Principal Embedded Software Engineer

Job Description SummaryWe are seeking a highly experienced Principal Embedded Software & Firmware Engineer to provide technical leadership, architecture guidance, and hands-on engineering direction for real-time embedded systems supporting products and solutions for P&C Solutions. This role focuses on the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of 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 leader within the business line, you will help drive 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 work closely with cross-functional and global teams across hardware, networking, security, systems engineering, and product development to guide architecture decisions, and improve engineering execution.Job DescriptionKey ResponsibilitiesProvide technical leadership for embedded platform modernization, product development, and next-generation system architectures within the business line.Review the design and implementation of real-time embedded platforms for protection and communication systems using multi-core SoCs, RTOS (VxWorks, QNX, FreeRTOS), and embedded Linux.Identify, evaluate, and introduce engineering solutions for embedded software and firmware challenges across product development and lifecycle support.Guide architectural implementation of virtualized firmware stacks, embedded containers, and real-time microservices for digital substations and edge computing applications.Support adoption of embedded virtualization using lean hypervisors and modular software architectures that improve reliability, maintainability, and secure field-deployable service updates.Chair design reviews for individual components, sub