Principal Engineer-Software Development

Role overview

Workplace

• The position is onsite in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

Software engineering and technical leadership

• Lead design, development, integration, and verification of embedded software for aerospace systems.
• Provide technical guidance and architectural direction; mentor and coach engineers on software practices and engineering excellence.
• Decompose system requirements into software high-level requirements and drive requirements, design, and code reviews.
• Develop embedded and real-time application software, low-level device drivers, and communication interfaces.
• Develop software for CAN, UART, SPI, I2C, Ethernet, ARINC 429, or equivalent protocols.
• Debug, optimize performance, and investigate root causes of complex software issues; conduct impact analysis and support corrective and preventive actions.
• Support CI/CD implementation and maintenance; integrate automated build, test, and deployment workflows.
• Create Python tools for automation, testing, data analysis, and productivity improvements.
• Support configuration management, release activities, traceability, verification, and certification deliverables.
• Ensure compliance with aerospace software processes and standards; participate in lifecycle reviews and audits.
• Collaborate with Systems, Verification, Hardware, Quality, and Program teams; participate in Agile ceremonies and backlog planning.
• Support estimation, planning, risk management, technical problem-solving, and continuous improvement.

Required qualifications

• At least 12 years of industry experience in a safety-critical domain, preferably aerospace, and embedded software lifecycle experience following DO-178C processes.
• Aerospace or avionics software development experience and knowledge of DO-178C and certification processes.
• Experience with requirements tools such as DOORS or Polarion; Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or equivalent DevOps tools.
• Knowledge of software verification, regression testing, and structural coverage; experience with static analysis and software quality processes.
• Strong Python programming experience.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Information Technology.

Additional experience

• Exposure to embedded systems and board bring-up activities.

Technical areas

• Embedded and real-time systems, device drivers, communication protocols, CI/CD, automated workflows, configuration management, and software releases.
• Technical leadership, mentoring, analytical problem-solving, debugging, cross-functional collaboration, ownership, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Benefits include transportation, meal coupons, group life, health and accident insurance, annual vacation and sick leave, an employee scholar program, and work-life balance programs.
• Additional programs include car leasing, the National Pension Scheme, LTA, and fuel, maintenance, or driver-wage benefits.

Employment screening

• India positions require a background check, which may include a drug screen.