Advanced Embedded Course With Placements

Disha (meaning “direction”) is career track component part of the advanced embedded systems course – ECEP(A). Along with technical skills it is important for students to get trained in some other areas (ex: facing interviews, basic soft skills). Disha is an initiative from Emertxe to train our students in this area as well. This consist of the following components:

• Resume preparation workshop – How to create an impressive resume for placement companies?
• Interview facing workshop – How to face technical and HR interviews effectively? What are the best practices to follow? How to avoid common mistakes?
• Seminars – Interaction with industry experts on experience sharing, soft skills and career building
• Counselling – Career counselling / Interview tips / Higher study support (ex: LOR) to students

In summary, with our years of experience in the industry we bring in practical, implementable aspects in DISHA so that students achieve the goal of placements.

Absolutely yes. Career guidance and counselling is part of DISHA. It is quite understandable that students will be in confused state, some of them are mentioned as follows:

• Should I go for higher studies or get into a job now?
• What type of placement companies should I target given that 25-30 companies visit Emertxe / month?
• If I go for higher studies can I get my Letter-Of-Recommendation (LOR) from Emertxe mentors?
• Should I join start-up or a big company?
• Developer or tester? – Which one is good to start career?

In such occasion our senior mentor will be available for your support. By having 1:1 discussions with them they will share their recommendations based on years of experience in their personal career and building thousands of students in Emertxe. Students immensely benefit from such interactions, thereby making right choices in their careers.

Resumes play very important role in getting a profile shortlisted. It should demonstrate necessary technical skill-sets and project output to showcase individual’s capability. Based on our experience we observed students won’t spend much time in building a quality resume and tend to copy/paste from their friends/colleagues. Added to that today’s fresh engineer don’t have much to write in their resume by the end of their degree.

Emertxe – Resume Template and Resume preparation best practices so that they create a very good resume that impresses the employers.

In summary impressive resume is an integral part of our training and placement process. With workshops we bring in necessary awareness and hands-on tools to ensure you are ahead in the job market and convert given placement opportunities into offer letter.

As a part of Disha, we invite industry experts (senior professionals, directors, CEOs of companies, HR professionals) to interact with our ECEP students. They will provide specific experience sharing based on their career success that would help fresh engineers to build a long term perspective of building careers. By interacting with experts (both face-to-face and online) students have gained immensely for making great career success. This is a unique opportunity that is only available in Emertxe, which makes as the best embedded training institute in Bangalore

Once the resume gets shortlisted and clearing the written test, next step is to attend technical and HR interviews. Interviewers expect candidates to demonstrate certain key things (technical capability, problem solving skills, representing skill, team player etc.) which plays an important role in giving a job offer. Over the years we observed students (due to lack of awareness) do some small mistakes during interviews which actually cost them the job.

In order to bring better awareness and increase the job conversion, interview prep workshops are conducted as a part of Disha. This gives practical tips, tricks and how-to to crack interviews. This workshop also covers individual strength finding and understanding interviewer’s personality (ex: technical panel vs. HR panel) to achieve the desired results – placements.

Yes. As a part of our advanced embedded systems course, regular weekly objective tests are conducted meant to prepare you continuously for interviews in core embedded companies. Technically, these tests are of extremely high standard, which will set you up for clearing written test of any company. In order to deliver we have an online test ecosystem using which you can take it up any-time anywhere. Along with weekly tests ample amount of practise tests are given to students which will make you clear written test with ease.

On the other hand companies expect students to perform well in their Engineering Aptitude (ex: Digital electronics) and General Aptitude (ex: Quantitative) for which we expect students to prepare on their own. We can provide necessary resources (ex: Question banks) which students can practise before appearing for a company’s written test.

Creating impressive resume is very important item. Placement companies look for specific skillsets and its correct representation before shortlisting them for fresher jobs. As a part of Disha we conduct workshop for creating it by calling out skillsets in an impressive manner. By the end of the workshop students will have a professional quality resume ready that can be sent to companies for placements. Have a look into a sample resume and resume preparation workshop slides to get an idea.

This is integrated with the advanced embedded systems course, happens are a parallel track. There is no extra charge for this.

Embedded System Engineers are in heavy demand due to many reasons. Some statistics* are as follows, which reiterates the importance of Embedded Systems jobs.

