Embedded Architect
Job Description
Location: Gurgaon, India
Experience: 8+ Years
Employment Type: Full-Time
About the Company – Incedo (Incedo 4.0)
Incedo is a next-generation digital engineering organization helping enterprises become AI-first and platform-led. Through its Incedo 4.0 vision, the company is driving innovation across AI, data, cloud, and intelligent product engineering.
With deep expertise in industrial, telecom, and enterprise platforms, Incedo enables clients to build scalable, connected, and intelligent systems, making it an ideal environment for engineers working on industrial gateways and embedded networking products.
Role Overview
We are hiring an Embedded Architect / Sr. Technical Lead to work on Industrial Protocol Gateway products, focusing on multi-protocol communication, real-time data exchange, and industrial device integration.
The role requires deep expertise in:
• Industrial communication protocols
• Gateway product architecture
• Real-time embedded systems and networking stacks
You will drive the design and development of high-performance, reliable protocol conversion gateways used in mission-critical industrial environments.
Key Responsibilities
Gateway Product Architecture
• Design and architect industrial protocol gateway solutions
• Define multi-protocol data flow and conversion logic between heterogeneous industrial systems
• Build scalable and modular gateway architectures for industrial deployments
Industrial Protocol Development
• Develop and enhance support for:
• EtherNet/IP (Adapter/Scanner roles)
• Modbus (RTU/TCP Master/Slave)
• Profinet (IO Controller/Device)
• DNP3 (Master/Outstation)
• Implement protocol translation and mapping between PLCs, SCADA, and field devices
PLC & Industrial Integration
• Integrate gateways with PLCs such as:
• Allen-Bradley (Rockwell)
• Siemens (S7 series)
• Work on tag mapping, register mapping, and data modeling
Embedded Networking & Systems
• Develop embedded applications on Linux/RTOS platforms
• Handle:
• Socket programming
• Multi-threading
• Inter-process communication (IPC)
• Optimize network throughput, latency, and determinism
Performance & Reliability
• Ensure real-time data handling and deterministic communication
• Improve system stability, failover handling, and recovery mechanisms
• Debug complex field issues using tools like:
• Wireshark
• Serial analyzers
• Protocol simulators
Security & Industrial Standards
• Implement secure communication mechanisms:
• TLS/SSL
• VPN (IPSEC/OpenVPN)
• Work with industrial cybersecurity best practices
• Support secure boot, firmware integrity, and certificate management
Development Excellence
• Drive:
• Code reviews
• Architecture governance
• Best practices in embedded design
• Ensure adoption of:
• CI/CD (Jenkins)
• Static code analysis
• Automated testing frameworks
Customer & Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Engage with customers for:
• Requirement understanding
• Deployment issues
• Custom protocol handling
• Work with hardware, QA, and field engineering teams
Leadership
• Mentor engineers in industrial protocols and embedded systems
• Lead PoCs, innovation initiatives, and product enhancements
Required Skills & Expertise
Industrial Protocol & Gateway Expertise (Must-Have)
• Strong hands-on experience with:
• EtherNet/IP (Scanner/Adapter implementation)
• Modbus RTU/TCP
• Profinet
• DNP3
• Deep understanding of:
• Protocol conversion gateways
• Data mapping between heterogeneous systems
• Experience working with industrial protocols gateway products
PLC / SCADA Integration
• Experience integrating with:
• Rockwell / Allen-Bradley PLCs
• Siemens S7 PLCs
• Knowledge of:
• Ladder logic interaction (basic understanding)
• Tag/register mapping
• SCADA communication flows
Embedded Systems
• Strong programming in C and C++
• Experience with:
• Linux-based embedded systems
• RTOS (preemptive multitasking)
• Low-level debugging and system bring-up
Networking Expertise
• Strong knowledge of:
• TCP/IP stack
• Ethernet, VLAN, NAT
• DHCP, NTP
• Experience with:
• Socket programming
• Packet-level debugging (Wireshark)
Tools & Practices
• Git / Bitbucket
• JIRA
• Jenkins (CI/CD pipelines)
• Shell/Bash scripting
System Design
• Strong expertise in:
• Embedded architecture design
• Design patterns
• High-availability and fault-tolerant systems
Good to Have
• Experience with OPC UA / MQTT (Industrial IoT protocols)
• Exposure to Edge computing / IIoT platforms
• Docker / containerization in embedded environments
• Qt framework for UI-based gateway tools
• Python for automation/testing
• Experience with firmware upgrade mechanisms (OTA)
Ideal Candidate Profile
• Architect/Lead with strong industrial protocol + embedded background
• Experience in gateway products / protocol converters
• Comfortable working with PLCs, SCADA, and field devices
• Passionate about real-time systems and industrial automation
