Firmware Engineer

Department: Product/Tech

Location: India - Hyderabad

Employment Type: FullTime

Firmware Engineer

Overview

The successful candidate will be instrumental writing firmware and different use-cases on camera. The candidate should contribute to brainstorming, problem solving and leverage AI tools to optimize the design and development lifecycle. S/he should be expert in device driver and application development on Linux platform. A deep understanding and expertise of computer vision is appreciated. A good knowledge of different AI / ML algorithms on computer vision such that s/he can make changes in the existing algorithms. Should have a good knowledge of developing EdgeAI applications meeting the computational constraints.

Responsibilities

· Develop robust, efficient firmware for embedded systems (e.g., bare-metal or RTOS-based) to initialize hardware, manage peripherals, and communicate with other systems.

· Collaborate closely with hardware engineers to ensure seamless operation between code and physical hardware.

· Proficiency in C, C++, Python

· Port new AI models on the platform for different requirements.

· Perform rigorous debugging using emulators and analyzers; validate system functionality via automated testing and simulation tools

· Create technical documentation for design, code, and validation procedures

· Understanding of processor architectures (e.g., ARM, MIPS, NXP, TI, x86, NVIDIA, Accelerators)

· Expertise in interfacing with camera (IP Camera and Analog Camera)

· Leverage AI tools to accelerate time to market and enhance development validation efficiency.

· Working experience on AI accelerator

· Modem, Utilization of HW/CPU

Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Electronics Engineering, or related field.

· 5-10 years of experience

· Highly motivated, detail-oriented, and capable of working independently.

· Effective communication skills, both written and verbal

· Experience with source control, particularly with Git

· Able to understand schematic and board bring-up skill set

· Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work in a global, cross-functional environment.

· Highly motivated, detail-oriented, and capable of working independently.

Nice to Have

· Experience in low-level compute infrastructures.

· Experience of working on Novatek Processor

· Experience with Linux Kernel and Device Driver development on Linux

Knowledge on RUST, AT Commands