Junior-to-Mid Level Embedded Firmware Engineer

A South African manufacturer and designer of wireless security and alarm monitoring systems specializing in creating long-range VHF GPRS and SMS transceivers is looking for a Junior-to-Mid Level Embedded Firmware Engineer to join their team in Johannesburg GP to maintain support and enhance their existing embedded products.

Responsibilities:

• Maintenance and Support: Maintain existing firmware products; investigate debug and resolve defects in deployed systems.
• Enhancements and Features: Implement minor feature upgrades and firmware improvements.
• Hardware Debugging: Read and interpret electronic schematics to perform root-cause analysis on firmware/hardware issues using oscilloscopes logic analyzers and debuggers.
• Quality and Workflow: Adhere to established coding standards documentation practices and Git version control workflows.
• Collaboration: Participate in code reviews technical discussions and support the testing validation and release processes.
  

Requirements

• Education: Bachelors degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering Computer Science or a related field.
• Experience: 26 years of experience in Embedded C firmware development.
• Microcontrollers: Strong understanding of microcontrollers peripheral interfaces and modular firmware design.
• Tools: Proficient with Git and familiar with CI/CD pipelines in a firmware environment.
• Languages: Embedded C (Mandatory)
• Protocols: Serial communication (UART SPI $I^2C$ RS485) and basic TCP/IP.
• Architecture: Firm grasp of firmware architecture and state machines.
• Security: Exposure to IoT security best practices (secure boot OTA updates).

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience (salary can potentially be more based on experience/skills)

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