Principal Engineer - Firmware

Infineon Technologies AG; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,600,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Infineon Technologies AG in Bengaluru seeks a Principal Firmware Engineer to lead architecture, development and delivery of secure, cloud-connected embedded solutions. You will guide firmware, RTOS, Linux, networking and AWS IoT initiatives while mentoring engineering teams and collaborating with global stakeholders.

The role emphasizes secure boot, device lifecycle management, performance optimization and cross-functional collaboration across Cloud and product teams.

Qualifications

• Define and drive firmware architecture for embedded and IoT products.
• Lead end-to-end firmware development from requirements through production release.
• Mentor and guide firmware teams across multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop firmware for ARM Cortex-based embedded platforms.
• Develop low-level drivers, bootloaders, middleware, and application software.
• Work with RTOS and Linux based systems including Free RTOS, ThreadX, MbedOS and Embedded Linux.
• Optimize firmware for performance, memory utilization, reliability, and power efficiency.
• Integrate communication interfaces and protocols including USB, I2C , SPI, SDIO, I2S, Wi‑Fi, MQTT, HTTPS and Ethernet.
• Design and implement AWS IoT-based connected device solutions.
• Develop device provisioning, onboarding, monitoring telemetry , and FOTA capabilities.
• Collaborate with cloud teams to enable secure and scalable device‑cloud architectures.
• Drive secure communication and life cycle management for connected devices.
• Implement Secure Boot, firmware signing, authentication, and secure update mechanisms.
• Drive cybersecurity best practices for embedded products.
• Ensure product reliability, maintainability, and compliance with quality standards.
• Support product roadmap planning and technical strategy.
• Collaborate with customers, architects, product managers, and engineering leaders.
• Drive project planning, risk management, estimation, and milestone execution.
• Support Agile development and release management processes.
• Engage with global customers and partners to address technical challenges.

Skills

Firmware development

Embedded systems

ARM Cortex

RTOS

Embedded Linux

AWS IoT

Security

CI/CD

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Tools

Git

Job description

Role

Are you passionate about building next generation embedded and IoT products? We are looking for a Principal Firmware Engineer to lead the architecture, development, and delivery of secure, cloud-connected embedded solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to drive innovation across firmware, RTOS, Linux, networking, and AWS IoT technologies while mentoring high performing engineering teams and collaborating with global stakeholders.

Your role

Key responsibilities in your new role

Qualifications and skills to help you succeed

Technical Leadership

• Define and drive firmware architecture for embedded and IoT products.
• Lead end-to-end firmware development from requirements through production release.
• Mentor and guide firm ware teams across multiple projects.
• Conduct architecture, design, code and quality reviews.
• Establish engineering best practices, coding standards and CI/CD processes.

Firmware & Embedded Development

• Design and develop firmware for ARM Cortex-based embedded platforms.
• Develop low-level drivers, bootloaders, middleware, and application software.
• Work with RTOS and Linux based systems including Free RTOS, ThreadX, MbedOS and Embedded Linux.
• Optimize firmware for performance, memory utilization, reliability, and power efficiency.
• Integrate communication interfaces and protocols including USB, I2C , SPI, SDIO, I2S, Wi‑Fi, MQTT, HTTPS and Ethernet.

Cloud & IoT Solutions

• Design and implement AWS IoT-based connected device solutions.
• Develop device provisioning, onboarding, monitoring telemetry , and FOTA capabilities.
• Collaborate with cloud teams to enable secure and scalable device‑cloud architectures.
• Drive secure communication and life cycle management for connected devices.

Security & Product Quality

• Implement Secure Boot, firmware signing, authentication, and secure update mechanisms.
• Drive cybersecurity best practices for embedded products.
• Ensure product reliability, maintainability, and compliance with quality standards.

Program & Stakeholder Management

• Support product roadmap planning and technical strategy.
• Collaborate with customers, architects, product managers, and engineering leaders.
• Drive project planning, risk management, estimation, and milestone execution.
• Support Agile development and release management processes.
• Engage with global customers and partners to address technical challenges.

Company culture

Be a part of making life easier, safer and greener. Are you in? We are on a journey to create the best Infineon for everyone. We strive to create the best Infineon for everyone by embracing diversity and inclusion.

We welcome applicants for who they are and offer a workplace built on trust, openness, respect and equal opportunity.

Our hiring decisions are based on skills and experience. Even if you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply.

Please let your recruiter know if you need any accommodations during the interview process.

Learn more about our various contact channels and about Diversity & Inclusion at Infineon.

Anand Rawal