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Firmware Application Engineer

Ather Energy

4 - 6 years

Bengaluru

Posted: 26/02/2026

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Job Description

You’ll be our: Firmware Application Engineer

You’ll be based at: IBC Knowledge Park, Bengaluru

You’ll be aligned with: Firmware Manager

You’ll be a member of: Firmware Team

What you’ll do at Ather:

A successful candidate is expected to lead the Application Software development and integration for various Ather products and be responsible for realizing System Behaviour as per the Functional and Non-Functional Requirements. Responsibilities include:

  • Having a clear understanding of expected System behaviour by interacting with different stakeholders and translating these into Software Design.

  • Developing Scalable, Maintainable and Efficient Application software within deadlines

  • Exploring, Evaluating and Integrating Open Source libraries and frameworks appropriate for specific requirements.

  • Interacting with the QA team regularly for analyzing/Triaging Issues.

  • Designing creative prototypes according to specifications.

  • Evaluating existing applications to reprogram, update and add new features

  • Developing Technical documents and User manuals to accurately represent application design, code, and describe the procedure for operations.

  • Identifying and communicating potential risks along with preventive and corrective measures

  • Designing HW/SW integration while working with HW/Algorithms/Cloud teams to deliver an integrated solution.


Here’s what we are looking for: 


Must have: 

  • Linux / RTOS based Software development experience.

  • Experience working in a multithreaded environment and using synchronization techniques.

  • Strong Programming acumen, and Debugging Skills.

  • Strong knowledge base on evaluating Software performance metrics.

  • Experience of Communication Protocols and Automotive standards.

  • Experience with static analyser, and JTAG tools.

  • Language: C, C++, Shell

Nice to have:

  • Experience in Microcontroller firmware development.

  • Experience with UDS, AutoSAR, ISO26262, MISRA Guidelines 

  • Previous experience with SIL and HIL Testing as well as Test case generation for the same.

  • Hand on experience in using CAN tools & CAPL Scripts, Bus Master

  • Model Based Development using Matlab/Simulink.

  • Experience using messaging Protocols like MQTT, ZeroMQ.

  • Experience with Wireless protocols like BT, BLE, and WiFi.

  • Language: Go, Python


You bring to Ather:

  • BE/B.tech is minimum req with minimum 3-5 years of prior industry experience.

About Company

Ather Energy is a Bengaluru-based electric vehicle startup known for its smart scooters like the Ather 450X. The company builds high-performance EVs and invests in its own public charging network. It is pushing innovation in India’s growing sustainable mobility space.

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