Electronics & Firmware Engineer: Sensing & Wireless

ProFound People; Perth; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

ProFound People is seeking an Electronics/Firmware Engineer to join their team in Perth, Western Australia. In this full-time role, you will be integral to the design and development of next-generation hardware platforms, contributing from early concept to production.

The position requires a hands-on approach to electronics and firmware work, with responsibility for system architecture and integration of sensing and communication technologies. Relocation support is available for interstate candidates.

Qualifications

• Experience in both electronics engineering and embedded firmware development.
• Strong understanding of analog and digital circuit design.
• Experience with board bring-up and low-level hardware debugging.
• Hands-on experience designing schematics and PCB layouts, ideally using Altium.
• Experience working with sensors and data acquisition systems.
• Exposure to short-range wireless communication technologies such as BLE, NFC, or similar.
• Experience contributing to full product lifecycle development, not just isolated stages.
• Comfortable working in a small team environment with broad responsibilities and ownership.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop electronic systems including both analog and digital components.
• Architect embedded systems, working across hardware and firmware.
• Develop low-level firmware closely integrated with hardware.
• Work with sensor interfaces and signal acquisition systems.
• Integrate short-range wireless communication technologies.
• Produce schematics and PCB layouts using Altium Designer.
• Support the transition from prototype to production.
• Contribute across the full product lifecycle.

Skills

Electronics engineering

Embedded firmware development

Analog and digital circuit design

Board bring-up and debugging

Schematic and PCB layout design

Sensor interfaces

Short-range wireless communication

Full product lifecycle development

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

ProFound People is seeking an Electronics/Firmware Engineer to join their team in Perth, Western Australia. In this full-time role, you will be integral to the design and development of next-generation hardware platforms, contributing from early concept to production.

The position requires a hands-on approach to electronics and firmware work, with responsibility for system architecture and integration of sensing and communication technologies. Relocation support is available for interstate candidates.