Principal, Multi-technology Product Technical Lead

Key Responsibilities:


* Technical Leadership:
+ Act as the primary technical authority for firmware development within the squad or project team.
+ Translate Market/system requirements into clear Product Firmware requirements.
+ Approver of Firmware design specifications, coding guidelines, and development strategies throughout the product lifecycle.
+ Lead the development of embedded firmware solutions, including RTOS-based applications, communication stacks, device drivers, bootloaders, diagnostics, and cybersecurity features.
+ Evaluate technical feasibility, estimate firmware development effort, resource requirements, risks and delivery timelines.
+ Drive key firmware architecture and design decisions in collaboration with System/Firmware/Hardware Architects, Cybersecurity Experts, and Technical Leaders.
+ Ensure alignment with Schneider Electric's software platform, reuse strategy, cybersecurity framework, and technology roadmap.
+ Promote adoption of software engineering best practices, including modularity, maintainability, scalability, and reusability.



* Project and Team Coordination:
+ Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary teams involving Firmware, Systems, Hardware, Verification & Validation, Cybersecurity, Quality, Manufacturing, and Product Management.
+ Plan and prioritize firmware development activities with Product Owner, Project Manager, Architects, and stakeholders.
+ Organize and lead firmware design reviews, architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical stage gate reviews.
+ Drive collaboration across global firmware development teams, technology centers, and partner organizations.
+ Mentor firmware engineers and technical leads through coaching, technical guidance, and competency development.
+ Foster engineering excellence through software quality initiatives, continuous integration practices, and agile development methodologies.
+ Drive backlog prioritization and technical debt management to ensure sustainable product development.



* Risk Management and Product Quality:
+ Drive firmware-level technical risk assessment and mitigation planning throughout the development lifecycle.
+ Ensure implementation of Design for System Reliability (DfSR), Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC), and software quality best practices.
+ Lead Firmware DFMEA participation, fault tree analysis, root cause analysis, and reliability improvement initiatives.
+ Lead resolution of critical firmware defects, field issues, and technical escalations.
+ Ensure compliance with Quality, Cost, Cybersecurity, Reliability, and Delivery objectives.
+ Maintain technical risk registers and monitor mitigation plans throughout project execution.
+ Collaborate with SOTL, OQL and other stakeholders to investigate and re...