Embedded Software Consulting Engineer, Protection and Control Systems

Job Description Summary We are seeking a highly experienced and technically authoritative Embedded Software & Firmware Consulting Engineer to lead strategy, architecture, and design initiatives for real-time embedded systems, enabling the product and platform designs for Transmission & Distribution (T&D). This role focuses on defining and guiding secure, resilient embedded platforms for protection relays, communication gateways, Ethernet switches, and industrial wireless devices deployed in substations, field automation, and remote environments. As a senior technical authority, you will champion the convergence of embedded and enterprise technologies, including real-time virtualization, containerization, and service-oriented architecture, to modernize grid-edge devices and improve lifecycle agility. You will influence cross-functional teams and collaborate globally to shape the embedded software stack across hardware, networking, security, and systems engineering. Job Description Key Responsibilities Serve as a technical authority for embedded platform modernization, product innovation, and next-generation system architectures. Lead the design strategy of real-time embedded platforms for protection and communication systems using multi-core SoCs, RTOS ( VxWorks, QNX, FreeRTOS ), or embedded Linux. Guide strategic choices in virtualized firmware stacks, embedded containers, and real-time microservices for digital substations and edge computing. Drive architectural modernization through the adoption of embedded virtualization using lean hypervisors, enabling reliability and modularity through microservice-oriented architecture for critical and secure field-deployable service updates. Guide the design of CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps workflows, and automated test frameworks tailored to embedded environments. Promote modular design, RTOS abstraction, software reuse, and real-time determinism across services. Lead edge software strategies for AI/ML-based diagnostics, adapti...