Junior Electronic Firmware Engineer

Junior Electronic Firmware Engineer – Somerset West.

A renowned Engineering company is looking for a Electronic Firmware Engineer to join their team on a full-time permanent basis in the Helderberg Area.

Excellent salary on offer and internal career advancement opportunities.

Position Overview:

Seeking a Junior Electronic Engineer to join the Firmware Development Team to further develop and enhance our electronic systems – specifically firmware and software for a System-on-Chip FPGA.

Requirements:

• Experience developing digital electronics, including embedded firmware.
• Experience in high-speed FPGA firmware design using VHDL.
• Experience with Microsemi FPGAs will be an advantage.
• Experience in writing C code in an embedded environment.
• Experience with Python (or similar scripting languages) will be advantageous.
• Understanding of high-speed and high-reliability design practices.
• Experience in environmental testing and acceptance testing to high-quality standards will be an advantage.
• Understanding radiation effects on electronics will be an advantage.
• Experience in standard coding compliance, including revision control, will be advantageous.
• Experience in Siemens Teamcenter will be an advantage.
• Experience in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) is required.

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electronic Engineering, Master’s Degree in Electronic Engineering.

Key Performance Areas:

The applicant will be responsible for designing, testing, and integrating digital and electro-optical electronics for the aerospace sector. This entails the following:

• Design, implementation, and testing of VHDL firmware modules.
• Design, implementation, and testing of C software modules.
• Assist in product testing campaigns.

Job Relevant Personal Attributes:

• Interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact with interdisciplinary team members.
• Strong analytical thinking skills such as innovation and lateral thinking skills will be required.
• Self-driven, self-motivated person, willing to take on long-term responsibility.
• Ability to complete a well-rounded and documented product.
• Attention to detail.

Applying for Position:

Only open to South African citizens.