R&D Engineer - Embedded Firmware

ABB Electrification Business Smart Power Division

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This position reports to:

R&D Team Lead

Your Role And Responsibilities:

In this role, you will have the opportunity to contribute to ABB's success with technology, software, product, and system development. Each day, you will identify and implement innovative solutions to relevant problems. You will also showcase your expertise by providing ideas and by being able to work both independently and as a part of a Research & Development (R&D) team. The work model for the role is: LI-Onsite. This role is contributing to the Electrification Business Smart Power Division in Hyderabad. You will be mainly accountable for:

• Highly motivated self-driven engineers to work in electronics firmware development related to electrical distribution and control products. In this position you are responsible for understanding existing systems and work on new enhancements/development of products from concept through production
• Working as an independent and reliable contributor in R&D projects with limited supervision.
• Performing various tasks in the assigned area (e.g. electronics), from building concepts, gathering requirements to designing, implementing, integrating, testing, technology transfer or maintenance, and operations.
• Understanding and applying applicable processes, standards, guidelines, and requirements, including architectural and design constraints.
• Driving the achievement of assigned targets (quality, time, scope, cost) and raising and addressing risks.

Qualifications For The Role :

• B. Tech/M. S/ M. Tech or equivalent in ECE/EEE from reputed institutes with 6+ years of hands-on experience developing firmware related to electrical distribution and control products.
• The candidate must have good knowledge and hands-on experience in developing firmware modules independently.
• Should have 6+ years of experience in firmware development; should be very strong in 'C', C++ and Python. The candidate must have good understanding of coding standards.
• Hands-on firmware development experience on 16/32-bit microcontrollers and development tools like Emulator, Simulator, and Debuggers etc.
• Hands on experience on Serial communication protocols (IRDA, RS232 etc.) / Field-bus architectures (Profibus, Modbus, CANbus etc.) is a plus.
• Hands on electronic energy controller & power metering experience is a plus.
• Hands on experience on product firmware validation like smoke, regression tests.
• Desired - Knowledge of electrical protection equipment and protection standards like IEC, ANSI, UL.

ABB Smart Power provides energy distribution solutions for data centers, industrial and manufacturing plants, critical infrastructure and commercial buildings. The Division's technical teams work closely with industry partners, delivering advanced solutions that support rapid growth, energy transition, and sustainability objectives. The Division's portfolio includes industrial circuit breakers, low-voltage systems, motor starting applications, and safety devices like switches and relays. Its Power Protection unit supports the world's largest data center companies with advanced energy-efficient UPS solutions. The Division's ABB Ability™ Energy Manager provides a scalable, easy-to-use platform that helps organizations save energy and reduce CO2 emissions.