Embedded Systems Engineer — In-Pipe Robotics & Sensor Hardware

Hub; Kongens Lyngby; On-site; DKK 420,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

CETO Innovation is seeking a Hardware & Embedded Systems Engineer to advance the next generation of its district heating inspection probe. You will design and test compact, sensor-rich hardware that can move through pipes, collect data, and enable better maintenance decisions.

Responsibilities include PCB development, embedded firmware, and close collaboration with software/ML teams to ensure reliable inspection data.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience developing and debugging physical hardware, prototypes, test rigs, robots, or mechatronic systems.
• Embedded firmware experience in C/C++ for STM32, ESP32, Arduino, or similar.
• Strong electronics fundamentals: schematics, sensors, actuators, drives, and circuit debugging with a multimeter.
• PCB design or schematic capture experience using KiCad, Altium, Eagle, or similar.
• Experience with UART, I2C, SPI, RS-485/Modbus, or CAN.
• Experience with motors, actuators, motor drivers, or compact electromechanical systems.
• Basic Linux experience, preferably Ubuntu.
• Experience with Git and GitHub.
• Ultrasonic sensing, NDT, robotics, ruggedized hardware, or pressure-resistant electronics is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and test compact in-pipe probe prototypes.
• Integrate ultrasonic sensors, visual inputs, motor drivers, and embedded electronics.
• Develop and validate small custom PCBs for probe electronics.
• Develop embedded firmware for sensors, actuators, communication, and control.
• Optimize power, communication, signal integrity, thermal stability, and miniaturization.
• Support in-pipe locomotion, traction, actuator function, and tethered power/comms/retrieval.
• Translate system and customer requirements into practical engineering solutions.
• Plan hardware development, testing, and prototype iterations.
• Debug real hardware using test rigs, measurement tools, and structured experiments.
• Validate sealing, vibration resistance, pressure/temperature tolerance, robustness, and data transmission.
• Collaborate with software and ML engineers to ensure reliable data from the probe.

Skills

Hands-on hardware prototyping

Firmware debugging

Team collaboration

Tools

KiCad

Altium

Eagle

UART

I2C

SPI

RS-485/Modbus

CAN

Git/GitHub

Linux (Ubuntu)

Job description

CETO Innovation is seeking a Hardware & Embedded Systems Engineer to advance the next generation of its district heating inspection probe. You will design and test compact, sensor-rich hardware that can move through pipes, collect data, and enable better maintenance decisions.

Responsibilities include PCB development, embedded firmware, and close collaboration with software/ML teams to ensure reliable inspection data.