• Indian electronics market to sized at 400 Billion USD by 2020*
• It is growing at 25% Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR)
• 47.9% of the market spend is going to be on Design & Manufacturing of Embedded Devices
• More than 60% of the devices would require “smart” Embedded Software running in them
• More than 7 Lakhs Embedded Systems jobs available in the market
• Global market size exceeds more than 1 Trillion USD by 2020

* Reference from popular market research reports like NASSCOM / E & Y / Economic Times / IDC research

There are many factors (Business, Technology, Customer) factors that driver job trends. As far as Embedded Systems are concerned we see following trends driving the job market.

• Ubiquitous Computing:ANY time, ANY device and ANY location computing, powered by low-cost and low-power computing across a range of devices
• Internet-Of-Things:30+ billion devices need by 2019 to connect 4 billion people across the world, the vision of “connecting everything”
• Demography needs:Growing economy like BRIC countries have embedded systems requirements in upcoming areas like healthcare, education and digital payments
• Industry 4.0:Automation (ex: Robotics) and data exchange in manufacturing segments. Constant push to optimize manufacturing and supply chain
• Government: Huge investments in core segments like Defence segment and constant aspiration for indigenous design and manufacturing

By taking up ECEP course, you will be building both generic (example – Algorithms) and specific (example – Microcontroller programming) skills thereby building a skills portfolio falling under ‘T’ model mentioned below. You will have necessary skill sets and project experience, showcased in form of resume so that you can transition yourself into an embedded system engineer.

Emertxe certified embedded courses (ECEP) will open up a bunch of for different roles and responsibilities. Some of them are mentioned below:

• Program and develop a component of non-OS based Embedded device (Example – Wearable)
• Design and develop a component OS based Embedded device (Example – Routers)
• Development / Enhancement of networking protocols in Embedded Systems (Example – Voice Over IP)
• Customizing and configuring Linux for a given Embedded target device
• Testing of Embedded system (Functional / Non-functional / Integration testing)

In summary, with our years of experience in the industry we bring in practical, implementable aspects in DISHA so that students achieve the goal of placements.

Of course yes. When you are starting your career, we recommend you build horizontal or generic skills so that you will be able to fit yourself anywhere in the Embedded domain. Once you get some good amount of experience with one particular area (example – Microcontroller protocols) for about two years, you can then choose a particular the vertical (example – Automotive) and build deep expertise by becoming a specialist / expert in that particular vertical specific skills.

ECEP is an intense hands-on practical driven immersive learning course. It primary focus on making entry level engineers employable by making them land fresher placements in Embedded Systems. Having said, some of our students take-up this course as a bridge-course before they start their Masters Degree, especially with foreign universities. Such students are identified separately and both our mentors and placement cell work with them in the following areas:

• Ex-student connect who are already studying in foreign universities for admission related help
• Customising course module duration to meet the timeline of University admission window (Fall / Spring in USA)
• Providing with Letter-Of-Recommendation(LOR) and reviewing Statement-Of-Purpose (SOP)
• Providing internships for a specified duration of time by exposing them with real time projects

All the required recommendation letters and internship letters are provided as per the international university standards so that our students maximize the chance of admission and TA / RA. With this approach, good number of our students get admissions into top notch universities based out of USA / Europe / Singapore.

As the saying goes ‘technologies go through rapid changes whereas foundation won’t’ which is the primary reason why you should master foundations. For example many new programming languages are techniques will come into the foray of IoT as it matures, foundational aspects of all programming languages (example – Algorithms) won’t change. Hence in our IoT course we give lot of importance on foundations such as

• Algorithms
• Optimisation
• Linux platform
• Hardware interfacing
• Protocols
• OS and multitasking

Once you learn these foundations, you will be able to apply these skills in any new technology that you come across and learn them at ease. In our Embedded Systems course we maintain a very good balance between building foundations and learning advanced skills to that participants are positioned as lifelong learners in the careers.

Along with core programming languages (C and C++), it is important for an Embedded Systems Developer to learn one scripting language preferably Shell scripting or Python. Following are some of the reasons:

• Scripting language will help you to set up a development environment in an automated fashion (example – Build settings, Compiler settings, Download commands etc..)
• As a developer you are expected to test your code well by running unit / developer test cases. Nowadays automating the same is given high importance. Popularly known as Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery, such practices will increase development quality of code
• Shell scripting also helps to develop Applications with lesser number of code. It can be used in multiple use-cases (example – stub code) to test the Embedded Systems better

The Government of India has launched the initiative called Skill India to upskill youth of this country across various skills. A flagship organization National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is given the charter to implement the mission of skill India. Under NSDC multiple sector skill councils are created (Example being Electronics Sector Skill Council of India (ESSCI)),which is given the mandate to implement Electronics / Embedded specific training programs. Emertxe is an affiliated training partner with NSDC / ESSCI in order to implement training programs – Embedded Software Engineer / Embedded Product Developer (Code – ELE/Q1501)

This means, after you complete course, certification will be provided by NSDC / ESSCI upon successfully completing the assessment. Certificate will be directly provided by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. Check out a sample certificate [Give sample certificate link here] which our students will be getting by the end of the course.

