Electronics Development Engineer - Hardware & Embedded

HENSOLDT South Africa; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

HENSOLDT South Africa is seeking a Development Engineer to drive the design, development, integration and verification of electronic hardware and software products across the full lifecycle. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, production-ready solutions aligned with customer requirements.

The role requires a BEng in Electronic Engineering and 3–5 years of relevant experience in product development, verification and lifecycle management.

Qualifications

• Minimum BEng in Electronic Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• 3–5 years' applicable engineering development experience.
• Experience in electronic product development, verification and product lifecycle support.
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary engineering and product development environment will be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate and verify electronic hardware and software products throughout the development lifecycle to meet defined technical and customer requirements and deliver reliable, compliant and production-ready engineering solutions.
• Support product industrialisation, qualification, manufacturing readiness and lifecycle activities across engineering and production environments to enable effective production transfer and ensure sustainable long-term product performance.
• Develop and maintain product requirements, technical documentation, engineering records and configuration baselines throughout the product lifecycle to ensure technical traceability and maintain product configuration integrity.
• Provide engineering expertise and technical support to Product Owners, Production, Programmes, Customer Services, suppliers and other stakeholders to resolve technical challenges and enable successful product implementation and customer support.
• Contribute to engineering planning, technical reviews, continuous improvement and knowledge-sharing initiatives within the engineering environment to strengthen technical capability and improve product quality and engineering effectiveness.

Skills

Electronic product design

Hardware development

Firmware and embedded software

RF and mixed-signal design

Signal processing

Technical problem solving

Documentation and baselining

Product verification testing

Requirements management

Lifecycle support

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering

Job description

HENSOLDT South Africa is seeking a Development Engineer to drive the design, development, integration and verification of electronic hardware and software products across the full lifecycle. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, production-ready solutions aligned with customer requirements.

The role requires a BEng in Electronic Engineering and 3–5 years of relevant experience in product development, verification and lifecycle management.