Senior Technical Lead – Industrial Networking and Motor Control Software

Job Title

Senior Technical Lead – Industrial Networking and Motor Control Software

Role Summary

Lead development of industrial networking and motor control software for next-generation RISC-V real-time MCUs. Own delivery of production-quality Industrial Ethernet stacks, motor-control reference software, and validation from FPGA to first silicon.

The role combines team leadership, cross-functional coordination with SoC/IP/hardware teams, and direct customer engagement for factory-automation and motor-drive OEMs.

Experience Level

Senior — requires 7+ years in embedded software or post-silicon validation with at least 2+ years of team leadership.

Responsibilities

Primary delivery, validation, and integration responsibilities:

• Build and lead a cross-functional embedded software team (5+ engineers); set schedules and quality metrics, and mentor engineers.
• Deliver and integrate Industrial Ethernet stacks (EtherCAT, PROFINET, Ethernet/IP, CC-Link IE TSN, Modbus, HSR/PRP) and a clean stack abstraction/port layer for third-party stacks.
• Design and guide real-time motor control software (FOC loops, ADC/PWM handling, encoder interfaces) and its co-existence with networking on shared cores/threads.
• Define and run software-centric validation and bring-up on FPGA and first silicon; debug Ethernet/TSN switch, MACs, DMA, PHYs, timers, CAN/LIN.
• Own conformance and certification readiness and set up conformance test infrastructure (e.g., CLPA, EtherCAT CTT, PROFINET ART Tester, TSN profiles).
• Build automation for lab validation and CI pipelines; support ASIL-level safety validation where applicable.
• Collaborate with SoC/hardware, IP, and safety teams to feed software findings into hardware feature decisions.
• Engage OEM/Tier-1 customers on integration, onboarding, and SDK adoption; deliver reference applications and customer packages.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience; nice-to-have items listed separately.

• Must-have: 7+ years in embedded software and/or post-silicon validation with 2+ years leading engineering teams.
• Must-have: Hands-on experience shipping and certifying Industrial Ethernet and TSN implementations (EtherCAT, PROFINET, Ethernet/IP, CC-Link IE TSN, HSR/PRP, IEEE 802.1 TSN).
• Must-have: Strong RTOS experience (FreeRTOS, Zephyr, or similar), device drivers, and real-time systems design.
• Must-have: Practical motor-control knowledge or demonstrated ability to lead motor-control and networking integration.
• Must-have: Bring-up and debug experience with tools such as OpenOCD, Segger J-Link, Lauterbach.
• Must-have: Scripting and automation skills (Python, Bash) and familiarity with CI/CD workflows.
• Nice-to-have: Experience taking protocol stacks through conformance/certification; delivery of SDKs to Tier-1s/OEMs.
• Nice-to-have: Familiarity with LwIP, OpenAvnu, gPTP/1588 time-sync stacks; functional safety (ISO 26262 / IEC 61508); secure boot/firmware update.
• Nice-to-have: Familiarity with RISC-V ISA and other ISAs (ARM64, x86_64).

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Embedded Systems, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related technical field (as specified in the posting).

About the Company

Company: GlobalFoundries

Headquarters: Saratoga Springs, New York, USA

GlobalFoundries is a leading contract manufacturer for the global semiconductor industry, with facilities in multiple countries, including the USA. The company develops a broad portfolio of semiconductor technologies and employs around 13,000 people worldwide. GlobalFoundries focuses on enhancing competitiveness in specialized application solutions and fostering innovation in mobile communications, consumer electronics, and automotive applications.