Embedded Software Technical Lead

Location: Ireland, Cork, Ireland, Limerick

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

About Analog Devices

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI ) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog, digital, and software technologies into solutions that help drive advancements in digitized factories, mobility, and digital healthcare, combat climate change, and reliably connect humans and the world. With revenue of more than $9 billion in FY24 and approximately 24,000 people globally, ADI ensures today's innovators stay Ahead of What's Possible™. Learn more at www.analog.com and on LinkedIn and Twitter (X).

Analog Devices (NASDAQ: ADI) designs and manufactures semiconductor products and solutions. We enable our customers to interpret the world around us by intelligently bridging the physical and digital worlds with unmatched technologies that sense, measure and connect. 

We are looking for an Embedded Software Technical Lead, to join our Software and Digital Platforms Group in Cork, Ireland, working on Datacenters & Energy products. 

About the Role

As Embedded Software Technical Lead, you will be accountable for the technical correctness, feasibility and integration of software for Analog Devices' Datacenters & Energy business unit, from register level details up to system behavior in the field.  You'll lead the development of cutting-edge embedded systems that drive next-generation intelligent power management for Datacenters, ensuring they meet the highest standards for security, reliability, and real time performance.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you will work with world-class engineering teams while partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver software solutions that improve datacenter resilience and advance power management innovation. You will bring deep experience developing real-time embedded software systems, with a keen understanding of how to balance functional requirements with exceptional performance and efficiency.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Engage with architects and cross-functional leads to gather and review requirements for embedded systems to manage and monitor power in datacenters.
• Translate system architecture into concrete module designs.
• Specify interfaces between drivers, middleware and application code.
• Decide where code executes optimally, i.e. ISR vs task, which core in a multi-core system, microcontroller vs DSP.
• Work closely with digital design engineers to understand their design and interfaces through interpretation of datasheets and timing diagrams.
• Give early feedback to digital design team to optimize the hardware software interface and portioning of functionality.
• Debug real-time issues using tools such as logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, execution profilers etc.
• Define coding standards, compiler tools and settings, static analysis tools etc.
• Perform code reviews to ensure compliance with standards and ensure portability and testability.
• Plan and lead system integration and bring-up phases.
• Balance delivery pressure with technical integrity, clearly communicating trade-offs to stakeholders.
• Anticipate project risks and define mitigation strategies.
• Drive continuous improvement in software development process through adoption of the latest, best in class methods and tools including AI.
• Mentor team members from junior to senior and staff level.

Minimum candidate requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in the full lifecycle of software development for real-time embedded systems, from requirements gathering and analysis through design, development, and product release.
• 5+ years in leadership roles for high performance real-time embedded systems development.
• Ability to read and understand hardware schematics.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. The successful candidate must be able to communicate complex concepts to other team members, customers, and stakeholders.
• Experience developing software as part of a multi-developer Agile team using Git branching and merging.
• Working knowledge of signal processing concepts and terminologies such as FIR, FFT, THD etc.

Desirable additional skills and experience:

• Familiarity with electrical power control systems.
• Experience with embedded RTOS such as Zephyr.
• Experience with embedded security (secure boot, secure communications).
• Familiarity with software development using AI tools (Claude, MS Copilot).
• Experience with Agile workflows such as Scrum or Kanban.

For positions requiring access to technical data, Analog Devices, Inc. may have to obtain export  licensing approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the U.S. Department of State - Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.  As such, applicants for this position – except US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, and protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) – may have to go through an export licensing review process.

Analog Devices is an equal opportunity employer. We foster a culture where everyone has an opportunity to succeed regardless of their race, color, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, social or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, union membership, and political affiliation, or any other legally protected group.