By the end of the advanced embedded systems course, our placement team will get in touch with all the students and inform them about the certification exam, along with preparation details. Students need to appear for an assessment with NSDC / ESSCI assessment officials. Assessment will be based on ECEP course curriculum which students studied for the period of 6 months. Upon successfully clearing the assessment certificate will be provided from NSDC / ESSCI with institute name mentioned as Emertxe.

No issues. In Emertxe NSDC examinations of conducted in a periodic manner (Once in two months), you can appear for the next cycle in case you missed a particular exam date. Appropriate communication is sent to old students also via individual emails and Emertxe Google Group.

Even if a student gets placed, he can still appear for the NSDC / ESSCI certification exam, as tests are planned on Saturdays to accommodate our placed students.

Once NSDC / ESSCI assessment batch is created, their assessment officials are informed and a assessment date get fixed. The assessment process typically involves an online technical test, programming test followed by viva-voce. The assessment official will grade you across various categories and provide you with the overall result (Pass / Fail).

On the preparation front, there is no extra preparation required apart from what you have learned in our advanced embedded systems course. However you are supposed to refresh subjects that you studied in the course (Mainly C programming and Microcontroller / embedded programming topics), so that you can clear the examination easily. As far as our experience, we have seen most of the students successfully cleared assessment test.

It depends. Students approach us for various types of certificates to obtain different benefits, some example are:

• Applying for higher studies
• Obtain a particular Government scholarship
• Applying for particular job requiring proof of course with Emertxe
• Seeking tax benefits for course fee paid
• Bonafide certificate

Our placement team carefully review you each and every student request, check the validity / importance and provide appropriate certificate.

NSDC job roles (Example – Embedded Software Engineer / Embedded Product Developer) are based on a specific job description rather than a broader curriculum based approach. By getting qualified for a specific job, you are demonstrating a meritorious output to potential placement companies that you are capable of executing a particular job role in their organization. Government of India is planning to standardise this job roles across the industry in order to ensure there is a common recognition candidates who obtained these certificates (similar to GATE / GRE scores). So NSDC certificate will open up more career and placement possibilities. Emertxe’s advanced embedded systems course is aligned with NSDC curriculum.

Why Linux used for Embedded Systems ?

Linux occupies number one position when it comes to developing Embedded Systems. You may be wondering why is it so? There are multiple reasons for that, read on this FAQ item to understand few reasons:

Its FREE:

As you might have heard, Linux has adapted OpenSource development model. Anyone can use it with the help of General Public License (GPL). This means you don’t need to pay in order to customise/modify, redistribute and use Linux. Embedded Systems are manufactured in large scale, saving license cost means a lot for companies. This benefit helps organizations to adopt Linux and pass on its benefits to customers. This primarily will give you a view of why Linux used for Embedded Systems.

Its SECURE:

Linux is a very secure operating system due to multiple reasons. Since security is inherent to any Embedded Systems (example – Your own mobile phone), Linux becomes natural choice for developing Embedded Systems. Linux also provides latest protocols standards, debugging tools and many customisable aspects. As you can see, such features are very important when it comes to Embedded Systems. As a developer or business owner such features will make you adapt Linux for Embedded Systems.

Community Support:

Linux has got excellent community support. Passionate, committed developers keep enhancing Linux on a continuous basis. Any latest technology that is made available as a part of the kernel.org releases. Companies can directly integrate to their Embedded Systems product lines very quickly as it reduces development time. In business terms you might have heard about the term reducing Time-To-Market (TTM). You will be able to achieve it using Linux in Embedded Systems.

There are many other reasons (High availability, Portability, Developer tools etc..) why Linux used for Embedded Systems in such a wide manner, which you may want to read and understand. Please check-out our Emertxe – Blog site to access more similar articles.

Skills to become Embedded Systems developer | Why obtain Linux skills?

