Technical Leader – Embedded Software Development

City of Shakopee, MN; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,400,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Shakopee, MN is seeking an experienced embedded software engineer to design and implement real-time systems with strict safety and cybersecurity requirements.

You will work in an agile environment using Azure DevOps, collaborate with cross-functional teams across geographies, and contribute to system and UI requirements, architecture, and testing. Strong C/C++ skills, Yocto, and ARM/PowerPC experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15+ years of embedded software development on Embedded Linux.
• Expert C/C++ programming and shell scripting skills.
• Device driver development, YOCTO image build and device tree work.
• Experience with boot loaders (U-boot) and Linux kernel internals is beneficial.
• ARM/PowerPC architectures, FLASH, ADCs, RTC in embedded systems.
• Proficient with I2C/SPI/CAN/RS-485 and Modbus protocols.
• Unit testing and debugging with GDB on sim and hardware.
• JTAG/J-Link for board programming and secure coding practices.
• Agile development, Azure DevOps, CI/CD, and open-source software licensing.
• Awareness of EU-CRA cyber security requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design/implement embedded real-time systems with safety and cybersecurity requirements.
• Work in an agile environment using Azure DevOps or similar tools.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across geographies.
• Define system architecture, requirements, and UI requirements.
• Plan and execute software development activities for sprint backlogs.
• Inline object-oriented design and coding of real-time embedded software.
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure coding standards.
• Manage code changes using Git.
• Create and run unit/integration tests for firmware verification.
• Debug software, hardware/software integration issues; prototype on custom hardware.
• Improve real-time performance via refactoring and optimization.
• Use measurement tools and logic analyzers to debug target hardware.
• Apply secure coding practices and perform static/dynamic analysis.
• Address cyber security requirements per EU-CRA during SDLC.

Skills

Embedded Linux

C/C++

Device drivers

YOCTO image

U-boot

Linux kernel

ARM/PowerPC

I2C/SPI/CAN

Unit testing

GDB

JTAG/J-Link

Azure DevOps / CI-CD

Cybersecurity

EU-CRA

Agile

DevOps

QT UI

Education

B.E/B.Tech in Electronics & Telecommunication

Tools

Git

VS Code

VMWare

QBS

Blackduck

Job description

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Design/implement embedded real-time systems that meet rigorous functional safety and cybersecurity requirements

• Work in an agile development environment that uses Azure DevOps or similar tools

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams located in multiple geographical locations

• System/product architecture, system requirements, user interface requirements

• Allocation of system requirements to technical areas subsystems and requirements

• Plan and execute software development activities to address features planned in sprints

• Performing Object-Oriented Design and coding of real-time embedded software

• Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement and retrospective sessions.

• Conduct code reviews and ensure the code quality meets the standard coding guidelines

• Manage code changes using version control tools such as Git

• Creation and execution of unit and integration tests for verifying firmware requirements

• Debugging software and hardware/software integration issues

• Prototyping software on custom hardware and performing low-level board bring-up

• Propose improvements using code optimization, refactoring and enhancement of real time performance

• Use scopes, meters, power sources, logic analyzers, sniffing tools etc. to debug issues on the target hardware boards

• Follow secure coding practices and perform static and dynamic code analysis to uncover vulnerabilities

• Understand cyber security requirements for the product driven by EU-CRA or similar cyber security product certifications and ensure those are addressed throughout the SDLC process.

Technical Skills:

1. Must Have Skills / Competencies

• Minimum of 15+ years of embedded software development experience preferably on Embedded Linux platform

• Expert programming skills in C / C++ and shell scripting

• Hands-on experience in Device Driver development, building YOCTO image and device tree development

• Experience working on boot loaders (U-boot preferred) and a good understanding of Linux kernel internals will be an advantage

• Familiarity working with ARM or PowerPC processor architectures, FLASH memory, ADCs and RTC devices used in embedded systems

• Experience using communication protocols such I2C, SPI, CAN, RS-232/RS-485 or Modbus

• Understanding database management using Sqlite, JSON or similar methods

• Experience in developing and conducting unit testing using manual or automation method

• Experience in debugging software using GDB debugger or similar tools on simulated environment as well as hardware boards.

• Experience with tools such as JTAG or J-Link for board programming

• Hands-on experience in secure coding practices and understanding of open-source software licensing for cyber security compliance

• Knowledge and experience with agile development methodologies

• Experience working on Virtual environments such as VMWare or similar tools for code development

• Experience on DevOps using Azure and implementing CI/CD

• Experience in implementing data encryption to secure critical data and firmware residing inside the product

• Ability to identify security vulnerabilities in software by developing a deeper understanding of architecture as well as tools such as Blackduck and address EU-CRA requirements

1. Good to have Skills / Competencies

• Experience working on embedded products used for temperature, pressure, electricity or gas measurement will be an added advantage.

• Experience in UML or similar modeling languages for software design and architecture development

• Knowledge and experience with RTOS as well as developing UI using QT framework

• Knowledge and experience with distributed version control such as (GIT, SVN etc)

• Knowledge and experience with static code analysis tools such as PC-Lint, Coverity or MISRA - C Std.

• Knowledge and experience with VS Code or similar IDEs for code development

• Experience in software build automation using QBS for cross-platform development

• Experience in developing multi-threaded, modular design on single/multi-core processors

• Experience implementing cybersecurity features and exposure to IEC62443 or EU-CRA compliance

• Hands-on experience using copilot tools for code development or unit testing to enhance productivity

• Experience in threat modeling using Microsoft Azure or similar tools will be an advantage

• Experience working in geographically distributed teams

Education:

B.E/B. Tech in Instrumentation, Electronics & Telecommunication

Additional Competencies

• Strong verbal & written English communication

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Strong learning ability and experience in handling ambiguity

• Guide and act as a technical mentor for other members within the team