Principal, Multi

Schneider Electric; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Schneider Electric in Bengaluru, India is seeking a seasoned Firmware Lead to drive embedded software strategy across the product lifecycle. You will own firmware development as the primary technical authority, guide architecture decisions, and mentor engineers while coordinating with global teams.

The role emphasizes RTOS-based applications, motor control domains, cybersecurity, and rigorous design reviews. A strong background in embedded C/C++, ARM Cortex, and CI/CD is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Embedded Systems, Software Engineering, or related discipline.
• 10+ years of Embedded Firmware Development with at least 5 years in technical leadership roles.
• Proven experience in firmware for motor management products, protection devices, control systems, or connected industrial products.
• Strong experience leading global, cross-functional engineering teams across firmware, systems, hardware, cybersecurity, and V&V domains.
• Hands-on experience delivering embedded products through the complete lifecycle from concept to industrialization.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary technical authority for firmware development within the squad or project team.
• Translate Market/system requirements into clear Product Firmware requirements.
• Approver of Firmware design specifications, coding guidelines, and development strategies throughout the product lifecycle.
• Lead the development of embedded firmware solutions, including RTOS-based applications, communication stacks, device drivers, bootloaders, diagnostics, and cybersecurity features.
• Evaluate technical feasibility, estimate firmware development effort, resource requirements, risks and delivery timelines.
• Drive key firmware architecture and design decisions in collaboration with System/Firmware/Hardware Architects, Cybersecurity Experts, and Technical Leaders.
• Ensure alignment with Schneider Electric's software platform, reuse strategy, cybersecurity framework, and technology roadmap.
• Promote adoption of software engineering best practices, including modularity, maintainability, scalability, and reusability.
• Plan and prioritize firmware development activities with Product Owner, Project Manager, Architects, and stakeholders.
• Organize and lead firmware design reviews, architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical stage gate reviews.
• Drive collaboration across global firmware development teams, technology centers, and partner organizations.
• Mentor firmware engineers and technical leads through coaching, technical guidance, and competency development.
• Foster engineering excellence through software quality initiatives, continuous integration practices, and agile development methodologies.
• Drive backlog prioritization and technical debt management to ensure sustainable product development.
• Drive firmware-level technical risk assessment and mitigation planning throughout the development lifecycle.
• Ensure implementation of Design for System Reliability (DfSR), Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC), and software quality best practices.
• Lead Firmware DFMEA participation, fault tree analysis, root cause analysis, and reliability improvement initiatives.
• Lead resolution of critical firmware defects, field issues, and technical escalations.
• Ensure compliance with Quality, Cost, Cybersecurity, Reliability, and Delivery objectives.
• Maintain technical risk registers and monitor mitigation plans throughout project execution.
• Collaborate with SOTL, OQL and other stakeholders to investigate and resolve customer-reported issues.
• Ensure compliance with cybersecurity standards and secure coding practices.
• Lead vulnerability assessments, cybersecurity reviews, penetration test closure activities, and firmware security remediation plans.
• Drive software quality metrics including defect density, code coverage, test coverage, static analysis compliance, and technical debt reduction.
• Review and approve firmware verification and validation strategies, test plans, and qualification requirements.
• Ensure comprehensive validation of firmware functionality, communication protocols, protection algorithms, diagnostics, performance, unit testing, cybersecurity, reliability, and safety requirements at applicable Product and System level.
• Ensure successful product qualification against customer, regulatory, reliability, and cybersecurity requirements.
• Coordinate firmware release management, manufacturing firmware deployment, production readiness reviews, and factory acceptance activities.
• Support industrialization activities including manufacturing diagnostics, production testing, firmware upgrade mechanisms, and field deployment strategies.
• Lead firmware lifecycle management, sustaining engineering, software maintenance releases, and component obsolescence management.

