SENIOR ENGINEER - Embedded Development

Happiest Minds Technologies; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Happiest Minds Technologies is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to join our Automotive MCU Platform Team in India. The role emphasizes RTOS-based software development and AVV, shaping embedded control systems from silicon to software.

You will work on low-level drivers, BSPs, verification, and bring-up on real silicon or FPGA, with 5-8 years of hands-on embedded experience, strong C/C++, and familiarity with CAN/LIN/SPI/I2C/UART and debugging tools such as OpenOCD, J-Link, or Lauterbach.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of hands-on experience in embedded software development.
• Strong C/C++ programming with basic assembly knowledge.
• Solid RTOS knowledge including task scheduling, ISRs, and semaphores.
• Experience debugging multicore systems with OpenOCD/J-Link/Lauterbach.
• Experience with FreeRTOS or AUTOSAR OS or similar.
• Bare-metal development and memory-mapped I/O understanding.
• CAN/LIN/SPI/I2C/UART knowledge.
• Python/Bash scripting and Git version control.

Responsibilities

• Develop RTOS-based SDK components including LLDs, HALs, RTOS abstraction layers, and BSPs.
• Create demo applications to showcase peripherals.
• Support AVV by building validation test apps using RTOS SDK components.
• Bring up first silicon and validate peripherals (ADC, PWM, CAN, LIN, watchdogs).
• Assist automation of lab and CI-based test execution.
• Collaborate with architecture, hardware, safety, and tools teams.
• Contribute to reference software and tooling for customer bootstrapping.
• Analyze and debug issues using emulators, silicon, and tools like OpenOCD, J-Link, or Lauterbach.
• Provide feedback to next-gen MCU architecture from validation findings.
• Contribute to wider software ecosystem and open-source support.

Skills

C/C++

RTOS concepts

Multicore debugging

FreeRTOS

AUTOSAR OS

Bare-metal development

CAN

LIN

SPI

I2C

UART

Python

Git

Debug tools

Education

B.E./B.Tech in Electronics/CS

Tools

OpenOCD

Segger J-Link

Lauterbach

Job description

Embedded Software Engineer ? RTOS & Post-Silicon Validation

Location: Pune / Bangalore ? India

Years of Experience: 5-8 Years

Job Summary: We are seeking a talented Embedded Software Engineer to join our Automotive MCU Platform Team. The ideal candidate will have strong embedded development knowledge, focusing on RTOS-based software development and application verification & validation (AVV). You will play a crucial role in shaping the future of embedded control systems for automotive applications, contributing across the full silicon-to-software lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded software components for RTOS-based SDKs, including low-level drivers (LLDs), hardware abstraction layers (HALs), RTOS abstraction layers, and board support packages (BSPs).
• Create example/demo applications to showcase peripheral functionality and performance.
• Support post-silicon validation (AVV) by creating validation test applications that reuse RTOS SDK components.
• Bring up first silicon and validate critical peripherals such as ADC, PWM, CAN, LIN, and watchdogs.
• Support automation of lab and CI-based test execution.
• Collaborate across teams, working closely with architecture, hardware, safety, and tools teams to align software with silicon capabilities and roadmap.
• Contribute to reference software and tooling to aid customers in bootstrapping their own designs.
• Analyze and debug complex issues using emulators, silicon, and debug tools like OpenOCD, J-Link, or Lauterbach.
• Provide feedback into next-gen MCU architecture based on software validation findings.
• Contribute to the wider software ecosystem, ensuring support for the architecture in various open-source projects.

Mandatory Skills

• 5?8 years of hands-on experience in embedded systems software development.
• Strong skills in C/C++ programming, with basic familiarity in assembly.
• Good understanding of RTOS concepts, including task scheduling, ISRs, and semaphores.
• Experience debugging complex multicore systems and familiarity with debugging tools (OpenOCD, Segger J-Link, Lauterbach).
• Experience porting or developing on FreeRTOS, AUTOSAR OS, or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with bare-metal development, memory-mapped IO, and driver development.
• Experience in bring-up and debugging on real silicon or FPGA platforms.
• Knowledge of automotive interfaces and protocols: CAN, LIN, SPI, I2C, UART.
• Practical exposure to test automation, scripting (Python/bash), and version control (git).

Preferred Skills

• Exposure to ASIL-D software development, ISO 26262 process, or safety validation.
• Prior involvement in post-silicon AVV or hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test setups.
• Familiarity with RISC-V architecture, instruction sets, and toolchains.
• Experience developing or validating motor control, powertrain, or safety-critical firmware.
• Knowledge of bootloaders, secure update, or system startup firmware.
• Advantage to candidates with prior Autosar MCAL development experience.

A good candidate with strong C skills and Autosar BSW integration experience will also be considered, but first preference will be given to those with hands-on development experience for MCAL. Embedded Development, Embedded C, Driver development, RTOS