Embedded Software Lead - Platform Software, Embedded C, RTOS with Avionics

Location: Bangalore, India

Thales people architect solutions that enable two-thirds of planes to take off and land safely. We create in-flight entertainment systems that engross 50 million fliers every year and we develop the avionics that control the world’s largest commercial aircrafts. Our simulators train the next generation of pilots for fighter jets, transporters and search and rescue helicopters. And, together, each and every member of our aerospace team makes a difference.

Present in India since 1953, Thales is headquartered in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, and has operational offices and sites spread across Bengaluru, Delhi, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune among others. Over 1800 employees are working with Thales and its joint ventures in India. Since the beginning, Thales has been playing an essential role in India’s growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence, Transport, Aerospace and Digital Identity and Security markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for design and development of low-level software for aerospace domain
• Work in an agile team in all the phases of software development (requirement analysis, design, coding, unit testing and functional testing)
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team for execution of new requirements
• Focus on timely delivery with quality and cost
• Maintain integrity and work ethics within the team

Mandatory Skills:

• Should have 8yrs-12 years of experience in Embedded SW development, primarily with Board Support Package and device drivers
• Sound knowledge in embedded C development for MPU (PowerPC, ARM, Intel etc.) or MCU (AVR, Renesas, STM etc.)
• Experience in writing and optimizing device drivers for I/O peripherals like GPIO, Timer, UART, I2C, SPI, Ethernet, PCI, Flash etc.
• Knowledge of safety standards in Aerospace (DO-178B/C) and exposure to complete Software Development Life Cycle (development, unit testing, integration testing)
• Knowledge of configuration management tools - GIT / Jenkins / JIRA
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills

Good to have

• Working knowledge of RTOS – VxWorks, Integrity, DEOS, QNX etc.
• Experience with GNU toolchain – compiler, linker, makefiles, debugging
• Knowledge of scripting language (Bash, Python etc.)
• Knowledge about avionics protocols (ARINC-429, ARINC-664, RS-232).
• Experience in HW abstraction layer, board bring-up.
• Understanding of Agile methodology

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