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Tata Group · 22 hours ago

Firmware Engineer

Mountain View, CA

Contract

Hybrid

Mid Level

$130K/yr - $150K/yr

4+ years exp

Tata Technologies is seeking a Firmware Engineer to design, prototype, build, and test production embedded vehicle firmware. The role involves collaborating with software, hardware, and mechanical engineers throughout the product lifecycle and developing testing frameworks for autonomous vehicle systems.

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Responsibilities

Design, prototype, build, and test production embedded vehicle firmware

Evaluate, implement, test, and optimize applications in a real-time operating system environment

Work with software, hardware and mechanical engineers throughout the lifecycle of the product - from device bring-up to manufacturing and deployment

Work with test engineers and platform engineers in developing testing frameworks and harnesses at the unit, integration, and system levels

Develop a deep understanding of functional safety and security concepts relevant to autonomous vehicles, including standards like ISO 26262

Qualification

CC++ programmingARM Cortex M7Communication protocolsFunctional safety conceptsRTOS experienceDevice driver developmentLow-level debuggingElectronics test equipmentSafety-critical systemsTime synchronization protocolsLow-level firmware

Required

Basic knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals to support low-level debugging

Expert level knowledge of C or C++ programming; other languages and skills also valuable

Experience with 32-bit microcontrollers, particularly ARM Cortex M7 and automotive processors such as NXP S32G or S32K

Strong knowledge of communication protocols, from low level (SPI, UART, CAN) to high level (TCP/UDP) and diagnostic protocols such as UDS

Familiarity with electronics test equipment and hardware debugging (multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, etc)

Bachelors or higher degree in EE or CS or CE or equivalent

ARM Cortex M7 : 3 years (Required)

Firmware Engineer: 4 years (Required)

RTOS: 3 years (Required)

Preferred

Experience with time synchronization protocols such as PTP

Experience with safety-critical systems and development processes compliant with standards like ISO 26262 and software process models like ASPICE

Experience with RTOS environments, especially FreeRTOS/SafeRTOS

Experience writing device drivers

Experience writing low-level firmware for resource-constrained embedded systems

Supported PCBA & product manufacturing end-of-line (EOL) testing through defining test specifications & code with the hardware design & factory teams, for residential & industrial energy products

Device driver development, Firmware

PCB: 1 year (Preferred)

Benefits

401(k)

Dental insurance

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Health savings account

Paid time off

Referral program

Vision insurance

Company

Tata Group

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Tata group is an international conglomerate that owns and operates companies in steel, hydro-power, hospitality, and airlines industries. It is a sub-organization of Tata Pension Fund.

Founded in 1868

Mumbai, Maharashtra, IND

10001+ employees