Technical Manager – Embedded Electronics (Hardware & Firmware)

Cephas Consultancy Services Private Limited

India, Maharashtra, Pune

On-site · Full-time

Technical Manager – Embedded Electronics (Hardware & Firmware)

Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India
Employment: Full-time
Experience: 12–18 years
Education: BE/BTech/ME/MTech in E&TC, Electronics, Computer Engineering, or Industrial Electronics

Role Summary

Lead the embedded hardware and firmware teams through hands-on technical leadership, architecture ownership, problem-solving, reviews, mentoring, and delivery of high-quality electronics for servo drives, VFDs, and motion-control products. This is an engineering-driven role, not solely a people-management position.

Key Responsibilities

Technical and Architecture Leadership

  • Own end-to-end embedded hardware and firmware architecture.
  • Define technology roadmaps for MCU/SoC, power management, RTOS, and toolchains.
  • Balance performance, cost, reliability, and cybersecurity in technical decisions.
  • Serve as the technical escalation point for complex hardware–firmware issues.

Hands-on Engineering

  • Participate in hardware schematic and layout reviews, as well as firmware design and code reviews.
  • Support prototype bring-up and debugging using oscilloscopes and JTAG/SWD.
  • Drive root-cause analysis for field, EMC, and reliability issues.

Embedded Hardware Leadership

  • Guide MCU/SoC-based designs, analog/digital circuits, and power supplies.
  • Ensure EMC/EMI-compliant design, component selection, derating, and reliability.
  • Oversee verification and environmental testing.

Embedded Firmware Leadership

  • Lead development of low-level drivers, RTOS/bare-metal firmware, bootloaders, secure boot, firmware update mechanisms, and communication stacks.
  • Lead implementation of protocols including EtherCAT, CAN, PROFINET, and IO-Link.
  • Ensure cybersecurity practices, including IEC 62443.

Collaboration and Team Guidance

  • Work with Controls, Systems, Manufacturing, Quality, Safety, and Cybersecurity teams.
  • Align requirements, interfaces, verification, and certifications; support audits and customer support.
  • Mentor hardware and firmware engineers, build an engineering culture and review processes, and reinforce documentation, change management, and quality practices.

Required Experience

  • 12–18 years of experience in embedded hardware and firmware development.
  • Strong hands-on experience with industrial electronics, such as servo drives, inverters, and motion products.
  • Previous experience as a Technical Lead, Architect, or hands-on Manager.

Must-Have Technical Skills

  • MCU/SoC hardware design and analog/digital circuits.
  • Power management, EMC/EMI fundamentals, and PCB design/layout review.
  • Embedded C and RTOS/bare-metal development.
  • Debugging with JTAG/SWD and oscilloscopes.
  • Industrial communication protocols: EtherCAT, CAN, PROFINET, and IO-Link.

Good to Have

  • Motor control or drive systems.
  • Cybersecurity, including secure boot, cryptography, and IEC 62443.
  • Functional safety (SIL2/SIL3).
  • Automated testing and CI concepts.