Senior Embedded Software Engineer - Gauteng

PRR Recruitment Services; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

PRR Recruitment Services seeks a Senior Software Engineer in Gauteng to drive embedded software development across new product creation and ongoing support. You will contribute to system architecture, design, and lifecycle engineering, while mentoring teams and maintaining documentation.

The role requires 10+ years in software/electronic engineering, strong C/C++ skills, and hands-on R&D experience in embedded domains. Travel may be required for project delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electronic or Computer Engineering.
• 10+ years software/electronic engineering experience.
• Embedded software R&D experience (non-negotiable).
• Strong embedded development experience in C or C++.
• Full product development life-cycle experience.

Responsibilities

• Participate in engineering meetings, reviews, and change-control processes.
• Decompose system requirements into software requirements, architecture, and design.
• Design new software architectures and update existing designs.
• Produce documentation and models for review and approval.
• Lead software development activities and resolve detailed design issues.
• Develop software according to coding standards and participate in code reviews.
• Validate requirements, architecture, and design through prototyping and modelling.
• Generate test cases, perform engineering testing, and maintain traceability.
• Support internal teams and external clients during development and product usage.

Skills

Embedded engineering

C/C++

System architecture

Problem solving

Team leadership

Education

BEng/BSc in Electronic or Computer Engineering

Honours/Master's degree (advantage)

Tools

Git

Jira

Polarion

ROS2

Job description

PRR Recruitment Services seeks a Senior Software Engineer in Gauteng to drive embedded software development across new product creation and ongoing support. You will contribute to system architecture, design, and lifecycle engineering, while mentoring teams and maintaining documentation.

The role requires 10+ years in software/electronic engineering, strong C/C++ skills, and hands-on R&D experience in embedded domains. Travel may be required for project delivery.