Senior Embedded R&D Engineer - Hardware & Firmware

Sterling Engineering Ltd - Ireland & Europe; Limerick; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Sterling Engineering Ltd - Ireland & Europe seeks a Senior R&D Engineer in Shannon to lead embedded hardware and firmware development across products. You will design analogue/digital circuits, own schematic capture and PCB layout, and develop firmware for microcontroller systems in a collaborative, onsite environment.

Responsibilities include testing, troubleshooting, and evaluating new technologies, while documenting results and improving test frameworks and processes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in hardware and firmware development of embedded products.
• Strong understanding of electronics, embedded systems, and test instrumentation.
• Experience with interfaces such as I²C, SPI, CAN, and serial communications.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and documentation skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop analogue and digital electronic circuits.
• Own schematic capture and PCB design.
• Develop embedded firmware for microcontroller-based systems.
• Design and perform electrical and hardware/software testing.
• Troubleshoot electronic, firmware, and integration issues.
• Evaluate new and emerging technologies for product development.
• Document and present R&D findings.
• Improve test frameworks, tools, and engineering processes.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary R&D and engineering teams.

Skills

Embedded hardware

Firmware development

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Teamwork

I2C/SPI/CAN

Education

Electronic Engineering degree

Tools

Altium

Git tooling

Job description

Sterling Engineering Ltd - Ireland & Europe seeks a Senior R&D Engineer in Shannon to lead embedded hardware and firmware development across products. You will design analogue/digital circuits, own schematic capture and PCB layout, and develop firmware for microcontroller systems in a collaborative, onsite environment.

Responsibilities include testing, troubleshooting, and evaluating new technologies, while documenting results and improving test frameworks and processes.