Role Overview
We are seeking accomplished IoT Professionals with 3-6 years of corporate software/electronics industry experience to join our mission as an Industry Mentor. This unique role requires a mentor to guide student cohorts through live, industry-standard Internet of Things (IoT) solution development projects. You will be instrumental in coaching students across the entire IoT stackfrom the device and embedded systems to cloud platform integration and data analyticsensuring they adopt the workplace way of working using Agile methodologies.
Key Responsibilities
You will operate within TrooperCruit's Agile framework system in the Campus as a Workplace model, focusing on the practical, end-to-end development and deployment of IoT solutions.
1. Technical Mentorship & Guidance
- Project Supervision: Supervise 12-member student cohorts on real-time IoT R&D problem statements provided by corporate partners (e.g., smart factory monitoring, environmental sensor networks, connected devices).
- End-to-End Coaching: Guide student teams through the full IoT product lifecycle, covering the three critical dimensions:
- Device & Edge: Embedded programming (C/C++, Python) for microcontrollers (e.g., Arduino, Raspberry Pi, ESP32) and sensor integration.
- Connectivity: Coaching on communication protocols (e.g., MQTT, CoAP, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, LoRa) and network security.
- Cloud & Data: Integration with major IoT cloud platforms (e.g., AWS IoT, Azure IoT Hub, Google Cloud IoT) for data ingestion, storage, and basic analytics.
- System Architecture: Coach students on designing scalable and robust IoT architectures, emphasizing security, reliability, and low-power consumption.
- Quality Assurance: Conduct hardware-software integration reviews, code debugging, and performance testing to ensure solutions meet industrial quality standards.
2. Integrated Learning & Agile Culture
- Agile Development: Work closely with the Junior Scrum Master to embed the Agile demands of the industrial world, ensuring that hardware, embedded software, and cloud work streams are synchronized within Sprint cycles.
- Professional Competency: Guide students on the non-technical but critical aspects of corporate work, including:
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Managing dependencies between hardware engineers, software developers, and data scientists within the team.
- Documentation: Coaching on writing clear, professional technical specifications, design documents, and user manuals.
- Innovation Mindset: Encouraging rapid prototyping, testing, and continuous iteration common in product R&D.
3. Operational Oversight & Stakeholder Reporting
- Curriculum Feedback: Provide continuous feedback to TrooperCruit on the effectiveness of the Integrated Workplace Learning Model and suggest adjustments to keep the IoT curriculum aligned with market shifts (e.g., Edge AI, 5G adoption).
- Reporting: Communicate project status, technical hurdles (hardware procurement, connectivity issues), and student performance metrics to TrooperCruit and corporate stakeholders.
- Batch Supervision: For Full-Time Mentors, take ownership of the overall performance and professional development of assigned student batches.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Experience:3 to 6 years of hands-on, professional experience as an IoT Engineer, Embedded Developer, or Solutions Architect within a corporate setting.
- Technical Proficiency: Strong background in both embedded systems (microcontrollers, sensors, actuators) and cloud integration. Proficiency in C/C++ or Python for embedded applications is mandatory.
- Domain Expertise: Practical experience with IoT platforms, device management, and communication protocols (e.g., MQTT).
- Process Knowledge: Practical experience working in an Agile (Scrum/Kanban) development environment and familiarity with version control (Git).
- Coaching Aptitude: Proven ability or strong desire to teach, mentor, and simplify complex hardware/software concepts for early-career professionals or students.
- Soft Skills: Excellent troubleshooting skills, attention to detail (crucial for hardware), and the ability to mentor effectively across diverse technical domains.
- Education: B.Tech/M.Tech/M.S. in Electronics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
Why Partner with TrooperCruit
- Part-Time Flexibility: Maintain your corporate career while making a significant, tangible impact on talent development in a high-growth sector.
- Impact: Directly contribute to solving the persistent disconnect by training students to build integrated, secure, and production-ready IoT systems.
- Innovation: Work at the intersection of education, hardware, software, and entrepreneurship in a unique co-creation organizational entity.
