Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer | STM32/ESP32

VAEngineering

Wachtebeke

On-site

EUR 55,000 - 75,000

Full time

9 days ago
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Job summary

VAEngineering in Belgium is seeking a skilled Firmware Engineer to design, develop, and maintain embedded software across STM32 and ESP32 platforms. You will work on low-level firmware, RTOS-based applications (Zephyr), and Linux-based environments built with Yocto.

You will collaborate with hardware engineers, perform board bring-up, optimize performance and power, and write clean C/C++ code. Strong embedded C/C++ experience and hands-on MCU work are essential to deliver robust,

Qualifications

  • Strong experience with embedded C/C++ development.
  • Hands-on experience with STM32/ESP32 or similar ARM MCUs.
  • Experience with RTOS concepts and Zephyr RTOS.
  • Familiarity with debugging tools (JTAG, SWD, scopes).
  • Experience with UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, BLE, Wi‑Fi.
  • Experience with Yocto Project and embedded Linux is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain embedded firmware for MCU-based systems (STM32, ESP32, and similar MCUs)
  • Design low-level drivers and interfaces (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, GPIO, etc.)
  • Work with Zephyr RTOS for real-time applications
  • Integrate and debug peripherals, sensors, and communication stacks
  • Optimize performance, memory usage, and power consumption
  • Perform board bring-up, debugging, and hardware validation
  • Collaborate with hardware engineers and system architects
  • Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented C/C++ code

Skills

embedded C/C++
STM32
ESP32
RTOS concepts
Zephyr RTOS
low-level embedded
debugging tools
UART
SPI
I2C
CAN
BLE
Wi-Fi

Tools

JTAG/SWD
oscilloscopes
logic analyzers
Yocto Project

Job description

VAEngineering in Belgium is seeking a skilled Firmware Engineer to design, develop, and maintain embedded software across STM32 and ESP32 platforms. You will work on low-level firmware, RTOS-based applications (Zephyr), and Linux-based environments built with Yocto.

You will collaborate with hardware engineers, perform board bring-up, optimize performance and power, and write clean C/C++ code. Strong embedded C/C++ experience and hands-on MCU work are essential to deliver robust,

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