Embedded R&D Engineer – IoT and Smart Home Systems

Ei Electronics; Shannon; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and bonus

Health benefits

Professional development

Modern office facilities

State-of-the-art R&D labs & equipment

Job summary

Ei Electronics, headquartered in Shannon, Ireland, is seeking an R&D Engineer to drive innovation in analog/digital electronics, embedded firmware, and testing within a world-class R&D environment.

You will design circuits, develop firmware for MCU-based systems, and help evaluate early-stage technologies while ensuring strict quality and safety standards across connected home products.

Qualifications

• Understanding of embedded systems, electronics, and measurement instrumentation.
• Experience with test hardware design and hardware/software interfacing (e.g., serial, I²C, SPI, CAN).
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and documentation skills.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and troubleshoot analogue and digital electronic circuits
• Create schematics and design printed circuit boards
• Develop embedded firmware for microcontroller-based systems
• Explore early-stage, exploratory, and pre-product technologies for technical readiness
• Document, communicate, and present research outcomes to internal R&D, product development, and strategy teams
• Maintain compliance with internal quality, safety, and documentation standards.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of test frameworks, tools, and processes.
• Collaborate effectively across disciplines to improve test coverage and product quality.

Skills

Embedded systems

Test hardware design

HW/SW interfacing

Documentation

Education

Degree in Electronic Engineering

Tools

Altium

GitHub

Bitbucket

SourceTree

Job description

Ei Electronics, headquartered in Shannon, Ireland, is seeking an R&D Engineer to drive innovation in analog/digital electronics, embedded firmware, and testing within a world-class R&D environment.

You will design circuits, develop firmware for MCU-based systems, and help evaluate early-stage technologies while ensuring strict quality and safety standards across connected home products.