Lead Firmware Engineer
First seen by Alion on Sep 3, 2026.
About Lenze :
Our client is a leading drive specialist for machine and plant engineering. For more than 75 years, the company has been a pacemaker and strong partner at its customers' side. With the help of the triad of electromechanics, electronics and software, the company accompanies its customers and helps them to optimize production and logistics processes, cut costs and reduce their energy consumption.
The Group, based in Aerzen, Germany employs more than 3,600 people worldwide and is represented in 45 countries. Group-wide, the company generated a turnover of 828 million euros in the 2023/2024 financial year.
As a global specialist in Motion Centric Automation, we offer customer products, drive solutions, complete automation systems, engineering services and tools all from a single source. Drawing on its expertise as a systems provider, the company develops with and for its customers high-quality mechatronic products, powerful systems consisting of hardware and software for successful automation and digitalization services in areas such as big data management, cloud and mobile solutions, as well as software to shape the Internet of Things (IoT).
What makes our client Unique :
Our people, their knowledge and commitment, their capacity for innovation and hands-on approach - all this combined is the major benefit that we have to offer. We think and act globally. We operate sustainably, together creating a sense of unity based on trust, cooperation, customer focus and responsibility.
We are looking for people who act courageously, break new ground and constantly develop new solutions. Everyone has different goals and qualifications, whether global or national, personal or professional. There are many ways to take your professional and personal development to the next level. Together, we shape our customers' success and our own. We offer competitive salaries and benefits to our employees, along with a great work culture.
Role Purpose :
We are looking for a hands-on Lead Firmware Engineer who will lead and grow our Embedded Hardware and Embedded Firmware teams and take end-to-end responsibility for the technical direction, architecture, execution quality, and delivery of embedded electronics used in industrial drives, servo inverters, frequency inverters, and motion/safety products.
This role is not a pure people manager. The successful candidate will actively contribute to architecture, design and code reviews, design and code if needed, technical problem solving, and critical debugging, while also mentoring engineers, aligning teams, and ensuring disciplined engineering practices.
Key Responsibilities :
1. Technical Leadership and Architecture Ownership :
- Own the overall embedded electronics architecture spanning MCU/SoC hardware design, firmware architecture, and HW-FW partitioning.
- Define technology roadmaps for microcontrollers, power management, and firmware frameworks.
- Drive design decisions balancing performance, cost, reliability, cybersecurity, and manufacturability.
2. Hands-On Engineering Contribution :
- Actively participate in hardware architecture, schematic, and PCB layout reviews.
- Support hardware bring-up and early prototype debugging using oscilloscope, logic analyzer, and JTAG/SWD.
- Guide teams in root-cause analysis of field, EMC, reliability, or performance issues.
3. Embedded Hardware & Firmware Leadership :
- Guide the team on embedded schematic design, power supply architecture, and component lifecycle management.
- Lead firmware development for low-level drivers, RTOS, bootloaders, and communication stacks (EtherCAT, CAN, PROFINET).
- Ensure compliance with secure development practices and cybersecurity requirements (e.g., IEC 62443).
4. Cross-Functional System Ownership :
- Work closely with Controls, System Architecture, Functional Safety, and Cybersecurity stakeholders.
- Support certifications, audits, and customer escalations.
5. Team Leadership and Process Excellence :
- Lead, mentor, and technically coach hardware and firmware engineers.
- Establish and enforce structured development processes, configuration management, and CI concepts.
Required Qualifications :
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical, Electronics, Computer, or Mechatronics Engineering.
- 9 to 12+ years of experience in embedded systems development.
- Strong background in both embedded firmware and hardware.
- Experience with industrial electronics, preferably servo drives or frequency inverters.
Must Have :
- Deep understanding of MCU/SoC hardware design, analog/digital circuits, and power management.
- Experience with PCB design flows, EMC/EMI fundamentals, and lab equipment (scope, logic analyzer).
- Strong embedded C expertise, RTOS/bare-metal development, and JTAG/SWD debugging.
- Experience with industrial communication interfaces and bootloader concepts.
Additional Information :
- Notice Period : Immediate to 2 months.
- Location : Pune (Hybrid : 4 days WFO, 1 day WFH).
- Stability : Minimum 3 years in one company preferred.
Skills
Firmware, Embedded, Embedded System, SoC, Microcontroller, EMC, RTOS, CAN, PCB, PCB Design