecurity stakeholders
  • Ensure HW–FW–System alignment on requirements, interfaces, and verification.
  • Support certifications, audits, and customer escalations when required.
• Lead, mentor, and technically coach hardware and firmware engineers.
• Build a highperformance engineering culture:
  • Design reviews
  • Knowledge sharing
  • Engineering discipline and quality mindset
  • Support hiring, onboarding, and capability development of the team.
  • Balance delivery pressure with longterm technical excellence.
• Process, Quality & Execution Excellence
  • Establish and enforce:
  • Structured development processes
  • Configuration and change management
  • Documentation and traceability
  • Drive best practices in:
  • Design reviews
  • Verification planning
  • CI concepts for firmware and hardware verification
  • Ensure readiness for industrialization and series production.

Required Qualifications & Experience

Education

1. Bachelor’s or master’s degree in:
2. Electrical Engineering