Senior IoT System Architect (Pune/Gurugram/Pondicherry)

Requisition ID: 72762  About Whirlpool India   Whirlpool of India Limited, headquartered in Gurugram,  is a leading home appliances company dedicated to enhancing life at home and inspiring generations through its trusted brands. The company operates three state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Faridabad, Pune & Puducherry, each reflecting Whirlpool’s commitment to providing best-in-class consumer solutions. Further driving innovation, the company has a Technology & Engineering Center, where India's world-class talent architects the next generation of home innovation. In the 2024-25 fiscal year, Whirlpool of India reported approximately INR 8110 Cr in annual revenue and employed 2193 people. More information is available at   www.india.whirlpool.in The team you will be a part of: 
 The Software Engineering team designs, develops or coordinates development/troubleshooting or debugging of moderately complex software programs for enhancements and new products. Performs high-level design/modeling to convert stakeholder needs into software solutions. Develops software and tools in support of design, infrastructure and technology platforms. Determines hardware compatibility and/or influences hardware design. Develops the architectural guidelines, specifications, and technical standards and communicates to stakeholders. This role in summary: 
 We are looking for a Senior IoT System Architect to define, design and govern the technical blueprint for our next-generation smart connected appliances. In this role, you will be the primary technical authority owning the end-to-end IOT architecture—from low-level appliance microcontrollers and local wireless mesh networks to cloud telemetry pipelines and mobile API interfaces. You will translate product requirements into secure, scalable, and low-latency physical-to-digital systems, ensuring our appliance fleet is built for massive global scale. Your responsibilities will include: 
 End-to-End Product Architecture & Topology System Design: Define and document the comprehensive edge-to-cloud system architecture, defining state machines, data flow topologies, and Interface Control Documents (ICDs) across hardware, firmware, cloud, and applications. Hardware & Component Evaluation: Lead the technical evaluation and selection of microcontrollers (MCUs), System-on-Chips (SoCs), and RF modules based on strict memory, power-budget, thermal, and Bill of Materials (BOM) cost constraints. Edge Intelligence: Architect localized data processing and edge computing strategies on the appliance to handle real-time sensor analytics, predictive maintenance, and fault-detection algorithms.   Embedded Control & Smart Home Ecosystems OS & Bus Governance: Oversee the integration of Real-Time Operating Systems ( FreeRTOS, Zephyr ) with low-level appliance application loops running on ARM Cortex-M/A or ESP32 chipsets via internal buses ( I2C, SPI, UART ). Ecosystem Interoperability: Architect native support for industry-standard smart home ecosystems ( Apple HomeKit, Google Home, Amazon Alexa ) with a heavy focus on the deployment of the Matter protocol over Thread and Wi-Fi networks. Northbound Protocols: Define and enforce message styling and data schemas utilizing MQTT (with Device Shadows), CoAP, WebSockets, and REST APIs for appliance control and telemetry reporting.   Scalable Cloud Integration & Data Architecture Cloud Fleet Management: Architect device-to-cloud ingestion pathways targeting AWS IoT Core, Azure IoT Hub, or Google Cloud , ensuring maximum availability and connection persistence for millions of active units. Containerized Microservices: Guide backend teams on building high-performance, containerized microservices architectures using Docker and Kubernetes running on Node.js, Python, or C# . Telemetry Data Infrastructure: Structure scalable data streaming and ingestion pipelines capable of feeding Time-Series Databases, SQL, and NoSQL (Redis) for long-term machine