Principal Engineer - Driver Development

Coherent is hiring a Principal Engineer - Driver Development in Hyderabad(Hitec City), India. The details below summarise the employer's own listing; applications happen on the original posting, not on GetFirstJob.

What the work involves

• Design, develop, and maintain C#/.NET/C++ -based device drivers and control software for hardware modules used in automated test systems.
• Architect scalable driver frameworks to support multiple hardware revisions and device configurations.
• Implement robust communication layers (USB, UART, SPI, I2C, Ethernet, or custom interfaces) between host applications and embedded hardware.
• Ensure drivers support high reliability, deterministic behavior, and safe hardware interaction in production test environments.
• Develop reusable driver libraries and APIs for integration with test automation frameworks and system software.
• Work closely with STM32 microcontroller-based boards to develop and validate host-side control drivers.
• Interface with embedded firmware teams to define communication protocols, command structures, and data exchange mechanisms.
• Support firmware bring-up activities by validating register-level communication and device control sequences.
• Understand microcontroller peripherals such as ADC, DAC, GPIO, PWM, SPI, I2C, and UART for driver integration.
• Utilize laboratory instrumentation to support debugging and validation activities, including and not limited to Oscilloscopes, Digital Communication Analyzers (DCA), Power supplies, Power meters, Network analyzers.

What they are looking for

The listing does not state specific requirements or qualifications for this role.

Pay and dates

The listing does not state pay. The source page shows a relative posting age rather than an exact posting date; this role was first seen and checked as open on 4 November 2026. The source page showed it as posted “1 week ago” when captured; that is a relative stamp, not an exact date.

How to apply

Apply on the listing where the employer published this role: Principal Engineer - Driver Development at Coherent. We found this listing on naukri.com; it was still open when we checked on 4 November 2026. If the posting has closed or the link fails, the role may have been filled.