Embedded Software Engineer Intern

Salary Unpaid

WasteHero is bringing sustainable waste management to every corner of the world! Reducing CO2 emission and create cost savings are key values for WasteHero. We have developed sensors to monitor waste activities which is used to identify waste generation patterns. The data is used to create routes based on needs and historical data. This position/application is created to find the newest member to join the embedded development team. Learn more about WasteHero on our website or social media.


Your role as an Embedded Software Engineer Intern will be to develop new features and improve existing features on our fill-level sensor. You will also work with cutting edge technologies and have the responsibility of contributing to find ways to enhance battery lifetime of our low power sensor solution.

The position is approx. 20 hours per week +/- 5 hours. 

The position is unpaid, but we will be able to cover small expenses like transport and food.

Start date: ASAP.

Duration: six months - we are willing to find a fitting solution if needed.

You will become a part of an innovative and dynamic team and gain valuable experience, take a look at the list below to find out what your main responsibilities would be.

Example of your tasks:

  • Develop and enhance support for new and existing sensors

  • Designing setups for different power and battery measurements of sensor

  • Making real-life tests of sensor

  • Debugging and troubleshooting

It is expected of the applicant to have basic knowledge on how to make simple power measurements of a battery-driven sensor via oscilloscope and multimeter. It is also important that the applicant is able to read a schematic diagram and form an overall understanding of it.Keywords:

  • C programming language

  • Lowpower wireless communication

  • Wireless Sensor Networks

  • Battery/Power measurements

  • Oscilloscope

  • Multimeter

  • Schematic diagram

  • Datasheets

  • UART

  • STM32

  • NB-IoT, LTE Cat M1, GSM, LoRa, Sigfox

 

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Flexible working hours
Flexible working hours

Time is precious. Make it count. Morning person or night owl, this job is for you.

Free coffee / tea
Free coffee / tea

Get your caffeine fix to get you started and keep you going.

Near public transit
Near public transit

Easy access and treehugger friendly workplace.

Social gatherings
Social gatherings

Social gatherings and games; hang out with your colleagues.

Free office snacks
Free office snacks

Peckish after lunch? We got your back with soft drinks, treats and fruit.

Skill development
Skill development

We want to take you from good to great.

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Working at
WasteHero

90% of the world’s waste is collected at the wrong time. At WasteHero, we help cities and businesses reduce their CO2 emissions and collection costs by as much as 50% by monitoring the fill level in containers in real-time so we can dispatch collections at just the right time. We are a fast-growing and ambitious scale-up with a solution touching customers in 50+ countries and are backed by Silicon Valley investors. We are determined to be a world-leading provider of the most sustainable and cost-efficient solution for modern waste management software 🚀 Are you ready to join our mission to redefine the category for modern-day waste management software to save the world? 🍀

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