Embedded System Platform Architect
Scalian·Remote, Spain
What they offer
Permanent contract
Full-time hours.
Fully remote
Per the ad.
What they ask for
Have the right to work in Spain
Scalian doesn't mention sponsorship in the ad.
Speak native-level Spanish
Listed as a requirement in the ad.
Have 3+ years of experience
Senior-level role.
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This job was published 9 months ago
About the role
Do you want to define the electronic architecture that powers our smart products? We are looking for an Embedded System Platform Architect to lead the comprehensive design of the electronic system, ensuring that hardware, firmware, and software work together as a coherent, secure, and highly reliable whole.
What you'll do
- Design the complete architecture of the electronic system for new products and updates, ensuring scalability, performance, and regulatory compliance (CE, FCC, UL).
- Define internal communication protocols, interfaces, error handling, and synchronization between electronic modules.
- Design firmware update mechanisms (OTA and local), including secure bootloaders, cryptographic validation, and fault-tolerant strategies.
- Create concepts for "smart spare parts" capable of self-updating or self-configuring.
- Develop advanced power management strategies, optimizing consumption and ensuring efficiency.
- Lead reliability analysis, functional safety, and redundancy / fail-safe mechanisms.
- Produce clear architectural documentation: MBSE diagrams, data flows, requirements, APIs, and system specifications.
- Provide expert support in troubleshooting, performance analysis, and resolution of complex issues.
- Collaborate with product, embedded software, IoT/cloud, operations, and quality teams; and technically lead junior engineers.
Nice to have
- Experience in HW/SW co-design.
- Knowledge of cybersecurity applied to embedded systems.
What you'll get
- 🚀 Join a high-level team working with cutting-edge technologies on the market.
- 💻 Remote work.
- ⛱ 25 working days of vacation
- 📝 Permanent contract
- 📚 Ongoing training, certifications, meetups, and personalized professional development plans so we can keep growing together. We also provide access to internal platforms with open content for you to enjoy at your own pace.
- 🎉 After-work events at the offices
- 🎂 Birthday afternoon off
- 🏋️♀️ Gym discounts
- 💲Flexible compensation programs: health insurance, restaurant card, transportation allowance, childcare vouchers.
- 🌏 As part of the Scalian group, we expand our borders and grow internationally.
- ♻️ Within the group, we are committed to sustainable initiatives.
How you'll work
- 🕐 Full-time position with flexible hours to help balance work and family life.
About the company & team
Scalian is a company of more than 6,000 people with an international presence, with offices in Europe and North America. We specialize in providing services to different clients focused on Data, Cloud, and Artificial Intelligence.
Requirements
- +3 years in architecture or technical leadership roles in embedded systems.
- Experience defining communication protocols between modules and firmware update architectures.
- Solid experience with microcontrollers, microprocessors, and embedded systems.
- Proficiency in protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, USB, Ethernet, BLE, Wi-Fi.
- Experience with RTOS (FreeRTOS, Zephyr) or embedded Linux
About the role
¿Quieres definir la arquitectura electrónica que impulsa nuestros productos inteligentes? Buscamos un Embedded System Platform Architect que lidere el diseño integral del sistema electrónico, asegurando que hardware, firmware y software funcionen como un todo coherente, seguro y altamente fiable.
What you'll do
- Diseñar la arquitectura completa del sistema electrónico para nuevos productos y actualizaciones, asegurando escalabilidad, rendimiento y cumplimiento normativo (CE, FCC, UL).
- Definir protocolos de comunicación interna, interfaces, manejo de errores y sincronización entre módulos electrónicos.
- Diseñar mecanismos de actualización de firmware (OTA y local), incluyendo bootloaders seguros, validación criptográfica y estrategias tolerantes a fallos.
- Crear conceptos para “smart spare parts” capaces de auto-actualizarse o auto-configurarse.
- Desarrollar estrategias avanzadas de gestión de energía, optimizando consumos y garantizando eficiencia.
- Liderar análisis de fiabilidad, seguridad funcional y mecanismos de redundancia / fail-safe.
- Producir documentación arquitectónica clara: diagramas MBSE, flujos de datos, requisitos, APIs y especificaciones de sistema.
- Dar soporte experto en troubleshooting, análisis de rendimiento y resolución de problemas complejos.
- Colaborar con equipos de producto, software embebido, IoT/cloud, operaciones y calidad; y liderar técnicamente a ingenieros junior.
Nice to have
- Experiencia en co-diseño HW/SW.
- Conocimientos de ciberseguridad aplicada a sistemas embebidos.
What you'll get
- 🚀 Formar parte de un equipo de alto nivel bajo tecnologías punteras en el mercado.
- 💻 Teletrabajo.
- ⛱ 25 días laborables de vacaciones
- 📝 Contrato indefinido
- 📚 Formación continua, certificaciones, meetups y planes de desarrollo profesional personalizados para que podamos seguir creciendo juntos. Contamos con acceso a plataformas internas con contenido abierto para que lo disfrutes cuando tú quieras y a tu ritmo.
- 🎉 After works en las oficinas
- 🎂 La tarde del cumpleaños libre
- 🏋️♀️ Descuentos en gimnasios
- 💲Programas de retribución flexible: seguro médico, tarjeta restaurante, abono de transporte, cheques para escuelas infantiles.
- 🌏 Como parte del grupo Scalian, abrimos nuestras fronteras y crecemos internacionalmente.
- ♻️ En el grupo apostamos por iniciativas sostenibles.
How you'll work
- 🕐 Jornada completa con horario flexible para facilitar la conciliación entre vida familiar y profesional.
About the company & team
Scalian es una empresa de más de 6.000 personas con una dimensión internacional, con oficinas en Europa y América del Norte. Estamos especializados en dar servicios a diferentes clientes enfocados en Data, Cloud e Inteligencia Artificial.
Requisitos
- +3 años en roles de arquitectura o liderazgo técnico en sistemas embebidos.
- Experiencia definiendo protocolos de comunicación entre módulos y arquitecturas de actualización de firmware.
- Sólida experiencia con microcontroladores, microprocesadores y sistemas embebidos.
- Dominio de protocolos como I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, USB, Ethernet, BLE, Wi-Fi.
- Experiencia con RTOS (FreeRTOS, Zephyr) o Linux embebido
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