Electronic Development Engineer (A11) / Elektroniese Ontwikkelingsingenieur (A11) at Werkie

Key Responsibilities:

General Tasks:

• Take instructions from the Research and Development Manager and the Managing Director regarding work that needs to be completed, including experiments, tests, or other physical and/or computer simulations of electronic systems.
• Produce reports for activities undertaken by the company.
• Inform the Research and Development Manager of the status of all tasks and activities assigned.
• Record all tests in a manner where such information is reasonably accessible to other team members.

Design and Programming Tasks:

• Use electronic design software, such as DesignSparkPCB, to generate schematics and PCBs if required.
• Documenting, including but not limited to, technical reports, technical studies, quality assurance documentation, procedures, bills of materials, and master design files.
• Produce embedded code and computer code for tasks as instructed, including programming embedded microcontrollers and computer systems (e.g., Embedded C on PIC 12, 16, 18, 32, Linux, Node.js, React).

Stock Control and Purchasing Tasks:

• Research, development, and implementation of an automated stock control & PO requisition system within the company.
• Selecting, ordering, and purchasing components for projects.
• Conducting regular inventory audits.

Team Management and Collaboration:

• Assist the Research and Development team and other team members in executing projects.
• Inspect and evaluate PCB and schematic designs produced by other team members for quality control purposes once trained to do so.
• Assist with the maintenance of the company's telecommunications and network infrastructure.
• Identify areas for improvement, including production processes, administration, and development, and direct such observations to the responsible management persons.
• Provide guidance in collaboration with the team to achieve specific objectives.

Skills and Qualifications:

• B.ENG  (Required)
• Able to work under pressure.
• Attention to detail.
• Technical Writing.
• PCB Design.
• Embedded C firmware development.
• Able to meet deadlines.
• Leadership ability – must be able to provide training when requested.
• Android Development.