Role Proficiency:

Spearhead and architect Embedded Software programs products and platforms and end to end Turnkey solutions with strong Technical Leadership.

Outcomes:

     Architect complex embedded software products with technology leadership as per standards and meeting customer expectations. Upgrade own and team professional knowledge and skills      Provides reliable solutions to a variety of problems using sound problem solving techniques. Performs technical root cause analysis and outlines corrective action for given problems      Review product and/or application information including manuals and brochures for technical accuracy.      Define and evaluate standards and best practices for the technology area of expertise      Collaborate with Architect -II by helping them in choosing the technology and tools for solution proposals.      Make recommendations on how to improve the effectiveness efficiency and delivery of services using technology and methodologies      Contribute in customer technical review meetings. Influence and improve customer satisfaction      Review and contribute solution architectures.      Review participate in RFP defense meetings.   Responsible for overall delivery to the customer.   Recommend technical trainings and upskilling technologies.   Identify technical risks and provide mitigation strategies   Close collaboration with system architects and requirements engineers   Provides direction and goals to the group in line with the business strategies.   Resolve technical conflicts make trade-offs and resolve technical problems. Looks for patterns of struggle experiments with new design and new ways of applying existing designs to solve problems.

Measures of Outcomes:

     Adherence with embedded engineering process compliance process and standards (coding and quality standards)      Number of RFQRFP workings      Number of technical issues uncovered during the execution of the project      Number of review feedback from clients      Defect injection at various stages of lifecycle      Adherence to program schedule / timelines      Number of Innovation techniques and published patents for self and team.      Defined productivity standards for multiple projects      Adhere to organizational policies and processes Deploy optimal cost architect techniques

Outputs Expected:

Design:

Guide and own the complex embedded design architecture/LLD
sequence/use case / flow diagrams; linking to customer requirements.

Proposition:

Responsible for proposal elicitation
RFQRFP and finalization Provides reliable solutions to a variety of problems

Develop:

Design the embedded SW and code as per design patterns
coding standards
templates and checklists. Define and maintain technical standards and best practices

Test:

Suggest
guide testing strategies and approaches.

Document:

Provides guidance on the templates
checklists
guidelines
standards for design/process/development Guides others on the deliverable documents – Design documentation
Requirements
Test cases and results

Configure:

Review and sign-off configuration process.

Quality:

Own design reviews
add value
and take responsibility for the design and overall quality of the embedded software

Release:

Sign-off customer release process and packages.

Estimate:

Review and sign-off project estimates
effort
and resource planning for projects kick-off.

Interface with Customer:

Work closely with customer architects in finalizing design Proactively influence customers thought process

Manage Project:

Technically oversee and take ownership of end to end project lifecycle

Assists others in resolving complex technical problems:

Manage all aspects of problem management activities
investigating the root cause ofrnproblems and recommends SMART (specific
measurable
achievable
realistic
timely)rnsolutions.

Development and review of Standards & Documentation:

Review software process improvement activities and communicate to a range of individuals
teams and other entities

Leading Complex Projects:

Leads the technical activities in a significant or complex project or portfolio of projects
accountable to the Delivery Manager or Portfolio Manager for delivery and quality of technical deliverables.

Certifications:

Organization level; forecast the roadmap for future technical certifications

Skill Examples:

     Ability to provide expert opinions to business problems      Ability to proactively identify solutions for technical challenges      Ability to contribute / support Architects -II.      Facility to perform competitive benchmarking with product availability in the market      Ability to act as a change agent collaborate to improve product and platforms architecture roadmap.      Ability to leverage architectural paradigms across multiple development locations and teams to converge to a fewer set of software platforms and architectures.      Capacity to provide situational leadership; working with teams of different levels of proficiency.      Ability to create technical evaluation procedures      Ability to coach and lead others in acquiring knowledge; providing expert advice   Ability to translate conceptual solutions to technology solutions by choosing the best technical tools   Knack in breaking down complex problems into logical components   Ability to create and articulate impactful technical presentations   Ability to build confidence with customers by meeting the deliverables on time with quality.   Capable of designing a new system from scratch   Ability to take up reengineering of existing systems by understanding the functionality   Ability to do overall estimates and present to client   Aptitude in contributing new ideas and innovations   Ability to maintain high motivation levels and positive dynamics   Ability to develop and compliance of financial plans and budgets   Ability to impact and influence   Skill in customer relationship building   Ability to optimise project portfolio timelines and delivery objectives by achieving consensus on stakeholder priorities   Ability to lead conversion from monolithic EMBEDDED architecture over to micro services containerization virtualization and orchestration. Convert mono to micro.   Ability to present complex issues with clarity and drive decisions Talent in collaborating across teams in multiple geos. Provides technical guidance and ensures that sound engineering practices are followed.

Knowledge Examples:

     Knowledge of design and code Embedded C C++ programming (OOP) Java and STL for product level.      Knowledge on creating and executing one or more of the following domains:      Fuse / Power domains / Pre-OS design / OS enabling / HAL /Security crypto engines.      Knowledge of Linux / Android kernel patching Back porting kernel patches and OOT merging; upstreaming to community      Skill in analysing complex software systems and de-compose it in context of architecture view      Knowledge on reverse engineer source code written in C / C++ and generate requirements write equivalent code in a higher level language.      Expertise to configure diagnose troubleshoot and support AUTOSAR (MICROSAR) embedded software system (e.g. OS RTE and .arxml generation BSW modules) as well as application software components.      Debugging tools like DPO/DSO MSO Protocol analyser Network analyser Audio analyser Video analyser Spectrum analyser and JTAG Emulators      Knowledge of OS Scheduler Pre-emptive Round robin & Cooperative scheduling related work   Knowledge of SW development in area of CAN Diagnostics Vehicle Functions etc.   Experience to select appropriate IoT & IO protocols as per problem statement.   Knowledge of safety critical quality standards & FMEA (MISRA ISO26262 EN50128).   Knowledge of motor controller FW PLDC Controller AC Controller domains.   Knowledge of hardware schematics and design/implement associated embedded software.   Familiar with defining SW architectures for throughput Memory footprint and scalability.    Knowledge of software development on multicore SoCs having control processors and DSP processors    Knowledge of security concepts: secure Boot TrustZone secure communication. Awareness of embedded software debugging with JTAG based debugging tools. 

Additional Comments:

Computer Vision, Lidar perception algorithm development, C, C++ & Python, AI/ML/DL, Embedded domain, ADAS, Autonomous Driving, SLAM