Principal Software Architect, Embedded Software

Principal Software Architect, Embedded Software

ADI - Analog Devices

Cork, Ireland

About the Role

As Embedded Software Architect, you will contribute strongly to the definition of the software vision for Analog Devices' Datacenters & Energy business unit and develop product definitions and architectures to implement that vision. You'll lead the development of cutting-edge embedded systems that drive next-generation intelligent power management for Datacenters, ensuring they meet the highest standards for security, reliability, and real time performance.

This is a hands-on role where you will work within and influence world-class engineering organizations while partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to architect software solutions that improve datacenter resilience and advance power management innovation. You will bring deep experience architecting real-time software in embedded systems, with a keen understanding of how to balance functional requirements with exceptional performance and efficiency.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to

• Engage with customers and internal stakeholders to gather requirements for complex systems to manage and monitor power in datacenters;
• Focus on ‘Big Picture’ and long-term viability to create robust, extensible, scalable and enduring architectures to address the identified requirements;
• Choose platforms, frameworks and tools that optimally fit the system requirements;
• Architect high performance real-time embedded to balance ideal engineering with real world constraints;
• Perform trade-off analyses between simplicity vs scalability, cost vs speed of delivery, monolith vs microservices etc.;
• Create all necessary documentation to support software architecture definition, including high-level block diagrams, data flow diagrams, logic diagrams etc.;
• Clearly communicate architecture rationale to team members and stakeholders;
• Drive continuous improvement in software development process through adoption of the latest, best in class methods and tools including AI;
• Mentor team members from junior to senior and staff level.

Minimum candidate requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field;
• 15+ years of experience in the full lifecycle of software development from requirements gathering and analysis through design, development, and product release;
• 10+ years architecting and designing complex embedded software systems;
• Ability to read and understand hardware schematics;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. The successful candidate must be able to communicate complex concepts to other team members, customers, and stakeholders;
• Experience developing software as part of a multi-developer Agile team using Git branching and merging;
• Experience designing signal processing chains in software and knowledge of the trade-offs between processing performance, latency etc.

Desirable additional skills and experience

• Familiarity with electrical power control systems;
• Familiarity with embedded RTOS such as Zephyr;
• Experience with embedded security (data protection, secure boot, secure communications);
• Familiarity with machine learning concepts and model development.