Skills

Embedded C/C++

RTOS

ARM Cortex

Device drivers

CI/CD

Cybersecurity

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Electronics or CS

Tools

Jira

Jama

BDH

Job description

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary technical authority for firmware development within the squad or project team.
• Translate Market/system requirements into clear Product Firmware requirements.
• Approver of Firmware design specifications, coding guidelines, and development strategies throughout the product lifecycle.
• Lead the development of embedded firmware solutions, including RTOS-based applications, communication stacks, device drivers, bootloaders, diagnostics, and cybersecurity features.
• Evaluate technical feasibility, estimate firmware development effort, resource requirements, risks and delivery timelines.
• Drive key firmware architecture and design decisions in collaboration with System/Firmware/Hardware Architects, Cybersecurity Experts, and Technical Leaders.
• Ensure alignment with Schneider Electrics software platform, reuse strategy, cybersecurity framework, and technology roadmap.
• Promote adoption of software engineering best practices, including modularity, maintainability, scalability, and reusability.
• Plan and prioritize firmware development activities with Product Owner, Project Manager, Architects, and stakeholders.
• Organize and lead firmware design reviews, architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical stage gate reviews.
• Drive collaboration across global firmware development teams, technology centers, and partner organizations.
• Mentor firmware engineers and technical leads through coaching, technical guidance, and competency development.
• Foster engineering excellence through software quality initiatives, continuous integration practices, and agile development methodologies.
• Drive backlog prioritization and technical debt management to ensure sustainable product development.
• Drive firmware-level technical risk assessment and mitigation planning throughout the development lifecycle.
• Ensure implementation of Design for System Reliability (DfSR), Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC), and software quality best practices.
• Lead Firmware DFMEA participation, fault tree analysis, root cause analysis, and reliability improvement initiatives.
• Lead resolution of critical firmware defects, field issues, and technical escalations.
• Ensure compliance with Quality, Cost, Cybersecurity, Reliability, and Delivery objectives.
• Maintain technical risk registers and monitor mitigation plans throughout project execution.
• Collaborate with SOTL, OQL and other stakeholders to investigate and resolve customer-reported issues.
• Ensure compliance with cybersecurity standards and secure coding practices.
• Lead vulnerability assessments, cybersecurity reviews, penetration test closure activities, and firmware security remediation plans.
• Drive software quality metrics including defect density, code coverage, test coverage, static analysis compliance, and technical debt reduction.
• Review and approve firmware verification and validation strategies, test plans, and qualification requirements.
• Ensure comprehensive validation of firmware functionality, communication protocols, protection algorithms, diagnostics, performance, unit testing, cybersecurity, reliability, and safety requirements at applicable Product and System level.
• Ensure successful product qualification against customer, regulatory, reliability, and cybersecurity requirements.
• Coordinate firmware release management, manufacturing firmware deployment, production readiness reviews, and factory acceptance activities.
• Support industrialization activities including manufacturing diagnostics, production testing, firmware upgrade mechanisms, and field deployment strategies.
• Lead firmware lifecycle management, sustaining engineering, software maintenance releases, and component obsolescence management.

Experience Required

• Bachelors or Masters Degree in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Embedded Systems, Software Engineering, or related discipline.
• Minimum 10+ years of experience in Embedded Firmware Development, with at least 5 years in technical leadership roles.
• Proven experience in developing firmware for motor management products, protection devices, control systems, or connected industrial products.
• Strong experience leading global, cross-functional engineering teams across firmware, systems, hardware, cybersecurity, and V&V domains.
• Hands-on experience delivering embedded products through the complete lifecycle from concept to industrialization.
• Demonstrated expertise in firmware architecture, embedded software design, technical decision-making, and risk management.

Technical Skills

• Minimum 7+ years of Hands-on experience in Embedded C/C++
• Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS)
• Embedded Software Architecture
• ARM Cortex-based Microcontrollers and Microprocessors
• Device Driver Development
• Bootloaders and Firmware Upgrade Mechanisms
• Diagnostics and Self-Test Architectures
• Software Design Patterns and Modular Architectures
• Multi-threaded and Real-Time Embedded Systems
• Memory Optimization and Performance Tuning
• Motor Control Domain Expertise
• Strong understanding of LV Motor Controllers, Motor Management Systems, Soft Starters, Motor Protection Relays
• Understanding of motor protection functions including Thermal Overload Protection, Locked Rotor Protection, Stall Protection, Phase Loss Detection, Phase Imbalance Protection, Underload Protection, Ground Fault Protection, Overcurrent and Short Circuit Detection
• Understanding of motor thermal models and protection algorithms compliant with industrial standards
• Strong understanding of TeSys island architecture, digital load management, smart motor starters, and industrial load control applications
• Knowledge of motor feeders, Direct-On-Line (DOL) starters, reversing starters, safety starters, and load management systems
• Strong understanding of Industrial applications like SoMove/DTM, PLC applications like ESCE/ESME or similar Eco structure interfaces
• Experience of Industrial Communication Protocols like Modbus TCP CAN/CANopen Ethernet/IP PROFINET/Profibus UART, SPI, I C TCP/IP Networking
• Quality, Systems & Industrialization Expertise: Product Firmware Requirements Engineering, Cybersecurity by Design, Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC), Product Development Lifecycle, Verification & Validation, Firmware DFMEA and Reliability Engineering, use tools like Reliasoft Root Cause Analysis and Debugging
• Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) - (Good to have)
• Industrialization Processes and Manufacturing Support - (Good to have)
• Quality, Compliance and Technical Standards Experience: IEC 60947 Series, IEC 61508 Functional Safety - (Good to have), IEC 62443 Cybersecurity - (Good to have), MISRA C/C++ Guidelines, UL, CSA and CE Compliance Standards - (Good to have)
• Agile/Scrum Product Development Requirements & Quality Management Tools (Jira, Jama, BDH, etc.)
• DevOps Tools and Concepts
• Static Code Analysis Tools (Coverity or similar)
• Source Code Management (GitHub or similar)

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