Senior Embedded Systems Engineer - Remote, Electrical Focus

Placements24; Mossel Bay; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote position

Competitive salary

Health benefits

Generous paid time off

Continuous learning opportunities

Career advancement

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Embedded Systems Engineer with a strong electrical engineering background to join a fully remote, globally distributed engineering team. You will lead hardware and firmware development for advanced embedded devices, mentored from a technical leadership position.

You will design, implement, and test embedded systems, working closely with software, product, and QA teams to ensure robust, scalable solutions in a fast-paced remote environment.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in embedded systems design with a focus on electrical hardware.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ programming for embedded systems.
• Experience with schematic design, PCB layout, and hardware bring-up.
• Deep understanding of microcontroller architectures (e.g., ARM Cortex-M) and interfaces (I2C/SPI/UART).
• Experience with RTOS or Embedded Linux is a plus.
• Familiarity with hardware debugging tools and techniques.
• Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor team members.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop embedded hardware systems, including schematic capture and PCB layout considerations.
• Develop and debug embedded firmware for microcontrollers and other embedded processors using C/C++.
• Integrate electrical components, sensors, actuators, and communication interfaces into embedded systems.
• Design and implement power management solutions for battery-operated devices.
• Develop and execute hardware and firmware testing strategies, including unit testing and integration testing.
• Collaborate with software teams to ensure seamless hardware-software integration.
• Perform system-level debugging and troubleshooting of complex embedded systems.
• Contribute to system architecture design and technology selection for embedded products.
• Mentor junior engineers and share technical expertise within the remote team.
• Stay updated on the latest advancements in embedded hardware and firmware technologies.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded firmware

Hardware design

Schematic design

PCB layout

ARM Cortex-M

I2C/SPI/UART

RTOS

Embedded Linux

Mentoring

Education

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

Cadence

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Embedded Systems Engineer with a strong electrical engineering background to join a fully remote, globally distributed engineering team. You will lead hardware and firmware development for advanced embedded devices, mentored from a technical leadership position.

You will design, implement, and test embedded systems, working closely with software, product, and QA teams to ensure robust, scalable solutions in a fast-paced remote environment.