Embedded Software Engineer - Defense / Aero

Location: Chennai 

Experience: 3–7 years 

Education: B.E / B.Tech (ECE / CSE / IT) 

Hands-on embedded engineer who owns BSP, board bring-up and device drivers for x86/ARM mission computers and rugged VPX/VME systems. Must be able to move from kernel/device-driver work to system validation in the lab. 

What you’ll own

• Develop and maintain Board Support Packages (Slim-boot, U-Boot, kernel, device trees) and OS images (Yocto / Buildroot). 

• Write and maintain low-level drivers, middleware and hardware abstraction layers in C/C++. 

• Lead board bring-up, kernel debug, and root-cause hardware/software integration issues on rugged systems. 

• Integrate and test firmware with FPGA, power management and peripheral teams. 

• Automate boot and validation flows; write stable debug scripts and test cases. 

• Maintain source control best practices and CI-friendly build recipes. 

Must-have (non-negotiable)

• Strong C programming skills and embedded Linux experience. 

• Practical experience with U-Boot, device trees and Linux kernel module/driver development. 

• Yocto or Buildroot experience and cross-build / toolchain familiarity. 

• Experience with JTAG, GDB, serial consoles and common lab instruments. 

• Proven history of board bring-up and successful system validation on real hardware. 

Nice-to-have

• BSP work for x86 boards (UEFI/ACPI knowledge) and real-time patches. 

• Familiarity with ethernet stacks, PCIe, storage (NVMe), and SATA drivers. 

• Exposure to avionics/defence workflows, DGQA/DRDO processes. 

• Python scripting for automation and test harnesses. 

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