Description
To design, develop, and maintain high-quality embedded firmware to support robust, scalable, and reliable products.
Contribute to the full product lifecycle from concept through production, ensuring firmware aligns with hardware design and system requirements.
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS / KPA's (Responsibilities, Accountabilities & Duties)
Design, develop, and deliver high-quality embedded firmware within agreed timelines
Drive firmware projects from concept through to production and post-release support
Develop and maintain reusable, scalable, and maintainable codebases
Collaborate closely with hardware, production, and testing teams to ensure system integration
Debug, optimize, and improve firmware performance and reliability
Contribute to architecture decisions and technical direction of firmware systems
Support manufacturing and field teams with firmware-related issues and improvements
Participate in code reviews and enforce best practices and coding standards
Maintain and contribute to internal documentation (wiki, processes, technical notes)
Provide input into hardware design from a firmware perspective
Attend and actively contribute to firmware and hardware team meetings
COMPETENCE REQUIREMENTS (Knowledge, Hard Skills & Soft Skills/Behaviors)
Knowledge:
Embedded systems and microcontroller architectures
Real-time systems and firmware design principles
Communication protocols (e.g. UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, etc.)
Electronics fundamentals and schematic interpretation
Software development lifecycle and best practices
Version control systems (e.g. Git)
Hard Skills:
Proficiency in
C/C++ for embedded systems
Debugging on hardware (e.g.



JTAG, oscilloscopes, logic analysers)
Firmware architecture and modular design
Basic understanding of hardware bring-up and board-level debugging
Familiarity with scripting or higher-level languages (e.g. C#, Python) is advantageous
Exposure to RTOS concepts is beneficial
Project Management/planning & scheduling
Soft Skills/Behaviors:
Excellent communication, written & verbal
Team orientated / collaboration
Ability to engage at all levels
Ability to challenge the status quo/assertiveness
Robust problem-solving and analytical thinking
Willingness to innovate and tackle new problems
Willingness to learn, adapt, and innovate
Process-driven / excellent self-management
Ability to take ownership and drive tasks to completion
Comfortable challenging assumptions and proposing improvements
High attention to detail and quality
Meetings: be operationally prepared & well informed
Self-review / contribution to DME culture
Stakeholder engagement (internal & external)
EDUCATION (Qualifications, Certifications, Accreditations & Licenses)
Electrical Engineering Degree or equivalent
PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING
Project management
Exposure to full product lifecycle development
Embedded systems and firmware architecture growth
Toolchain and language proficiency development
Cross-functional collaboration (hardware, production, systems)
Upskill on specific tool/language proficiencies
EXPERIENCE
0–2 years of embedded firmware development experience
Exposure to embedded systems projects (academic or industry)
Experience with electronics or hardware interaction is advantageous

📌 Graduate Embedded Engineer - Firmware (Perth)
🏢 Digital Matter
📍 Perth