Embedded electronic systems design and development engineer (degree)

Level

Degree level

Length

3 yrs

typical

Sector

Engineering and manufacturing

Pay

Paid

you earn while training

In a nutshell

Designing and developing electronic circuits, devices and systems for a range of industries.

Write and debug embedded firmware in C or C++ for microcontroller platforms

Design or review schematic circuits for embedded hardware

Integrate new hardware peripherals and write device driver code

Debug embedded systems using JTAG, oscilloscopes, and logic analysers

Conduct unit and integration testing of embedded software modules

Contribute to technical design reviews and architecture decisions

Produce and maintain embedded system documentation and test records

Microcontroller and microprocessor architecture and low-level programming in C/C++

Real-time operating systems (RTOS) and embedded software design patterns

Digital and analogue electronics design for embedded systems

Communication protocols: UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, and Ethernet

Hardware debug using oscilloscopes, logic analysers, and in-circuit debuggers

Embedded systems testing, verification, and safety-critical standards (e.g. IEC 61508)

PCB design and hardware-software integration and bring-up

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