Embedded Systems Engineer
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Company Details
Name:BURN
Industry:
Oil & Energy
Website:
http://www.burnstoves.com/
Description:
BURN designs, manufactures, and distributes aspirational fuel-efficient cooking products that save lives and forests in the developing world.BURN has revolutionized the global cookstove sector by proving the business case for selling a high quality, locally manufactured and unsubsidized cookstoves.S…
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Job Details
Job Type:
Full Time
Workplace Type:
On-site
Qualification:
Diploma
Job Experience:
Mandatory
Job Location:
Nairobi County, Kenya
Closing Date:
Undisclosed
Salary:
Undisclosed
Other Pay:
Benefits
Job Category:
Engineering
Job Description
About the role
- BURN is looking to hire a highly skilled and motivated Embedded Systems Engineer to develop and maintain embedded software for our innovative clean cooking products.
- The successful candidate will be hands-on in designing, implementing, and testing firmware for microcontroller-based systems, collaborating closely with hardware engineers, test engineers, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, reliable products that meet both functional requirements and regulatory standards.
Duties and Responsibilities
- The Employee shall have the following duties and responsibilities: Design, develop, and maintain firmware for ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers, particularly STM32 series MCUs, ensuring code meets performance, power consumption, and memory constraints.
- Write efficient, maintainable, and well-documented embedded C/C++ code following best practices and coding standards.
- Implement and integrate communication protocols including UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, and wireless protocols such as Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).
- Develop and implement sensor interfaces, signal processing algorithms, and control systems for temperature monitoring, power management, and user interface applications.
- Collaborate with hardware engineers to define firmware-hardware interfaces, review schematics, and provide input on component selection and PCB design considerations.
- Debug complex firmware issues using JTAG debuggers, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other diagnostic tools.
- Develop and execute unit tests, integration tests, and support hardware validation activities in collaboration with the test engineering team.
- Optimize firmware for real-time performance, memory usage, and power efficiency in resource-constrained embedded systems.
- Implement bootloaders, firmware update mechanisms, and secure programming features.
- Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation including design specifications, API documentation, code comments, and user guides.
- Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and technical discussions to ensure quality and knowledge sharing across the team.
- Support manufacturing during product ramp-up, including firmware flashing procedures, production testing, and troubleshooting.
- Conduct root cause analysis for firmware-related field issues and implement corrective actions.
- Stay current with emerging technologies, tools, and best practices in embedded systems development.
- Support regulatory compliance activities including CE certification, EMC testing, and safety standards implementation.
Skills and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field.
- At least 1-3 years of hands-on firmware development experience with embedded systems.
- Strong proficiency in embedded C programming and solid understanding of embedded systems fundamentals.
- Demonstrated experience with ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers, preferably STM32 series (STM32G0, STM32F series, or similar).
- Experience with embedded development tools including STM32CubeIDE, Keil, IAR, or similar IDEs.
- Working knowledge of communication protocols: UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, and experience with at least one wireless protocol (BLE, Wi-Fi, or LoRa).
- Understanding of interrupt handling, timers, DMA, ADC/DAC, PWM, and power management techniques.
- Experience with RTOS concepts or bare-metal programming.
- Proficiency with debugging tools including JTAG/SWD debuggers, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.
- Strong experience with Git version control and collaborative development workflows.
- Ability to read and interpret schematics and datasheets.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills, with ability to create clear technical documentation.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with attention to detail.
- Experience with test automation using Python or other scripting languages is a bonus.
- Experience in consumer electronics, IoT products, or energy sector applications is a bonus.
- Good understanding of electronics
- Familiarity with Agile development methodologies is a bonus
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