Senior Development Engineer – Embedded Systems

SUMMARY:
A technology company specialising in UAV's and automation is seeking the services of a senior electronic engineer.

POSITION INFO:
looking for an exceptional and passionate software developer/engineer to join their dynamic Embedded team. Successful candidates will form part of a design team developing embedded software and firmware for digital electronic hardware for computing appliances, flight control units and other complex sub-systems.


1. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Employee will work as a Senior Development Engineer in the field of Embedded Software for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
The scope of work includes (but is not limited to) the following:

a. The Employee will form part of a design team developing embedded software for digital electronic hardware for computing appliances, flight control units and other complex sub-systems;
b. Formal design, development, implementation and verification of systems, subsystems and associated software and firmware, HDL code, limited hardware and algorithms. The focus covers the full range of development activities from high-level requirements, architectural and interface design through to low-level detailed design, implementation and verification;
c. Playing a major role in the generation of outputs for projects, including design, testing, documentation, production and verification artefacts;
d. Implementation of system engineering processes, plans and policies as applicable to a specific project; and
e. Performing minor support roles within the company, as required.

2. REQUIREMENTS:

2.1. Minimum Qualifications:
a. Suitable Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Mechatronic Engineering (BSc Eng/BEng), or equivalent).

2.2. Required Skills and Experience:
a. C or C++ proficiency or experience;
b. Linux proficiency or experience;
c. FPGA development proficiency and/or experience; and
d. 2 to 5 years of relevant industry or post-graduate experience


2.3. Recommended Skills and Experience:
a. VHDL (or equivalent) Programming experience highly recommended;
b. Hardware debugging tools (logic analysers and scopes) proficiency and experience; and
c. Python proficiency and experience.

2.4. General Skills:

a. Ability to learn quickly and absorb new information rapidly;
b. Ability to work as part of a team and collaborate on large projects;
c. Ability to work independently;
d. Ability to read and understand schematics and PCB layouts;
e.Familiarity with communication protocols such as UART, etc.;
f.Familiarity with safety critical and industry best practices;
g.Strong problem-solving and debugging skills; and
h.High standard of communication skills in English (both verbal and written).

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