Senior Staff Applications Engineer

Infineon Technologies; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Infineon Technologies in Bengaluru is seeking an experienced engineer to build and validate MCU-based applications, focusing on firmware development, board bring-up, and performance tuning. The ideal candidate will have 8-12 years of experience in IoT application development and embedded systems, with strong skills in C programming, real-time operating systems (RTOS), and a deep understanding of microcontroller architectures. Join us to work in a collaborative environment that fosters innovation and growth.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in MCU-based applications and firmware development.
• Ability to optimize systems for power consumption, latency, and throughput.
• Experience in writing technical documents and delivering trainings.

Responsibilities

• Build and validate MCU-based applications end to end.
• Collaborate across teams to solve complex system issues.
• Optimize systems for performance and reliability.

Skills

C programming

Embedded systems fundamentals

Microcontroller architectures

Analog and digital design

Teamwork mindset

Technical documentation writing

Multicore software development

Linker scripts

Real-time operating systems (RTOS)

Cloud connectivity (AWS, Azure)

Education

BTech/MTech in Electronics, Computer Science or similar field

Tools

GCC

IAR

Arm

FreeRTOS

Zephyr

lwIP

ThreadX

MbedTLS

Job description

Job Summary

Build and validate MCU-based applications end to end: firmware development, board bring‑up, and performance tuning.

Your Role

• Build and validate MCU-based applications end to end: firmware development, board bring‑up, and performance tuning.
• Optimize systems for power consumption, latency, and throughput.
• Produce high‑quality technical content (application notes, reference material) and deliver trainings.
• Collaborate across teams and with customers to solve complex system issues and deliver production‑ready solutions.

Qualifications and Skills

Generic Requirements (applies to all)

• BTech/MTech in Electronics, Computer Science or similar field.
• Strong C programming and embedded systems fundamentals, including software build process and hands‑on board bring‑up.
• Good understanding of microcontroller architectures and common peripherals.
• Mandatory basic hardware knowledge in analog and digital design.
• Ability to root‑cause complex, multi‑level engineering problems.
• Strong written and verbal communication; teamwork mindset.
• Passion to learn new technologies and thrive in a fast‑paced environment.
• Familiarity with linker scripts and multiple toolchains (GCC, IAR, Arm) is a plus.
• Experience in writing technical documents is a plus.
• Experience in multicore software development is a plus.

Specialization Areas

• Embedded Connectivity and IoT
• Minimum 8‑12 years of experience with a strong background in IoT application development, embedded systems, and MCU‑based design.
• Familiarity with real‑time operating systems (RTOS) such as FreeRTOS, Zephyr and middleware for wireless applications such as lwIP, ThreadX, and MbedTLS.
• Wireless stacks and protocols: Bluetooth Classic and BLE; exposure to Matter and Thread; Bluetooth Audio and LE Audio are pluses.
• Cloud connectivity know‑how (AWS, Azure) and application protocols (MQTT, HTTP) as a plus.
• OTA firmware update mechanisms and secure, robust field update workflows.
• Deep understanding of digital/analog peripherals and inter‑chip interfaces: I2C, UART, SPI, I2S, SDIO, QSPI.
• 3. Capacitive and Inductive Sensing
• Edge Machine Learning and Embedded AI
• Minimum 6‑8 years of experience with a strong background in design of high‑performance, low‑power systems applications on ARM Cortex‑M multicore platforms; partition workloads across CPU cores, NPUs, and accelerators.
• Implement robust task scheduling and IPC (shared memory, message queues, semaphores).
• Deploy on‑device ML inference; balance power, latency, and accuracy; perform deep power profiling.
• Background in audio/vision signal processing.
• Interface with PDM mics, I2S, I2C, and camera interfaces (MIPI/parallel).
• Familiarity with system analysis tools such as Tracealyzer or SystemView.
• Minimum 6‑8 years of experience in embedded application development with strong understanding of analog and digital design.
• Experience with capacitive and/or inductive touch sensing solutions is a plus.
• Familiarity with MCU peripherals such as ADC, PWM, DMA, Timers.
• Proven ability to optimize for low power and high performance in sensing applications.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.