Technical Manager Embedded Electronics for Hardware & Firmware

YO IT Consulting; Maharashtra; Hybrid; INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT consulting firm in Pune is seeking a Technical Manager specializing in Embedded Electronics. The ideal candidate will have 12-18 years of experience in embedded hardware and firmware development. Responsibilities include technical leadership, architecture ownership, and hands-on engineering tasks. The role demands strong industrial electronics knowledge, and participation in cross-functional collaboration. Competitive compensation and a hybrid work model offered.

Qualifications

• 12-18 years of experience in embedded hardware and firmware development.
• Strong hands-on experience with industrial electronics.
• Prior role as Technical Lead or Manager.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end embedded hardware and firmware architecture ownership.
• Define technology roadmaps for MCU/SoC, power management, and RTOS.
• Act as a technical escalation point for HW-FW issues.

Skills

Embedded hardware development

Embedded firmware development

Technical leadership

Problem-solving

MCU/SoC design

Power management

Debugging with JTAG/SWD

Industrial communication protocols

Tools

Oscilloscope

JTAG

Job description

Technical Manager - Embedded Electronics (Hardware & Firmware)

Location- Pune (Hybrid, 4 days work from office)

Experience- 12 - 18 Years

Must Haves

• 12-18 years of experience in embedded hardware + firmware development
• Strong hands‑on experience with industrial electronics (servo drives, inverters, motion products)
• Prior role as Technical Lead / Architect / Hands‑on Manager
• MCU/SoC hardware design, analog/digital circuits
• Power management, EMC/EMI fundamentals, PCB design layout review
• Embedded C, RTOS/bare metal development
• Debugging with JTAG/SWD, oscilloscopes
• Industrial communication protocols - EtherCAT , CAN , Profinet , IO-Link

Role Summary

Looking for a hands‑on Technical Manager to lead our Embedded Hardware and Firmware teams. The role involves technical leadership, architecture ownership, problem‑solving, reviews, mentoring, and ensuring high‑quality delivery of electronics used in servo drives, VFDs, and motion control products. This is an engineering‑driven role, not just people management.

Key Responsibilities

Technical & Architecture Leadership

Own end‑to‑end embedded hardware + firmware architecture ownership

Define technology roadmaps for MCU/SoC, power management, RTOS, toolchains

Make decisions balancing performance, cost, reliability, and cybersecurity

Act as technical escalation point for complex HW‑FW issues

Hands‑on Engineering Contribution

Participate in hardware schematic/layout reviews

Participate in firmware design/code & its reviews

Support prototype bring‑up, debugging using oscilloscope, JTAG/SWD

Drive root‑cause analysis for field, EMC, reliability issues

Embedded Hardware Leadership

Guide MCU/SoC‑based designs, analog/digital circuits, power supplies

Ensure EMC/EMI‑compliant design, component selection, derating and reliability

Oversee verification & environmental testing

Embedded Firmware Leadership

Lead development of low‑level drivers, RTOS/bare‑metal firmware, bootloader, secure boot, firmware update mechanisms and communication stack (EtherCAT, CAN)

Lead implementation of communication protocols (EtherCAT, CAN, PROFINET, etc.)

Ensure adherence to cybersecurity practices (IEC 62443)

Cross‑functional Collaboration

Work with Controls, Systems, Manufacturing, Quality, Safety & Cybersecurity teams

Ensure alignment of requirements, interfaces, verification, certifications

Support audits, certifications & customer support

Team & Execution Guidance

Mentor hardware and firmware engineers

Build strong engineering culture and review processes

Enforce documentation, change management, and quality practices

Good to Have

• Motor control / drive systems
• Cybersecurity (secure boot, crypto, IEC 62443)
• Functional safety (SIL2/SIL3)
• Automated testing / CI concepts