12 Hardware Engineer jobs in South Africa

Electronic Hardware Engineer

Recruiter:
Network Recruitment

Job Ref:
NES /SV

Date posted:
Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Location:
Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:
Annually

SUMMARY:
Kick-start your career in Electronic Hardware Engineering Apply now.

POSITION INFO:
Our client in Jhb East is seeking a motivated and innovative Hardware Engineer to join their forward-thinking team. From day one, you'll be immersed in the complete hardware development lifecycle—schematic capture, PCB layout, circuit simulation, and hardware validation.

This role is an excellent opportunity for BEng or BSc graduates in Electronic Engineering to sharpen technical expertise, gain hands-on project experience, and build a strong foundation for a rewarding career.

Ready to bring ideas to life and design the next generation of hardware? Apply now and start your journey as a professional Engineer
Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electronic Engineering (BEng/BSc).
• Solid academic background, emphasizing hardware design and development.
• Proficiency in PCB design tools and software.
• Knowledge of electronic components and manufacturing processes.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills with keen attention to detail.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.

Job Experience & Skills Required:

• Collaborate with Senior Engineers to devise and create electronic hardware solutions.
• Support the manufacturing process, ensuring production quality and efficiency.
• Contribute to activities involving PCB design and layout.
• Resolve hardware-related issues through effective troubleshooting.
• Stay current with the latest industry trends and technological advancements.

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Hardware Development Engineer

Recruiter:
E&D Recruiters

Job Ref:
Pta /EP

Date posted:
Thursday, October 9, 2025

Location:
Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:
Neg

SUMMARY:
Hardware Development Engineer needed at a listed company with excellent International Product exports. Will be responsible for developing new and improving existing hardware and software products. Degree with a minimum of 5 years in digital circuit design. Skilled in Altium and on ARM processors.

POSITION INFO:
Hardware Development Engineer
Johannesburg East-Rand

Qualifications and minimum requirements:

• Eng./BSc (Electronic Engineering)
• Minimum 5 years' experience in digital circuit design.
• Altium Designer, mentor, or similar PCB design software skills.
• Version control, configuration control and documentation process experience essential.

Duties:

• Design, develop and qualify products and subcomponents
• Schematic capture and PCB design.
• Data pack and hardware documentation, including version and config control.
• Integration and testing of various designed subcomponents.

You may apply via our website (

Do you want to join us in helping to fight the world's most threatening diseases and enabling access to care for more people around the world? At Siemens Healthineers, we pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere.

We offer you a flexible and dynamic environment with opportunities to go beyond your comfort zone to grow personally and professionally. Sounds interesting?

Then come and join our global team as
Field Service Engineer, based in Durban, KZN , South Africa
The Field Service Engineer HW (FSE Hardware) is the primary contact for Varian Medical Systems (VMS) customer service and repair needs ensuring that our customers' equipment always operates efficiently. The FSE is responsible for troubleshooting, repairing, installing, upgrading and performing preventative maintenance on all designated VMS equipment according to instructions and company guidelines, each FSE operates in a designated field service territory and represents VMS, this role will be based in the Durban area, with some travel to other distributor-based countries handled by Varian's Field Service Team in Africa.
Your tasks and responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot, diagnose and repair all designated VMS equipment within an assigned service territory, including preventative maintenance, installations and upgrades per VMS guidelines.
• Manage time and maintain a schedule to include preventative maintenance, installations and upgrades as well as incoming customer calls demonstrating the ability to assess and prioritize the urgency of customer requests and follow-through to completion.
• Understand and recognize the need to escalate incidents when necessary and/or request additional assistance from more tenured representatives.
• Examine difficult customer issues, diagnose and resolve the issues and meet established FSR levels.
• Maintain effective territory management and expense control which includes timely completion and submission of field service and expense reports along with management of consignment and other required documentation according VMS procedures.
• Develop and maintain strong customer relationships using strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• An overall understanding of customer care and experience management essential

Your qualifications and experience:
Minimum Required Skills And Knowledge

• Medical Device experience is preferable
• Electrical and/or Mechanical Engineering, test equipment used for verification/checkout and calibration of electronic equipment.
• Limited use and/or application of technical documentation, standards, principles, concepts, and techniques in the field.
• Basic computer usage and debugging skills
• Fundamental knowledge of delivery system networks and networking techniques.
• Basic understanding of imaging systems
• Capable of performing routine maintenance such as follow ups, PMIs and minor STBs
• Basic accelerator theory knowledge.

