Industries, Domains, Jobs and Skills | Embedded systems podcast, in Pyjama

In this episode, we dwell on how standard embedded systems are in the Industry. What domains can one expect to find it, the job roles we have seen around and the skills needed for someone preparing for entry-level positions.

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00:00 Introduction
02:56 Industries: Opportunities for Embedded Systems Engineer
04:04 Service provider companies
04:48 What does "IP" mean?
06:00 EDA Tools
06:51 Semiconductor Companies
07:52 What does "DSP" mean?
08:45 Software companies in Semiconductor
09:30 OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturers) Companies
09:45 Dell and Embedded Systems
09:59 Audi and Embedded Systems
11:08 The Networking Sector and Embedded Systems
12:21 Defence Sector and Embedded Systems
12:56 Aerospace and Embedded Systems
13:08 Integration and tiers of OEMs
13:43 FAANG/MAANG in semiconductor
14:05 Amazon, Cloud Business, Hypervisor and Embedded systems
15:15 Smart home devices and Embedded systems
15:50 Why FAANG/MAANG companies need Embedded Engineers
16:48 The new definition of Embedded Systems: Amazon, Alexa and Shopping
19:00 Embedded Systems, everywhere...
19:23 RTOS (Real-time operating systems) and FAANG/MAANG companies
20:02 IOT (Internet of Things), Everything connected to the cloud...
21:10 Domain and Industries
23:56 Industrial Applications of Embedded Systems - Robotics on Assembly line.
25:30 Example of the skew in job opportunities between OEMs and Semiconductor
26:34 Embedded systems in Rice mills
28:41 Electrical Vehicles (EV) and Embedded Systems
29:15 The Case of Tesla Cars
29:42 Job roles and skills
29:56 Wasim's career journey and various roles
30:08 Testing IOT Cameras and the use of Python
31:20 Testing wearables remotely
32:35 HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) and what it means
33:49 Audio Middleware and Automotive
34:43 OTA (Over the Air updates) updates related work at Cisco
35:32 Dev's work at Samsung on Display units - Device drivers, Python-based testing
36:49 Device driver, Verification, Validation works at Google
37:10 Piyush's work history and various roles around - Firmware dev, Verification, Validation roles
37:40 Kernel developers, Device drivers, Host software
37:58 Bluetooth Keyboard/Mouse drivers for UEFI and pre-OS environment
38:15 Host software layer and what it means
38:35 Validation and Verification, RF team and Instrumentation control with Python
39:13 Role at Google, Validation Software, lower level code, drivers for SoC
39:38 Rajat's journey and Other roles
39:53 Application Engineering and What it means to be Customer facing
41:20 Field Application Engineering
41:33 SDK (Software Development Kit) Development at Microchip - Firmware, Middleware and Device Driver development
41:48 Kernel Development
42:16 What does firmware development mean?
44:00 Emulation and Validation Engineering
44:30 Differences in roles - Dev and Application Engineering
45:40 Embedded systems - the system is the King
46:34 Skillset for Entry-level Jobs!
48:49 How much hardware knowledge is necessary?
49:13 Starting a career in testing and validation
50:07 Pointers and Structs
51:20 Memory model and Other topics

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[suhel]

Being in Embedded systems industry from last 8 years, I really enjoyed the conversation... I appreciate it...Keep it up guys...

[viveksheelbanger]

This session is absolutely invaluable and filled with valuable insights and information. It's a treasure trove of knowledge and expertise.

[mayankgupta]

It is is really nice to share The list of companies and their work. It clearly justifies the point of having lot of opportunities in embedded domains. It also boots motivation of lot of engineers wanted to work for cars, aero craft and a lot more.

[prashanthkumar]

The one thing that most interests me in a conversation with other embedded engineers is.... The products they've worked on and the special experiences they've had.

My senior manager used to tell me his work experience on pacemaker and they kind of robust software they had to develop during the 90s.

Please let us know more of that kind.

[ekenolokwakai]

Such insightful takeaways from this podcast episode! 🌟
Piyush Itankar's remark that 'Embedded systems are omni-present' truly highlights their pervasive nature, shaping our world in countless ways.

Rajat Batra's perspective on debugging skills being more crucial than programming in embedded systems is an eye-opener. It underscores the vital role of troubleshooting and fine-tuning to ensure these systems operate safely.

Kudos to @inpyjama for bringing these gems to light in this engaging discussion! 🎙👏

[varshasanthosh]

Thanks a ton Piyush and team for this wonderful podcast! It was incredibly informative and insightful. Hoping to see more episodes to in the future :)

[SmeetRaj-qx]

Great podcast. Quite insightful. looking forward to more content like this.

[Raveer-bz]

Thank you for your work ❤
Once again as an embedded systems beginner this is helping me alot❤❤

[vimmysinha]

Thank you for this informative podcast. I was also having this confusion what general computing system is… because in books also i have read that there is difference in embedded systems and general computing system
Embedded system is such systems having specific functionality or software related to specific functions.
If that is the case then i would say general computing system is collection of several embedded systems all together
Let me know if i am not correct here😊

[Hariharan_Karthikeyan]

You may add a description regarding Model based design since it provides an algorithm derived from the physical world for the embedded application.

Example: Solar tracker.

[AshishKumar-qehq]

many people use labview for embedded and instrumentation, a quick intro to that will be helpful, i can be helpful in that part😊

[Arshadkhan-drbb]

Thank god i have passion for right thing and thanks to you guys for holding our hands in era of DSA (I liked it but not as much as compared to firmware development )
Thanks a lot for your efforts

[GR_Impact]

It would be good if you share the linkedin profiles of the panel members in the description section 🙂

[mohammedyasser]

Please do a podcast covering how AI is going to play a role in embedded systems domain for example how can a embedded engineer leverage AI for its work what kind of “AI” up-skill can an embedded engineer can do to keep itself at pace with the AI race ..

[siddharthajana]

First comment😃..This channel is very much

[shreyaskulkarni]

This Video is GOLD for Undergrads 🔝🥇💖...
Best Youtube Channel, Best People

[sandipkumar-evmf]

Thank you for creating such contents😊... can you also include what are the certifications and courses related to embedded systems(programming skills, os, rtos, kernel, firmware etc)can be done which is both recognised by companies and also fill the knowledge gaps between college and corporate ?
Also can you suggest how can i have such diversed experience (for eg. Many of you have worked on application layer, firmware, testing etc). Its very hard to find opportunities which exposes me to different tech and many companies ask for experience even though i have knowledge gained by self learning

[prashanthkumar]

This is really cool...! Definitely useful.

I currently work in a Tier-1 Automotive company and previously worked in Industrial Automation and Medical Electronics domains. I always had fascination on exploring multiple domains and job roles, just for the experience of it.

Is it bad on a career standpoint?

[AshishKumar-qehq]

renesas in defense, st, , si labs. secure boot, vxworks now allows containers in mc, other suggestions how to use tcp stack in mc, advanced amba(reason for suggestion is because it is in syllabus of qualcomm fresher hiring) and please see the hiring topics. thanks for the videos.

[rachitmds]

I love how the different yet connected fields of Software, Embedded and Hardware was linked. It has always been a blur for professionals trying to foray from more conventional sectors...

Just one suggestion would be to have more inforgraphics when you speak about the various companies or fields etc.. 😊