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Embedded Systems: Advanced

From engineer to embedded systems architect: portable architecture, Zephyr and Embedded Linux, security, edge AI, and a production platform.

Duration
8 weeks
Level
Advanced
Content
48 lessons
8 modules · 16 h 7 min
Certificate
Included
On completion
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What you'll learn

Think like a systems architect, correctly partitioning hardware, firmware, and software responsibilities
Design portable, hardware abstracted architectures that survive a chip change without a rewrite
Command Zephyr RTOS internals, device tree, and real time and WCET analysis
Know when Embedded Linux is genuinely required, and build custom Linux images with Yocto and Buildroot
Implement secure boot, cryptography, PKI, and TrustZone based hardware security
Build a complete secure and safety hardened firmware module with MISRA compliance and fault injection testing
Optimize and deploy edge AI models to microcontrollers and NPUs, and build firmware CI with hardware in the loop testing
Apply functional safety principles and production deployment practices for firmware shipped at scale
Architect and defend a full production grade embedded platform with security, edge AI, and automated firmware CI

Who this course is for

  • Intermediate level graduates ready to move into embedded systems architecture roles
  • Working embedded engineers preparing for senior firmware engineer or embedded systems architect roles
  • Engineers who want deep, hands on experience with embedded security and edge AI
  • Anyone targeting senior level embedded interviews and production firmware career tracks

Skills you'll gain

Advanced Embedded SystemsEmbedded Systems ArchitectSenior Firmware EngineerZephyr RTOSEmbedded LinuxYoctoBuildrootDevice TreeReal Time LinuxWCET AnalysisEmbedded SecuritySecure BootCryptographyPKITrustZoneMISRA CFault Injection TestingFunctional SafetyEdge AIModel QuantizationTensorFlow Lite MicroNPU DeploymentFirmware CIHardware in the LoopARM Cortex MARM Cortex A

This course includes

Live mentor led Ucanly sessions plus self paced recorded content
Hardware builds and full simulation support for anyone without a board
A minor project building a secure, safety hardened firmware module by week six
A major project architecting a full production embedded platform by week twelve
Ucanly mock security and senior firmware interviews, senior portfolio review, and profile audit
Placement direction and Advanced Certificate of Completion from Ucanly

Course content

8 modules · 48 lessons · 16 h 7 min

Embedded systems architecture, advanced RTOS and Zephyr, Embedded Linux and high level systems, embedded security, a minor project building a secure safety hardened module, edge AI performance and production engineering, functional safety and production deployment, and a major project architecting a production embedded platform.

Requirements

  • Completion of the Embedded Systems Intermediate level, or hands on experience shipping RTOS based firmware with drivers, communication stacks, and connectivity
  • Comfort with C, C++, and RTOS concepts
  • A computer capable of running Zephyr, Yocto or Buildroot, and CI tooling

About this course

Embedded Systems with Ucanly, Level 3 Advanced, takes you from engineer to embedded systems architect. Built for practitioners who have completed the Intermediate level or have hands on experience shipping RTOS based firmware with drivers, communication stacks, and connectivity, this program goes deep into systems architecture, hardware and firmware partitioning, and portable, hardware abstracted design. You will master Zephyr RTOS internals and device tree, know when Embedded Linux is genuinely the right call, and build custom Linux images with Yocto and Buildroot. You will study embedded security in depth, including secure boot, cryptography, PKI, and TrustZone, and in your minor project in week six, build a complete secure and safety hardened firmware module with secure boot, an authenticated OTA path, MISRA compliance, and fault injection testing, defended as a security and safety case. You will then optimize edge AI models for microcontrollers, build firmware CI pipelines with hardware in the loop testing, and apply functional safety and production deployment practices. You will graduate having architected a full production grade embedded platform in your week twelve major project, with a portable driver and HAL layer, an RTOS or Embedded Linux stack, secure boot and OTA, an optimized edge AI feature, automated firmware CI, and a defended architecture and safety design presented live to Ucanly mentors.

Earn a Ucanly certificate

Complete this course to earn a Ucanly certificate with its own page and QR code. Save it as a PDF, share its link, or add it to the certifications on your LinkedIn profile.

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Frequently asked questions

It is recommended, but hands on experience shipping RTOS based firmware with drivers, communication stacks, and connectivity is sufficient to start.

Yes. Your minor project is a complete secure and safety hardened firmware module with secure boot, an authenticated OTA path, MISRA compliance, and fault injection testing, defended as a security and safety case to Ucanly mentors.

Yes, you will learn when each is genuinely the right choice, master Zephyr RTOS internals and device tree, and build custom Embedded Linux images with Yocto and Buildroot.

A full production grade embedded platform architected end to end, with a portable driver and HAL layer, an RTOS or Embedded Linux stack, secure boot and OTA, an optimized edge AI feature, automated firmware CI, and a defended architecture and safety design presented live to Ucanly mentors.