Lead Embedded Engineer

What do we do?

ScratchNest is a loss prevention company which provides predictive maintenance services and plant reliability solutions to various industrial organizations. We leverage Industry 4.0 technologies, including IIoT, AI and advanced analytics, to provide real-time industrial diagnostics and predictive maintenance services to prevent losses.

Who are we looking for?

This exciting and influential role represents a fantastic opportunity for the right individual. It is a chance to join a dynamic company with technology at its heart. All our products have embedded firmware at their core and capabilities of this software play a key role in the appeal and usefulness of our products to customers.

Our requirement is for a Lead/Principal Embedded Software Engineer to create firmware that works seamlessly with our in-house designed hardware to produce reliable and extremely capable products that have the great responsibility to work in extreme environmental conditions.

You will also be responsible for updating and enhancing existing products to cater for component changes and to incorporate feature requests from our customers.

The role requires the ability to create solid software designs and architectures that have room to expand in the future. You must be able to collaborate with and oversee other software engineers to develop prototypes in short timescales. You will be able to reliably and accurately agree and then meet targets and milestones for your development projects.

Job Role Responsibilities

• Ownership of the ‘ground up’ design and architecture of embedded software for real time applications
• Decomposition of designs into structured modules/functions ready for implementation by yourself and the team.
• Hands on development in C of new ARM based embedded software for a range of products currently under development
• Ensure quality of software using appropriate methods (Code Review, Static Analysis, Unit Test etc.) and application of suitable Coding Standards
• Maintain, update and enhance existing embedded software written in C
• Documentation of software products, development and execution of test plans
• Work closely with other members of the engineering team to assist with the correct choice of processors and supporting hardware

Key Job Requirements

Essential

• Experience with ANSI C in an embedded environment
• Hands on ‘real time’ experience with embedded microcontrollers (e.g. ARM)
• Demonstrable experience in a lead position and proven capability in the technical management of at least one other engineer
• Ability to work independently on assigned tasks and with others to ensure the rapid and co-ordinated development of new products
• Flexibility, willingness to learn, and to work with other software tools when required

Desirable, the following are an advantage:

• Experience in Safety Critical applications – medical/aviation
• Direct experience of Operating Systems e.g. FreeRTOS, Zephyr RTOS, etc.
• Familiarity with toolchains such as Keil uVision, Segger Embedded Studio etc.
• Hardware knowledge, familiarity with controller selection, serial data comms (RS232, RS485), GSM module communication, bluetooth module communication etc.
• Comfortable with hands-on testing of embedded hardware, use of JTAG debuggers, oscilloscopes, serial data analysers etc.
• Working knowledge of C++.
• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electronics Engineering or an equivalent qualification.

Salary: Up to 25 LPA + ESOP/Retention Bonus

Experience: 8+ Years

Joining: Immediate

Location: Noida

Job Types: Full-time, Contractual / Temporary
Contract length: 8 months

Pay: ₹1,603,643.32 - ₹2,469,006.01 per year

Benefits:

• Paid sick time

Supplemental Pay:

• Performance bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Sector-128 Noida, Noida, Uttar Pradesh: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Embedded software: 8 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

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+91 9717370804Expected Start Date: 14/07/2025