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Head of Embedded Systems
2 weeks ago
Our Client in the Fintech Sports Tracking sector is looking for a
Head of Embedded Systems
Location:
Claremont, Cape Town - Hybrid
Rate:
Market Related
Terms:
Permanent Position
Job Description
As Head of Embedded Systems, you will own the technical vision and execution of our clients embedded software platform. You'll lead the architecture and development of firmware for UWB tracking devices and motion-sensor wearables, ensuring ultra-reliable, low-latency communication and sub-millisecond synchronization across dense wireless networks.
Technical Leadership
- Own and evolve the architecture, design, and implementation of our clients embedded firmware stack.
- Define and drive the technical strategy across the embedded ecosystem: bootloaders, drivers, RTOS task structures, communication protocols, and test frameworks.
- Protect the team's focus by setting realistic project timelines, allocating resources optimally and ensuring a clear, actionable direction for all projects.
- Establish and enforce robust development processes, including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and documentation.
- Set and monitor software quality metrics, ensuring performance, reliability, and maintainability.
Team & Project Leadership
- Lead, mentor, and grow a world-class embedded engineering team.
- Collaborate with hardware, backend, and product teams to deliver end-to-end system performance and scalability.
- Oversee planning, prioritization, and delivery using Agile/Lean methods.
- Contribute to hiring, roadmap planning, budgeting and long-term technology strategy in collaboration with senior management.
Hands-On Development
- Design and develop firmware in
C/C++
for
bare-metal
and
RTOS environments
(e.g. Zephyr, FreeRTOS). - Implement and optimize low-level drivers, data acquisition pipelines, and communication stacks (SPI, I2C, UART, USB, BLE, UWB).
- Conduct hardware bring-up, field testing, and debugging using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and RF tools.
- Support manufacturing, calibration, and production test workflows.
Required Skills & Experience
- BSc/MSc in Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
- 10–15 years in embedded systems development, including 5+ years in leadership of technical teams or embedded engineering functions.
- Deep expertise with ARM Cortex-M (STM32) microcontrollers.
- Expert, production-level knowledge of Embedded C/C++, RTOS (Zephyr, FreeRTOS), and bare-metal real-time systems.
- Strong understanding of build systems (Makefiles, GCC, CMake), toolchains, and version control (Git).
- Proficiency with memory interfaces (EEPROM, SD, Flash) and communication peripherals (SPI, I2C, UART, USB).
- Competence in Python for scripting, testing, and data analysis.
- Experience developing wireless communication systems — ideally UWB, BLE, or Wi-Fi.
Nice to Have
- Experience with sensor fusion and IMU data processing.
- Understanding of RF systems, antenna design, and signal integrity.
- Familiarity with Linux, networking (TCP/IP), and bootloaders.
- Experience with CI/test frameworks or hardware-in-the-loop testing.
- Exposure to cloud-connected IoT architectures and data streaming systems.
Personal Attributes
- Strategic thinker with strong hands-on engineering instincts.
- Passionate about sports, technology, and building high-performance systems.
- Strong communicator and mentor.
- Comfortable in a fast-paced startup environment with high autonomy.
- Committed to reliability, precision, and performance in every detail.
