Principal Embedded Software Engineer

NXP Semiconductors; Dadri; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors is seeking an experienced embedded software engineer to lead architecture and integration for MCU firmware, RTOS, embedded Linux, and security‑focused platforms in India. You will drive system-level ownership, mentor engineers, and guide complex requirements to reusable software solutions.

The role demands hands‑on development, strong debugging skills, and cross‑functional collaboration to ensure secure, resilient, and recoverable platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in engineering with 10+ years of embedded software experience.
• Strong hands-on C and low-level embedded development; understand hardware–software interactions.
• Expertise in Zephyr RTOS, RTOS MCU development, or embedded Linux platform development.
• Experience in firmware, secure boot, platform security, or specification-driven software.
• Ability to lead debugging, code reviews, and mentor engineers; communicate clearly.

Responsibilities

• Own software architecture and technical direction for embedded platforms.
• Translate requirements into architecture, interfaces, and validation plans.
• Lead prototypes to evaluate design decisions and manage technical risks.
• Architect firmware, drivers, middleware, and applications with hardware integration.
• Address initialization, concurrency, resource constraints, and recovery methods.
• Remain hands-on with critical development activities and reviews.
• Lead root-cause analysis across hardware, firmware, protocols, and OS components.
• Set design review and validation standards; mentor teams and coordinate with stakeholders.

Skills

C programming

Embedded software

Processor architecture

RTOS

Zephyr OS

Embedded Linux

Firmware debugging

Hardware interface

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering

Tools

GDB

JTAG

Git

Linux

Job description

Role summary

We are seeking an experienced embedded software engineer to lead the architecture, development, and integration of embedded platforms spanning MCU firmware, RTOS, embedded Linux, platform-management protocols, and hardware-backed security. This role combines system-level technical ownership with hands‑on development and debugging. You will drive the design of secure, resilient, and recoverable platforms while guiding the translation of complex requirements into reusable, validated software solutions.

Required skills and qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline, with 10+ years of embedded software experience and a demonstrated track record of technical ownership for complex platforms or subsystems.
• Strong hands‑on proficiency in C and low-level embedded software development, with deep expertise in processor architecture, interrupts, DMA, synchronization, memory protection, and hardware–software interactions.
• Substantial expertise in one or more of the following areas: Zephyr OS, RTOS-based MCU development, or embedded Linux platform development, complemented by practical experience integrating firmware, drivers, middleware, and host‑side software.
• Demonstrated implementation or architectural experience in at least one of the following domains: firmware development, secure boot, platform security, or specification‑driven software development.
• Proven ability to lead complex debugging efforts, conduct architecture and code reviews, mentor engineers, and resolve technical trade‑offs while remaining actively involved in implementation.
• Strong communication, technical documentation, planning, and cross‑functional collaboration skills, with a proven ability to take ambiguous technical challenges from investigation through implementation and validation.

Nice to have

• Experience with Rust.
• Experience with FPGA‑based firmware development.
• Upstream open‑source contributions.
• Experience developing software for NXP MCUs or MPUs.
• Experience with secure boot, hardware-backed security, trusted firmware, secure firmware updates, or recovery systems, including the ability to reason about trust boundaries, failure modes, and the security implications of design decisions.

Key responsibilities

• Own the software architecture and technical direction for embedded platforms.
• Analyze hardware and requirements documentation, and translate system requirements into software architecture, component boundaries, interface definitions, implementation plans, and validation strategies.
• Identify technical risks early and use prototypes to evaluate uncertain design decisions.
• Architect firmware, drivers, subsystems (e.g., security), middleware, and applications while ensuring effective hardware‑software integration.
• Address initialization dependencies, asynchronous communication, concurrency, resource constraints, fault handling, and recovery mechanisms.
• Remain hands‑on with critical development activities.
• Implement and review complex drivers and middleware, support platform bring‑up, and lead root‑cause analysis across hardware, firmware, protocols, and operating system components.
• Lead engineering quality and technical execution by establishing design review and validation standards, mentoring engineers, guiding work breakdown and delivery planning, and coordinating with cross‑functional teams, architects, customers, and open‑source communities.

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