Technical Manager Embedded Hardware & Firmware
Umanist NA · Pune · onsite · Posted 39d ago
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About this role
Technical Manager – Embedded Hardware & Firmware | Industrial Drives
Location: Pune, Maharashtra
Experience: 12–18 Years
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Mode: On-site / Pune
Notice Period: Immediate to 30 days preferred; up to 60 days considered
Role Overview
We are looking for a hands-on Technical Manager to lead embedded hardware and firmware engineering for industrial electronics products, including servo drives, VFDs, motion control and automation systems.
This is an engineering-driven leadership role requiring strong technical ownership across embedded hardware, firmware, architecture, debugging, communication protocols and product development.
The ideal candidate should be a hands-on Technical Lead, Architect, or Engineering Manager with deep experience in industrial electronics and embedded systems.
Key ResponsibilitiesTechnical & Architecture Leadership
Candidates should have experience in one or more of the following:
Good to Have
BE/B.Tech/ME/M.Tech In
Location: Pune, Maharashtra
Experience: 12–18 Years
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Mode: On-site / Pune
Notice Period: Immediate to 30 days preferred; up to 60 days considered
Role Overview
We are looking for a hands-on Technical Manager to lead embedded hardware and firmware engineering for industrial electronics products, including servo drives, VFDs, motion control and automation systems.
This is an engineering-driven leadership role requiring strong technical ownership across embedded hardware, firmware, architecture, debugging, communication protocols and product development.
The ideal candidate should be a hands-on Technical Lead, Architect, or Engineering Manager with deep experience in industrial electronics and embedded systems.
Key ResponsibilitiesTechnical & Architecture Leadership
- Own end-to-end embedded hardware and firmware architecture.
- Define technology roadmaps for MCU/SoC, power management, RTOS and development toolchains.
- Make architecture decisions balancing performance, cost, reliability and cybersecurity.
- Act as the technical escalation point for complex hardware-firmware issues.
- Drive technical reviews and engineering best practices.
- Participate in hardware schematic and PCB layout reviews.
- Participate in firmware design and code reviews.
- Support prototype bring-up and debugging.
- Troubleshoot using oscilloscopes, JTAG/SWD and logic analyzers.
- Drive root-cause analysis for field failures, EMC and reliability issues.
- Guide MCU/SoC-based hardware designs.
- Review analog and digital circuit designs.
- Oversee power management and power supply design.
- Ensure EMC/EMI-compliant designs.
- Review component selection, derating and reliability considerations.
- Oversee verification and environmental testing.
- Lead development of embedded C firmware.
- Guide RTOS and bare-metal development.
- Lead low-level drivers, bootloader and secure boot development.
- Oversee firmware update mechanisms and communication stacks.
- Lead implementation of industrial communication protocols including:
- EtherCAT
- CAN
- PROFINET
- IO-Link
- Ensure appropriate cybersecurity practices are incorporated into product development.
- Work closely with Controls, Systems, Manufacturing, Quality, Safety and Cybersecurity teams.
- Ensure alignment of requirements, interfaces and verification activities.
- Support certifications, audits and customer technical support.
- Contribute to product development and technical problem-solving.
- Mentor and guide hardware and firmware engineers.
- Build strong engineering and technical review practices.
- Drive documentation and engineering discipline.
- Enforce change management and quality processes.
- Ensure high-quality and timely technical delivery.
- 12–18 years of experience in embedded hardware and firmware development.
- Prior experience as a Technical Lead, Embedded Architect, Technical Manager or hands-on Engineering Manager.
- Strong MCU/SoC hardware design experience.
- Strong understanding of analog and digital electronics.
- Power management and power supply design.
- EMC/EMI fundamentals.
- PCB design and layout review.
- Strong Embedded C experience.
- RTOS and/or bare-metal firmware development.
- Hands-on debugging using:
- JTAG/SWD
- Oscilloscopes
- Logic analyzers
- Strong experience with industrial communication protocols:
- EtherCAT
- CAN
- PROFINET
- IO-Link
Candidates should have experience in one or more of the following:
- Power Electronics
- Industrial Drives
- Servo Drives
- Frequency Inverters / VFD
- Motion Control
- Industrial Automation
- Motor Control
- Industrial Electronics
Good to Have
- Motor control / drive systems.
- Secure boot and cryptography.
- IEC 62443 cybersecurity.
- Functional safety / SIL2 / SIL3.
- Automated testing.
- CI/CD concepts for embedded development.
BE/B.Tech/ME/M.Tech In
- Electronics & Telecommunication (E&TC)
- Electronics
- Computer Engineering
- Industrial Electronics
- Electrical/Electronics Engineering or closely related discipline
- 12–18 years relevant experience.
- Strong hands-on technical background; this is not a purely people-management role.
- Preference for candidates currently based in Pune.
- Candidates must be willing to work from Pune.
- Immediate to 30 days notice preferred; candidates with up to 60 days notice may be considered.
- Must demonstrate a stable employment history.
- Candidates with frequent job changes/job hopping will not be considered.
- Prefer candidates who have spent at least 3 years with an organization during their recent career history.
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Skills
PCB Design and Layout ReviewEMC EMI fundamentalsMCU SoC hardware designPower management and power supply designEmbedded CJTAGlogic analyzersprofinetCanSWDoscilloscopesEtherCATAnalog and Digital ElectronicsIO-Link