Senior Embedded Systems Engineer (Remote) | RTOS & IoT

Placements24; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 600,000 - 950,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement savings plan

Home office stipend

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Embedded Systems Engineer for a fully remote role in South Africa. You will design, develop, and test embedded software and firmware for intelligent control systems and IoT devices, focusing on real-time performance and low-level hardware interaction.

The role requires 5–10 years of embedded systems experience, strong C/C++ skills, and hands-on work with RTOS (FreeRTOS/Zephyr) and microcontrollers like ARM Cortex-M and ESP32.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Significant professional experience in embedded systems design and development (often 5–10 years).
• Strong proficiency in C and C++ programming languages.
• Experience with real-time operating systems (e.g., FreeRTOS, Zephyr).
• Hands-on experience with microcontroller families and development tools.
• Familiarity with embedded communication protocols and networking.
• Understanding of hardware–software co-design principles.
• Experience with debugging tools (e.g., JTAG, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers).
• Excellent problem-solving and remote, team-oriented collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and debug embedded software and firmware for microcontrollers (e.g., ARM Cortex-M, ESP32).
• Implement RTOS and develop efficient, event-driven applications.
• Develop drivers and middleware for peripherals and communication interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth).
• Collaborate with hardware engineers to define system requirements and ensure integration of hardware and software.
• Perform unit, integration, and system testing to ensure quality and reliability.
• Use Git and participate in code reviews.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex embedded system issues in development and field environments.
• Document software designs, APIs, and testing procedures.
• Contribute to architectural design and technical roadmap of embedded systems.

Skills

C language

C++ language

RTOS experience

Embedded debugging

Git

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering

Tools

FreeRTOS

Zephyr

JTAG

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

ESP32

ARM Cortex-M

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Embedded Systems Engineer for a fully remote role in South Africa. You will design, develop, and test embedded software and firmware for intelligent control systems and IoT devices, focusing on real-time performance and low-level hardware interaction.

The role requires 5–10 years of embedded systems experience, strong C/C++ skills, and hands-on work with RTOS (FreeRTOS/Zephyr) and microcontrollers like ARM Cortex-M and ESP32.