Embedded Systems Engineer at BURN

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.