Job Description — Embedded Systems Engineer

Department

Technical/Hardware Engineering

Reporting To

Hardware Team Leader

Location

Egypt (Cairo / Alexandria)

Employment

Full-Time

Document No.

HW-EG-2026-009 | Rev A

Date

02 June 2026

1. About Blu EV

Blu EV is a fast-growing electric mobility company building and operating battery-swapping infrastructure and electric vehicle fleets across Egypt. Our ecosystem brings together swapping stations, smart battery packs, and electric scooters into a seamless, data-driven energy service. As we scale, we are investing in an in-house embedded firmware capability to take full ownership of the intelligence that powers our network.

2. Role Overview

We are looking for a hands-on Embedded Systems Engineer to join the Hardware team. You will design, develop, and maintain firmware across three core domains that are central to Blu EV's next phase of growth: swapping station control systems, battery management systems, and IoT connectivity. Working closely with the Hardware Team Leader and field operations teams.

3. Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded firmware across the Blu EV ecosystem, covering swapping station controllers, battery management systems, and IoT connectivity layers.
• Implement and debug communication interfaces between hardware subsystems to ensure reliable data exchange, fault detection, and real-time telemetry.
• Manage firmware update processes for deployed field units, supporting both remote and on-site update workflows.
• Investigate hardware and firmware anomalies in the field, correlating log data and telemetry with physical findings to identify root causes and drive corrective actions.
• Ensure security best practices are applied across all connected devices, including encrypted communication, device identity management, and certificate lifecycle.
• Produce clear technical documentation for firmware modules, communication protocols, and diagnostic procedures.
• Support field team training on diagnostic tools, monitoring interfaces, and log extraction workflows.
• Coordinate with hardware and software suppliers on firmware integration, protocol clarification, and technical issue escalation.
• Contribute to hardware-software co-design decisions for future platform generations.

4. Required Qualifications

Area

Requirement

Education

BSc in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Computer Engineering, or equivalent

Experience

3+ years of hands-on embedded firmware development in a product or field environment

Programming Languages

Proficient in C / C++; Python for tooling and scripting

Microcontroller Platforms

Solid experience with ARM Cortex-M or equivalent embedded MCU families

Communication Protocols

Hands-on experience with serial bus protocols (CAN, RS-485, Modbus, UART, SPI, I2C)

IoT / Connectivity

Experience integrating embedded devices with cloud IoT platforms via MQTT or HTTP/REST

Debugging Tools

Proficient with JTAG/SWD, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and serial protocol analyzers

Version Control

Git — branching, pull requests, code review workflow

Language

English (working proficiency)

5. Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in EV, energy storage, or battery management system applications.
• Familiarity with BMS communication protocols and battery data interpretation.
• Experience with motor controller configuration over serial or CAN interfaces.
• Exposure to a real-time operating system (RTOS) on embedded targets.
• Experience building OTA update systems with fallback and rollback support.
• Background in hardware bring-up, schematic review, or PCB-level debugging.

6. Competencies & Traits

Competency

What it means at BluEV

Field Mindset

Comfortable travelling to live operational sites; able to diagnose and resolve issues under real-world pressure

Root-Cause Thinking

Goes beyond surface symptoms — correlates firmware logs, electrical measurements, and hardware state to find true failure modes

Clear Communication

Translates low-level firmware findings into actionable insights for non-firmware audiences — operations, management, and suppliers

Ownership

Takes end-to-end responsibility from development bench to deployed field unit

Adaptability

Works effectively with evolving hardware platforms, partial documentation, and supplier-provided components

7. What We Offer

• A rare opportunity to shape the firmware stack of a live, growing EV infrastructure network.
• Direct exposure to hardware, cloud, and operations in a vertically integrated electric mobility company.
• Competitive compensation benchmarked to the local market.
• Field engagement at operational sites — real deployments, real impact.
• A lean, technical team where your decisions directly affect fleet uptime and energy delivery.