Other Desired Skills And Knowledge

• BSC; BTech; BEng - in Electrical Engineering is essential
• Be able to interpret customer concerns and translate to machine issue.
• Understand and utilize the escalation process to Senior FSE, Management, NTS, PSE, Applications Required Certifications and Training
• Excellent fluency in English, verbal and written, required, Fluency in other languages would be a plus but not mandatory.
• Software and computer skills are required
• Familiar with business tools such as: E-mail, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with SAP or equivalent ERP product and productivity software desired.
• Willingness to travel for business as required
• Contributes to team efficiency through the quality of personal work and by influencing teammate output to required standards.
• Must understand team collaboration and have effective networking skills.
• Able to work independently within guidelines and policies and adhere to the corporate policies and procedures.
• Capable of managing their own workload and of excellent communication relationship building at all levels within and outside of the organization.
• Agile with being pro-active, analytical, results-oriented and able to make decisions within the scope of their role.
• Be able to actively problem solve and suggest realistic innovations to processes towards creating a better customer experience

At Varian, our culture is centered on fostering the creative potential of every employee through teamwork and collaboration. Our technologies touch millions of lives every day, and this inspires us to do our best work – every day. By using your talent, ambition and creativity, you can build a career that allows you to make a real difference in people's lives. You're just one click away from the most impactful work you'll ever do. Apply now and join our mission to help save lives
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We are part of an incredible community of scientists, clinicians, developers, researchers, professionals, and skilled specialists pushing the boundaries of what's possible, to improve people's lives around the world. We embrace a culture of inclusivity in which the power and potential of every individual can be unleashed. We spark ideas that lead to positive impact and continued success.

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Must be a South African National, preferably from a designated diversity group

Introduction

We are looking for a motivated Junior Engineer to join our client’s Hardware Engineering team. This role provides an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the design, validation, and documentation of unmanned aerial system (UAS) hardware. The successful candidate will receive training across all aspects of the UAS, contributing to the development of ground data terminals (GDT), ground control stations (GCS), and aircraft systems.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Follow defined hardware design processes and maintain accurate documentation in line with the hardware design plan

• Generate reports on sorties and assist with evaluation and verification of sortie data

• Support the Preliminary Design stage, ensuring proper documentation of this phase

• Produce evaluation reports to validate compliance of each design phase with item requirements

• Assist in ensuring DO-254 process compliance, including documentation requirements

• Participate in peer reviews of hardware designs to maintain technical quality standards

• Ensure all documentation and processes comply with industry standards and regulations (DO-254)

• Keep up to date with the latest developments in UAS technologies and apply relevant innovations to ongoing projects

Desired Experience and Qualifications

• BEng or MEng in Electrical, Electronic, or Mechatronic Engineering (or closely related field) – non-negotiable

• No prior work experience required; graduates are welcome to apply

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel

• Strong IT efficiency and willingness to learn

• Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team

• Own transport required

An exciting opportunity exists for a Junior Electronic Hardware Design Engineer with a focus on power supply development. This role is ideal for a technically strong individual looking to specialise in the design, simulation, and testing of power supplies for Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) within a high-performance engineering environment. The successful candidate will support the full hardware development cycle, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Design and simulate power supply circuits for LRUs according to systems engineering specifications
• Complete PCB design and routing using industry-standard tools (Altium – non-negotiable)
• Document hardware designs in line with defined engineering processes and hardware design plans
• Participate in peer reviews of electronic hardware and designs
• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams including software, mechanical, RF, DSP, and aeronautical engineering
• Test and validate designs against relevant industry standards (e.g. DO-160, MIL-STD-704)
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to LRU power supply performance
• Stay informed on industry trends and integrate relevant technological advancements into designs

Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering (or similar)
• Strong proficiency in schematic design, circuit simulation, PCB design, and circuit analysis
• Experience using the following tools (non-negotiable):
  
  • Altium for PCB design
  • LTspice (or similar simulation software)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Self-motivated and capable of working independently as well as in collaborative team settings

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is a leading scientific and technology research organisation that research, develops, localises and diffuses technologies to accelerate socio-economic prosperity in South Africa. The organisation's work contributes to industrial development and supports a capable state. The CSIR has a vacancy for a Firmware, Hardware and Embedded Software Engineer in the

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is a leading scientific and technology research organisation that researches, develops, localises and diffuses technologies to accelerate socio-economic prosperity in South Africa. The organisations work contributes to industrial development and supports a capable state.

