Job type: Full-time
Hardware Developer – Job Description
The Opportunity: Simusolar is a rapidly growing company offering accessible, affordable and energy-efficient equipment and financing. The Hardware developer will be joining an impactful organization with potential to grow within the company as it expands within Tanzania and internationally.
Location: HQ-Dar Es Salaam
Reporting: This position initially reports directly to the Senior Hardware Manager. There will also be significant exposure, interaction and collaboration with other departments, including: IT, Field Service, Credit, HR, Customer Care, Operations, Sales & Finance.
Pay: compensation is a competitive salary with discretionary bonus based on performance
Role Summary: The Hardware Developer is a critical member of our growing team. For an early-career professional or engineer with electronics and firmware design experience, it is a great opportunity to develop your practical sense and build a career in the growing solar industry.
Duties and Responsibilities
The hardware developer is responsible for a variety of mission critical areas that will give you exposure to all aspects of our operations and technology:
- Product development support, including circuit and PCB development, prototype hardware programming, measurement, and testing;
- Testing and quality control of solar, battery, and communications hardware received from the manufacturer.
- Assembly, soldering and production activities of products for testing and/or sale;
- Developing and improving firmware and server software related to IoT control and monitor functions
- Developing or improving apps that relate to IoT systems
- Developing new IoT solutions for data-driven improvements to our products, testing and technical processes
- Customer technical support (level 2) and support to our customer services team.
- Field service troubleshooting, removals and installations, possibly with travel.
Prerequisites (level of proficiency)
The Hardware Developer needs to be experienced with a number of technologies, responsible, and eager to learn. Given the unique nature of this position, it is expected that the Hardware Developer will acquire some of the necessary skills on the job.
- Digital circuitry and electronics, including measurement and assembly (basic);
- Programming of circuit boards: uploading and testing software (medium);
- Firmware and software development
- Quality control;
- English and Swahili fluency.
Minimum Requirements
Personal attributes and values are equally important to work experience:
- Experience doing hands-on work;
- Excellent communication skills: able to diagnose and instruct;
- At least 2 years of proven work experience in IoT or a similar role.
- Highly organized and process-oriented, interested in taking responsibility;
- Thorough with great attention to detail
- Bachelor degree in electronics science/ computer science or related field
Simusolar Values
Simusolar has four core Values that were selected to guide how we work, behave, and think:
| Summary Phrases | English | |
| Commitment | My actions speak louder than words | |
| Customer Centricity | You can depend on me | |
| Communication | I speak, I listen, I appreciate | |
| Data Driven | I work using data |
PLEASE NOTE:
- The deadline for this call is on 27 October 2024
- Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply
Only qualified shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
How to Apply:
This is Full-time Job, To submit your application, please follow the link provided below.
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