Netelek Engineering Department
Location
The available position is based at our Paarl office located in Main Street.
Remuneration
The position offers a remuneration bracket of R20’000 - R35’000 cost to company and is based on the candidate's qualifications and experience so assessed by the company at the company's discretion.
Job Scope
The candidate aspires to work on embedded projects, effectively integrate third-party equipment into Netelek software systems and provide valuable contributions to the team's overall output. While the primary focus of the role lies in embedded, software, and engineering development, the applicant is expected to undertake any additional related tasks that contribute to the team's output and successful project execution.
The applicant can expect to participate in any of the following duties and tasks:
Hardware [core duties]
Design, development, production, testing, and maintenance of embedded systems
Low-level integration of third-party equipment into the Netelek software system
Collaborate with other engineers on technical and design issues
Troubleshoot equipment, performance and functional problems with the embedded systems
Research & planning
Software [secondary duties]
Testing
UI design
Frontend development
Backend development
Electrical Engineering
Electrical Metering
Photovoltaic
Operations and maintenance
Project calculations and reports
Support
Provide technical support for field technicians and electricians
User training and Implementation
Monitor projects, generate reports
Job Requirements
Candidates that do not qualify for all the criteria listed below are still encouraged to apply. Candidates that can demonstrate self-drive, passion for engineering and most importantly the ability to problem solve will be favoured.
Academic qualifications
BEng or BSc (Eng) 4-year degree in
Electronic
or Electrical & Electronic
Experience
Non-commercial experience: The candidate is expected to have at least 4 years of experience designing and assembling electronic-related engineering solutions on either a hobbyist or academic level.
Commercial experience: It is expected that the candidate has at least 2 years of experience or completed 2 commercial projects that included solution scoping, development and commissioning.
Electronic Tech Stack
C
C++
Embedded design
Board design
Firmware design
Protocol integration (Modbus, DLMS. Flag)
Cellular network integration
Working with and Integration of a wide range of equipment: Energy meters, solar inverters, control equipment, ext.
Software Tech Stack
Java
Java Script
HTML
Functional programming
Relational database
Web-based applications
APIs and swagerisation
Distributed computing
Basic networking
Application Process
Our recruiting process is documented below. Take note that the company at its full discretion can terminate the process at any time.
Online application form.
Preliminary interview.
Technical assessment.
Formal Interview.
Polygraph and Drug test.
Submission Deadline
The deadline for step 1 of the application process is 10 am Monday, 7 August 2023.
Disclaimer
The company reserves the right to make no appointments. Any appointment which may be made is at the sole and absolute discretion of the company.