Firmware, Hardware and Embedded Software Engineer
About The Job
The CSIR has a vacancy for a
Firmware, Hardware and Embedded Software Engineer
in the Radar and Electronic Warfare Impact Area. The incumbent will be responsible to develop world-class high-speed digital hardware, firmware and embedded software. The position is in Pretoria and will report to the Research Group Leader.

For more information about the impact area and cluster, please visit and respectively.

Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate would be involved in the development of electronic modules and sub-systems. This will include, amongst others, the following:

Interpretation Of Requirements And Specifications

• Interpret user requirement
• Generate detailed item development specifications, acceptance test plans and
• Generate acceptance test plans and reports

Digital and Analogue design

• Participate in complex high-speed digital and high-bandwidth analogue design;
• Develop codes for programmable logic using VHDL;
• Conduct simulations to verify design functions both for firmware and electronic designs;
• Do schematic capture

Debugging and Verification

• Debug designs using state-of-the-art equipment;
• Conduct formal functional verification and formal acceptance testing;
• Participate in system and sub-system integration;
• Complete acceptance test reports.

Generation of data pack and design documentation

• Generate manufacturing data pack and design documentation;
• Capture data into data management system.

Qualifications, Skills And Experience

• A Bachelor of Engineering in electronic engineering with at least two years experience in firmware development .
• A Masters degree with at least one year experience in firmware development .

• Candidate must have experience in the following:

• FPGA development using either Vivado or Quartus environments.

• VHDL Firmware development of complex systems, Verilog experience would be considered an additional advantage.
• Design and set to work of high-speed digital and mixed signal PC Boards.

• Debugging of hardware.

• Proven capability of document preparation.

• Must be comfortable working in Linux environments and navigating command-line interfaces.

Whats in it for you?
The CSIR Offers

• Flexible hybrid work arrangement;
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Competitive and market-related remuneration packages.
• Total guaranteed salary packages which encompass contributions to the pension fund, risk insurance and medical scheme.
• We openly acknowledge and reward our employees' contributions and accomplishments through our esteemed CSIR Excellence Awards.

South African citizenship and security clearance are required for this position
PLEASE NOTE THAT FEEDBACK WILL BE GIVEN TO SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES ONLY.
For more info, please contact the CSIR Recruitment Centre on

or email us at

The CSIR is an equal opportunity employer. As such, it is committed to the employment Equity Act and will through the filling of this vacancy, give preference to candidates from designated groups in terms of the Employment Equity Act. By applying for this position at the CSIR, the applicant understands, and agrees that the CSIR may solicit a credit and criminal report from registered credit bureau and/or South African Police Services (in relation to positions that requires trust and honesty and/or entail the handling of cash or finances), and may also verify the applicants educational qualification and employment history.
The CSIR reserves the right to remove the advertisement at any time before the stated closing date and it further reserves the right not to appoint if a suitable candidate is not identified. **

• Develop and test software for IFM and Deep Sea controllers.
• Integrate CAN bus engine data into control logic and HMI displays.
• Design and implement HMI dashboards for operators and maintenance teams.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot controller and communication issues both in the workshop and in the field.
• Collaborate with engineering teams on control logic and safety interlocks.
• Document code, wiring diagrams, and integration procedures.
• Support commissioning and field trials.
• Technical Skills:
  
  • Strong expertise with IFM and Deep Sea controllers.
  • CAN bus communication (J1939, CANopen).
  • HMI development.
  • C/C++ and Embedded C programming.
  • Real-time systems.
• Soft Skills: Leadership, problem-solving, and mentoring abilities.

Balancell Energy (PTY) Ltd, is seeking a talented and motivated Mid-Level Embedded Software Engineer to join our growing team in Cape Town. In this in-person role, you will play a crucial part in the design, development, and testing of embedded firmware for our innovative products.

