Senior Embedded Systems Engineer — Remote IoT Innovator

Placements24; Gauteng; Remote; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health insurance

Home office budget

Professional development

Conference attendance

Remote-friendly team

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a Senior Embedded Systems Engineer to join a globally distributed, remote-first team. You will design, develop, and test embedded software for a new generation of IoT devices, working on firmware, drivers, and BSPs with RTOS, and collaborating across international teams from your home office.

The role requires 7+ years in embedded development, strong C/C++, ARM Cortex-M expertise, and proficiency with debugging tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of embedded systems development experience.
• Strong C and C++ skills.
• RTOS experience (FreeRTOS, Zephyr, or VxWorks).
• ARM Cortex-M architecture knowledge.
• IoT protocols: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, LoRaWAN, MQTT.
• Debugging tools: JTAG, scopes, analyzers.
• Git proficiency and remote collaboration skills.
• Hardware-software integration and system-level debugging.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded software for IoT devices.
• Write clean C/C++ code for RTOS environments.
• Develop firmware, drivers, and BSPs.
• Implement IoT protocols and device communication.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers on interfaces.
• Perform unit/integration/system testing and debugging.
• Optimize for performance, power, and memory.
• Use Git and agile methods for code management.
• Contribute to automated testing frameworks.
• Troubleshoot complex distributed-system issues.

Skills

C programming

C++ programming

RTOS

ARM Cortex-M

IoT protocols

Git

Debugging tools

Remote collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Computer Eng

Tools

JTAG

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Git

Job description

Placements24 seeks a Senior Embedded Systems Engineer to join a globally distributed, remote-first team. You will design, develop, and test embedded software for a new generation of IoT devices, working on firmware, drivers, and BSPs with RTOS, and collaborating across international teams from your home office.

The role requires 7+ years in embedded development, strong C/C++, ARM Cortex-M expertise, and proficiency with debugging tools.