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About the Company -  EyeROV


EyeROV, India's first indigenous manufacturer of commercial underwater drone/ROV based in Kochi, Kerala, the heart of maritime activities. EyeROV is a young and dynamic workspace envisioned to bring deeptech, robotics technologies to the space of Marine and Energy Sector. Within this short span of 7 years, the company has delivered world-class products and solutions to its various clients such as BPCL, DRDO, Indian Railways, Maersk, NHDC etc... The company is funded by GAIL and BPCL, Kochouseph Chittilappilly (founder of V-Guard and Wonderla Group of Companies) as investors. The company is supported by Maker Village and Kerala Startup Mission. 


EyeROV was founded in 2016 by IIT Alumnus Johns T Mathai (IIT Delhi) and Kannappa Palaniappan P (IIT Madras). The company has won numerous awards including National Startup Award 2021 by TDB, Department of Science & Technology, Best Tech Design Award in 2020 by IAMAI (Internet & Mobile Association of India), Selected as one of the Top 6 Startup of the yearIndywoods Billionaires Club, Top 8 Industrial Start-up of India from IIGP 2018 organized by Lockheed Martin, MIT, TATA Trust, IIMA and DST and has represented India in USA and Japan for various startup events.


Location : Kochi (Work From Office)


Job Description:


Job Description:


We are seeking a skilled Embedded Systems Engineer with hands-on experience in debugging, firmware development, and working with flight controller hardware such as Pixhawk. The ideal candidate will possess strong embedded programming skills, familiarity with real-time operating systems, and a solid understanding of schematics and PCB layouts. You will be an integral part of a cross-functional team developing cutting-edge embedded solutions for UAV and robotics applications.


Key Responsibilities:




  • Develop, debug, and optimize embedded firmware for ARM Cortex-M0/M4 based microcontrollers.




  • Use JTAG/SWD tools for low-level hardware debugging and system bring-up.




  • Work with FreeRTOS and ESP-IDF for real-time embedded application development.




  • Interpret and analyze electronic schematics and PCB layout files for hardware integration and troubleshooting.




  • Collaborate with hardware engineers to support board bring-up and validation.




  • Customize and develop firmware for Pixhawk or similar flight controller platforms.




  • Participate in system design reviews, testing, and documentation.




Required Skills & Qualifications:




  • Hands-on experience with JTAG debugging tools and techniques.




  • Strong understanding of ARM Cortex-M0/M4 microcontrollers and peripherals.




  • Practical experience with Pixhawk or similar flight controller hardware and firmware.




  • Proficiency in FreeRTOS and familiarity with real-time embedded programming concepts.




  • Experience with ESP-IDF and development for ESP32-based systems.




  • Solid ability to read and interpret schematics and PCB layout (Altium, KiCad, or similar).




  • Proficiency in C/C++ programming for embedded systems.




  • Experience with embedded development tools: GCC, OpenOCD, GDB, etc.




Preferred Qualifications:




  • Knowledge of UAV systems, autopilot firmware (PX4/ArduPilot).




  • Experience with communication protocols: SPI, I2C, UART, CAN.




  • Familiarity with hardware interface debugging using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, etc.




  • Experience in version control systems (e.g., Git).




  • Exposure to Agile development and CI/CD processes for embedded systems.




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