Senior Embedded Firmware Developer

Experience: 6 – 8 Years

Location: Hyderabad / Vijayawada Employment

Type: Full-Time

Company: AquaExchange Agritech Pvt Ltd

About the Company

AquaExchange Agritech Pvt Ltd is an innovative technology company building IoT-based solutions for aquaculture and industrial automation. Our products integrate embedded electronics, sensors, motor control systems, and cloud platforms to enable smart monitoring, automation, and data-driven decision-making in field environments. Job Summary We are looking for a Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer / Technical Lead with 6–8 years of experience to lead the development of embedded firmware for IoT-based products. The candidate will work closely with the Head of R&D to understand product requirements, design firmware architecture, and lead a small team of embedded developers to ensure timely delivery of reliable firmware. This role requires a hands-on technical leader who has experience developing multiple embedded products from concept to production and can coordinate with hardware and software teams to build complete IoT solutions.

Key Responsibilities

● Lead and mentor a team of 3–4 embedded firmware engineers.

● Understand product requirements and convert them into technical design and firmware architecture.

● Prepare development plans, assign tasks to team members, and ensure timely delivery of firmware milestones.

● Develop and maintain embedded firmware using C/C++ for microcontrollers such as ESP32, STM32, and ARM Cortex M-series.

● Implement and troubleshoot communication protocols such as TCP/IP, HTTP, MQTT, and Modbus.

● Design and develop low-level drivers and board support packages (BSP).

● Work closely with hardware teams for hardware bring-up, debugging, and validation.

● Develop firmware using RTOS concepts for multitasking systems.

● Implement FOTA/OTA firmware update mechanisms.

● Integrate peripherals such as SPI, UART, I2C, I2S, USB, DMA, ADC, DAC, timers, EEPROM, flash memory, SD cards, and Ethernet.

● Integrate sensors such as temperature, pressure, flow, dissolved oxygen, and environmental sensors.

● Collaborate with software and cloud teams to ensure seamless device-to-cloud integration.

● Debug system issues using tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and in-circuit debuggers.

● Ensure firmware reliability, maintainability, and performance for field-deployed IoT products. Required Skills & Experience

● 6–8 years of experience in embedded firmware development.

● Strong programming and debugging skills in C/C++.

● Hands-on experience with ESP32, STM32, or ARM Cortex M0/M3/M4 microcontrollers.

● Experience working on multiple embedded products from concept to production.

● Strong understanding of embedded firmware architecture and system design.

● Experience implementing IoT communication protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP, MQTT, Modbus).

● Experience with RTOS-based firmware development.

● Strong experience with hardware interfacing and low-level driver development.

● Experience in hardware bring-up and firmware-hardware integration.

● Experience working with cross-functional teams including hardware and software teams.

● Hands-on debugging using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and embedded debugging tools.

● Experience working on IoT products deployed in field environments.

● Experience with motor control systems or industrial automation products.

● Experience with battery-powered or solar-powered embedded systems.

● Experience implementing OTA/FOTA firmware updates.

● Understanding of device-cloud architecture and data handling.

● Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools for firmware development.