If you have a passion for embedded systems, a strong background in C, and a desire to

contribute to the full software development lifecycle, we encourage you to apply

Firmware Development
: Design, develop, and test robust and efficient embedded firmware in C for new and existing products.

Hardware Interaction:
Interface directly with various hardware components,

microcontrollers, and develop low-level drivers.

Testing and Debugging:
Thoroughly debug and troubleshoot complex embedded

systems, identifying root causes and implementing effective

solutions. Familiarity with debugging tools.

Team Collaboration
:Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including

hardware engineers, quality assurance, and product

management, throughout the development process.

Product Lifecycle :
Participate actively in the full software development lifecycle,

from requirements gathering and design to implementation,

testing, and deployment.

Technology Expertise:
Work extensively with RTOSs, especially FreeRTOS, various

microcontrollers(Arm Cortex-M and ESP32), and implement

communication protocols (e.g., I2C, SPI, UART, CAN).

Software Architecture:
Contribute to the design and implementation of software

architectures for embedded systems, ensuring scalability and maintainability

Minimum Requirements (non-negotiables)

• Bachelor's/Honors degree in Electrical Engineering and/or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of professional experience in embedded software development
• Strong problem-solving skills and a keen attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Job Title:
Embedded Systems Engineer

Department:
R&D – Embedded Systems

Location:
Johannesburg, South Africa

Employment Type:
Full-Time (On-Site)

Reports To:
Head of Embedded Systems / R&D Manager

About Us

We are a cutting-edge technology company specializing in smart asset tracking, IoT, and

security solutions for logistics and supply chain management. We design and develop

intelligent, rugged, and efficient tracking devices and systems used across Europe, America, Africa and beyond.

We are on a mission to deliver reliable, innovative solutions that make logistics smarter,

safer, and more efficient.

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Embedded Systems Engineer with a strong

foundation in both hardware design and firmware/embedded software development. You

will be responsible for the full embedded product lifecycle—from circuit design, prototyping, and PCB development to real-time embedded firmware implementation on STM32 or similar microcontrollers.

This role is pivotal in bringing our smart tracking and IoT devices to life.

Key Responsibilities

Hardware Development

• Design and simulate electronic circuits for embedded systems (analog/digital, power,

and RF interfaces)

• Schematic capture and PCB layout using tools like Altium Designer, KiCad, or

equivalent

• Select appropriate components based on design, cost, and availability

• Work with manufacturing partners and internal teams to assemble and test prototype

boards

• Validate hardware functionality with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic

analyzers)

Firmware / Embedded Software Development

• Develop, maintain, and optimize embedded software in C/C++

• Build applications on RTOS (Real-Time Operating Systems) platforms such as

FreeRTOS, Zephyr, or custom schedulers

• Implement low-level drivers (UART, SPI, I2C, ADC, CAN, BLE, GSM/LTE)

• Integrate sensor, GPS, and communication modules

• Write robust, maintainable, and documented code following MISRA-C, embedded

coding standards, and internal best practices

• Conduct thorough unit testing, debugging, and firmware validation

Product Development & Testing

• Work closely with QA to create test procedures and participate in DFM (Design for

Manufacturing) and DFT (Design for Test)

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Software, UX/UI, and Mechanical teams during

product development lifecycle

• Create and maintain technical documentation: schematics, BOMs, firmware revision

history, test plans

Minimum Requirements

Technical Skills

•
3+ years experience in embedded systems design and development

• Strong proficiency in C and C++

• Hands-on experience with STM32 or other ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers

• Experience with RTOS-based development

• Familiarity with circuit simulation, soldering, and debugging hardware

• Comfortable with embedded debugging tools: JTAG, SWD, GDB, logic analyzers

• Experience in PCB layout tools (Altium, KiCad, etc.)

• Experience with Bluetooth LE, GSM, and GPS

Knowledge & Standards

•
Strong understanding of embedded system constraints (timing, memory, power)

• Knowledge of design standards and safety in firmware (watchdog, fail-safes,

versioning)

• Familiar with firmware version control (Git), documentation practices, and ticketing

systems (Azure DevOps preferred)

• Understanding of communication protocols: UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, BLE, GSM,

GNSS

Preferred Qualifications

• BSC/BEng/BTech Electronics/Computer Engineering.

• 3+ year's experience in similar role