Modern embedded systems depend on hardware, firmware and software working together as one system. Yet these disciplines are often developed using different processes, tools, terminology and lifecycle timescales. The resulting gaps can create unclear ownership, incompatible interfaces, configuration mismatches and costly integration problems that appear late in development.

This talk will present practical ways to bridge the systems-software interface from early architecture through integration and verification. Using an embedded-system example, it will show how teams can align system intent, make informed hardware-software allocation decisions, define and manage critical interfaces, maintain configuration consistency and test incrementally. Attendees will leave with practical questions and techniques they can apply to identify interface risks earlier and improve engineering delivery.