Senior Embedded Electronics Engineer - IoT & Life-Safety

Morgan McKinley; Shannon; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan McKinley partners with a well-established Irish technology and manufacturing organisation to recruit a Senior R&D Engineer. You will contribute across the R&D lifecycle, from concept to validation, in a highly technical environment.

The role focuses on analogue/digital electronics, embedded firmware, PCB design and hardware-software interfaces, with a hands-on approach across I2C, SPI, UART and CAN protocols.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electronic Engineering, Embedded Systems or a related discipline.
• 5+ years' experience developing embedded electronic products.
• Strong hands-on experience across electronics hardware and embedded firmware.
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB design.
• Strong understanding of analogue and digital electronics, embedded systems and electronic measurement.
• Interfacing hardware and software using I2C, SPI, UART or CAN.
• Experience developing in C/C++ and/or Python would be beneficial.
• Experience with Altium Designer or a similar PCB design platform is advantageous.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving ability.
• Good understanding of version control tools such as Git/GitHub/Bitbucket.
• Experience working on mains-powered products would be advantageous.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary R&D teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development and troubleshooting of analogue and digital electronic circuits.
• Develop and review schematics and PCB designs, supporting prototype build and hardware bring-up.
• Develop embedded firmware for microcontroller-based systems.
• Design and develop hardware/software interfaces using I2C, SPI, UART and CAN.
• Develop and improve electronic test methods, test fixtures and measurement approaches.
• Use lab instrumentation to diagnose and solve complex hardware and system-level issues.
• Investigate emerging technologies and early-stage concepts and assess their feasibility.
• Collaborate with wider R&D and product teams to translate findings into practical solutions.
• Document, analyse and communicate technical investigations and results.
• Support product compliance, quality and safety requirements throughout development.

Skills

Embedded systems

C/C++

Python

PCB design

Education

Electronic Engineering or Embedded Systems

Tools

Altium Designer

Schematic capture

Git/GitHub/Bitbucket

Job description

Morgan McKinley partners with a well-established Irish technology and manufacturing organisation to recruit a Senior R&D Engineer. You will contribute across the R&D lifecycle, from concept to validation, in a highly technical environment.

The role focuses on analogue/digital electronics, embedded firmware, PCB design and hardware-software interfaces, with a hands-on approach across I2C, SPI, UART and CAN protocols.