Embedded Electronic Engineer

Booyco Electronics; Boksburg; On-site; ZAR 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a skilled Electronic Engineer specializing in embedded systems to join their innovative team. The ideal candidate will design, develop, and optimize firmware and hardware solutions, working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality electronic projects. The role requires a strong educational background in electronics engineering and a minimum of three years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronics or Electrical Engineering required.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in embedded firmware and hardware development.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ and RTOS.

Responsibilities

• Design, program, and debug embedded systems including microcontrollers and RTOS.
• Collaborate on circuit design and PCB prototyping.
• Write and optimize firmware to ensure hardware-software integration.

Skills

Embedded firmware development

C/C++ programming

RTOS knowledge

PCB design

Communication protocols

Debugging tools

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

KiCad

Eagle

Git

Job description

Main Purpose of the Job

Electronic Engineer with expertise in embedded systems programming to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in electronics design and development, and embedded software engineering. This role involves designing, developing, and optimizing firmware and hardware solutions for cutting-edge projects in electronics.

Education, Experience And Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in electronic hardware and embedded firmware development.
• Proficiency with RTOS and Linux-based embedded systems.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and assembly for embedded programming.
• Strong knowledge of microcontroller families (ARM Cortex, Microchip ,and STM32 essential).
• Familiarity with PCB design tools (e.g., Altium, KiCad, Eagle) and electronic simulation tools.
• Familiarity with communication protocols such (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, RS485 and Ethernet).
• Experience with SDLC and Agile methodologies.
• Experience using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other debugging tools.
• Experience with version control tools like Git.
• Proven experience working with embedded development on electronic systems using industry best practices.
  
  

Responsibilities

• Act as the main point of contact for product inquiries from internal teams and customers.
• Design, program, and debug embedded systems, including microcontrollers, real-time operating systems (RTOS), and peripheral integration.
• Collaborate on the design and testing of electronic circuits, PCBs, and prototyping for various applications.
• Write and optimize MCU level firmware to ensure seamless hardware-software integration (Bootloaders, Hardware Abstraction, Device trees, Libraries, OTA etc.).
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product designers, mechanical and hardware engineers, to deliver high quality solutions.
• Perform rigorous testing of firmware to ensure reliability, performance, and compliance with industry standards.
• Troubleshoot complex issues in hardware and software during development and after deployment.
• Create and maintain technical documentation including specifications, schematics, and user manuals.
• Draft, review, update and approve all required documentation for ISO, ISERT, MASC and SANS certification
• Support and maintain the development technical files.
• Complete Risk Assessment for designed firmware.