R&D Engineer

Job Title: R&D Engineer
Location: Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland
Reports To: CTO
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent, Onsite

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a highly skilled and detail-focused engineer with a strong interest in electronic, connected home, and IoT product development. They will be comfortable working in a hands-on R&D environment, with the ability to test, troubleshoot, and evaluate both hardware and software to ensure reliable, high-quality product performance.

They should bring a strong understanding of electronics, embedded systems, measurement instrumentation, and hardware/software interfacing, along with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. A strong commitment to quality, compliance, documentation, and continuous improvement is essential.

This role would suit someone who is proactive, meticulous, technically curious, and confident working collaboratively with design engineers and cross-functional teams to help develop standards-compliant, user-friendly products that enhance safety and connectivity.

Role Overview

As a R&D engineer, you will be central to our innovation and advanced research activities. This role involves deep technical engagement, from early-stage design and technology evaluation, to performing critical electrical tests and ensuring adherence to our stringent quality standards. You will collaborate closely with design engineers, playing a crucial role in delivering robust, defect-free products to market.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and troubleshoot analogue and digital electronic circuits

• Create schematics and design printed circuit boards

• Develop embedded firmware for microcontroller-based systems

• Explore early-stage, exploratory, and pre-product technologies for technical readiness

• Document, communicate, and present research outcomes to internal R&D, product development, and strategy teams

• Maintain compliance with internal quality, safety, and documentation standards.

• Contribute to continuous improvement of test frameworks, tools, and processes.

• Collaborate effectively across disciplines to improve test coverage and product quality.

Essential Qualifications & Skills

• Understanding of embedded systems, electronics, and measurement instrumentation.
• Experience with test hardware design and hardware/software interfacing (e.g., serial, I²C, SPI, CAN).
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and documentation skills.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.

Advantageous Skills

• Degree in Electronic Engineering (or related discipline) desirable.
• Experience in Altium schematic capture and PCB layout tools
• C and Python programming experience
• Comfortable working on main’s power products.
• Proficiency in source code control systems (e.g., Bitbucket, SourceTree, GitHub).

What We Offer

• We offer a challenging yet rewarding role in a dynamic R&D environment. Your contributions will directly impact our cutting-edge products, enhancing safety and connectivity globally. We provide a competitive salary & bonus scheme, health benefits, professional development opportunities, modern office facilities, and state-of-the-art R&D Labs & equipment.