As called out in the previous question, Linux has emerged as the number one operating system for Embedded Systems Development. Linux skills has become critical today to become a successful Embedded Systems developer. Linux occupies centre stage of Embedded OS market due to the following reasons:

1. OpenSource licensing model
2. Customizability
3. Excellent tooling support
4. Best-in-class security
5. Excellent community support

Below mentions diagram describes skills to become Embedded Systems developer. U can clearly see Linux occupies major portion of the skill-sets.

Having said that, learning Linux is not easy because its complex design. One requires a operating system level understanding combined with practical hands on knowledge to become a good developer. Our entire ECEP course is build base on Linux as the common platform. It will expose you Linux at three levels – Linux Systems, Linux Internals and Embedded Linux.

By having Linux under your belt, your skill becomes sought after in the Embedded Systems job market. It will enable you to build devices across the spectrum of Embedded Systems:

1. Small scale IoT device (example – Wearable)
2. Networking and Communication (example – IoT Gateways)
3. Consumer electronic devices (example – Set top boxes)
4. Enterprise-class devices (example – Routers)

Learning Linux will enhance your career possibilities across various jobs roles of Embedded Systems.

Embedded Linux Courses – ECEP lays very high stress on various aspects of Linux. Considering vast nature of Linux, you will be learning Linux in three levels.

Level-1 -> Linux systems:

This is the first level of Linux learning in Emertxe. You will be getting hands-on exposure to using Linux as a normal user. You will be executing commands followed by writing BASH Shell scripts. Along with that, you will be learning how to set-up Linux as the Embedded Systems development platform.

You will also be understanding multiple tools – Editors, Debuggers and compilers. By the end of this module you will get hands-on with Linux as a developer.

Level-2 -> Linux Internals and Systems programming:

This is second level of Linux learning in our Embedded Systems course. You will be practically get exposed to deeper aspects of Linux Kernel and Internals. It involves System calls, Inter Process Communication (IPC) mechanisms, TCP/IP socket programming, Developing multi-threading Applications using pThread library , Creating optimised multi-processing application in Linux.

You will also get hands-on exposure to various subsystems of Linux – Process management, Memory management and scheduling. By the end of this module you will able to create optimised Linux Applications which can be run on a PC or Embedded System.

Level-3 -> Embedded Linux on ARM:

In third level, you will be doing deep dive into Linux Kernel. It will start with building your understanding about Kernel code organization. You will get hands-on exposure to building your custom Linux Kernel for an ARM based Embedded target Beaglebone Black. You will also be learning how to port an existing PC based Linux Application (developed during Level-2) into an ARM based Embedded target.

By the end of this module, you will be having a complete knowledge of tuning, customising, downloading and debugging an application that is running on the ARM target. This module will also give you exposure into tool-chain required to create your custom Linux distribution.

​In Emertxe trainers are called as mentors, who will be working very closely with you. Each of our mentors are subject matter expert in the given topic with very high hands-on exposure. They will shape your foundational learning, core subject learning and hands-on learning thereby helping you to become a job ready professional. Our mentors are highly committed for your success they are always approachable and friendly.

Since our mentors have deep subject matter expertise, they bring in practical hands-on approach in training. This not only makes individuals to learn a particular technology but also understand how it is being applied in the industry. With systematic approach our trainers will transform you to become industry ready Embedded Systems professionals. In simple words our mentors bring in very high level of engagement and interactivity during the classes. This ensures there is a motivated, positive and energetic learning environment.

Emertxe mentors are both well qualified and experienced in the subject they are handling. For each subject a specific set of class and lab mentors are available who has complete view of the subject they are handling. We have a very strict internal quality policy which ensures irrespective of mentors the content and quality of deliverable remains the same.

Mentors in Emertxe are categorized into class-mentors, lab-mentors and student counsellors to help ramping up their performance and placement counsellors. U can reach out to them for specific queries and gain maximum benefit from their interaction. Practically there is not limitations to interact with your lab mentors, where maximum amount of time is spent to do the hands-on assignments and projects by the students. Check out Emertxe – mentor interaction video to get a view of what our past students are saying about our mentors.

Trainers (both class-mentors and lab-mentors) interact with you very closely by taking a detail oriented approach for each subjects. This close interactivity and engagement ensures you learn the subject very well by taking a very hands-on approach. Along with that our mentors will be performing various type of assessments on each student (attendance, assignment evaluation, project evaluation, quiz, weekly test, module test, classroom questioning) and providing you with regular and open feedback in a very professional way. This ensures you improve on your weakness and grow from strength-to-strength as a professional.