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

Working at
WasteHero

WasteHero is building devices to monitor activity, including bin fullness, temperature and fill rates, to identify waste generation patterns. Data from bins are collected on the WasteHero’s web-based platform, which produces real-time analysis for city officials and businesses to visualize the fullness of every trash bin simultaneously and deploy haulers only when needed. WasteHero Fleet Management and Intelligent Routing harness AI and machine learning to present reports containing actionable insights that help waste management officials identify areas in need and track the efficiency of improvements over time. The insights can help mitigate container overflow, reduce the number of overall collections, guide bin placement and optimize operational efficiency.

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