Hardware Developer at Simusolar

Hardware Developer at Simusolar

Position: Hardware Developer  

Company: Hardware Developer at Simusolar

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 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 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;
• 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	Kiswahili
Commitment	My actions speak louder than  words	Vitendo vyangu vinaongea zaidi ya  maneno
Customer   Centricity	You can depend on me	Huduma yangu, thamani yako
Communication	I speak, I listen, I appreciate	Ninaongea, ninasikiliza na  ninathamini mawazo
Data Driven	I work using data	Nafanya kazi kwa takwimu

 

PLEASE NOTE:

The deadline for this call is on Friday, 30 August 2024

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