Embedded Electronic Engineer
Booyco Electronics
Boksburg, Gauteng
Permanent
Posted 02 July 2025
- Closing Date 07 July 2025
Job Details
Job Description
Main Purpose of the Job
Electronic Engineer with expertise in embedded systems programming to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in electronics design and development, and embedded software engineering. This role involves designing, developing, and optimizing firmware and hardware solutions for cutting-edge projects in electronics.
Education, experience and competencies
- Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering.
- Minimum of 3 years' experience in electronic hardware and embedded firmware development.
- Proficiency with RTOS and Linux-based embedded systems.
- Proficiency in C/C++ and assembly for embedded programming.
- Strong knowledge of microcontroller families (ARM Cortex, Microchip ,and STM32 essential).
- Familiarity with PCB design tools (e.g., Altium, KiCad, Eagle) and electronic simulation tools.
- Familiarity with communication protocols such (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, RS485 and Ethernet).
- Experience with SDLC and Agile methodologies.
- Experience using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other debugging tools.
- Experience with version control tools like Git.
- Proven experience working with embedded development on electronic systems using industry best practices.
Responsibilities
- Act as the main point of contact for product inquiries from internal teams and customers.
- Design, program, and debug embedded systems, including microcontrollers, real-time operating systems (RTOS), and peripheral integration.
- Collaborate on the design and testing of electronic circuits, PCBs, and prototyping for various applications.
- Write and optimize MCU level firmware to ensure seamless hardware-software integration (Bootloaders, Hardware Abstraction, Device trees, Libraries, OTA etc.).
- Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product designers, mechanical and hardware engineers, to deliver high quality solutions.
- Perform rigorous testing of firmware to ensure reliability, performance, and compliance with industry standards.
- Troubleshoot complex issues in hardware and software during development and after deployment.
- Create and maintain technical documentation including specifications, schematics, and user manuals.
- Draft, review, update and approve all required documentation for ISO, ISERT, MASC and SANS certification
- Support and maintain the development technical files.
- Complete Risk Assessment for designed firmware.