Senior Research And Development Engineer

Ei Electronics; Shannon; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Ei Electronics, based in Shannon, Ireland, seeks a Senior R&D Engineer to lead hardware and firmware development for embedded products. You will drive early-stage design, testing, and qualification, ensuring high quality and compliant deliverables in a cross-functional team.

The role emphasizes deep technical engagement across analogue/digital circuits, embedded firmware, and PCB development, with collaboration across engineering and product teams. Onsite, permanent, full-time.

Qualifications

• Must have embedded hardware and firmware development experience.
• Strong knowledge of analogue and digital electronics and measurement instrumentation.
• Experience with hardware/software interfacing (e.g., serial, I2C, SPI, CAN).

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, testing and troubleshooting of analogue and digital electronic circuits.
• Own schematic capture and PCB design.
• Develop embedded firmware for microcontroller-based systems.
• Identify and explore early-stage and pre-product technologies for readiness.
• Document and present research outcomes to internal teams.
• Ensure compliance with quality, safety and documentation standards.
• Contribute to test framework and tooling improvements.
• Collaborate across disciplines to improve test coverage and product quality.

Skills

Embedded systems

Firmware development

Circuit design

Schematic capture

PCB layout

C programming

Python

Testing

Documentation

Education

Degree in Electronic Engineering

Tools

Altium

Git

Bitbucket

SourceTree

Job description

Senior R&D Engineer

Employing over 1200 people worldwide, Ei Electronics is headquartered in Shannon, Ireland, occupying a campus where all key manufacturing, R&D, and commercial functions are located. Overseas sales and marketing subsidiaries are based in the UK, Germany, France, Australia, and the USA.

The company’s success is built on a long-standing culture of Quality, Service, and Product Innovation. R&D is central to Ei Electronics’ continued leadership, with sensor technologies and advanced electronics forming the foundation of our life safety and connected home products. As a global leader in the industry, Ei Electronics is now at the forefront of emerging Cloud-based “Connected Home” and IoT developments.

As part of our continued investment in long-term innovation, Ei Electronics is establishing a new Advanced Research Centre to explore future technologies, develop internal research capability, and build strategic external research partnerships that will shape the next generation of products and capabilities.

Job Title: Senior R&D Engineer

Location: Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland

Reporting to: CTO

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent, Onsite

The Opportunity

As a senior R&D engineer, you'll be central to our innovation and advanced research activities. This role involves deep technical engagement, from early-stage design and technology evaluation, to performing critical electrical tests and ensuring adherence to our stringent quality standards. You'll collaborate closely with design engineers, playing a crucial role in delivering robust, defect-free products to market.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, develop, test and troubleshoot analogue and digital electronic circuits
• Own schematic capture and printed circuit board design
• Develop embedded firmware for microcontroller-based systems
• Identify and 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.

Essential Qualifications & Skills

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in hardware and firmware development of embedded electronic products.
• Good 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.

Advantageous Skills

• Degree in Electronic Engineering (or related discipline) desirable.
• Experience in Altium schematic capture and PCB layout tools
• C and Python programming experience
• Comfortable working on main's power products.
• Proficiency in source code control systems (e.g., Bitbucket, SourceTree, GitHub).

What We Offer

We offer a challenging yet rewarding role in a dynamic R&D environment. Your contributions will directly impact our cutting-edge products, enhancing safety and connectivity globally. We provide a competitive salary & bonus scheme, health benefits, professional development opportunities, modern office facilities, and state-of-the Art & equipment.