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Junior Embedded Systems Engineer

Stratio Automotive

Stratio Automotive

Software Engineering
Portugal
EUR 21k-30k / year
Posted on Jan 6, 2026
Embedded Systems and Hardware Engineering · Portugal · Hybrid

Junior Embedded Systems Engineer

Junior Embedded Systems Engineer (m/f/d)

Your contribution to a #zerodowntimefuture

As an Embedded Systems Engineer you will play a key role in the development and continuous improvement of Stratio’s in-house developed embedded solutions.

You’ll be part of our Embedded Systems & Hardware team, working on the development of our IoT devices and the data collection mechanisms that guarantee the performance and reliability of our product.

As Junior Embedded Systems Engineer you will

  • Implement and debug code, participate in regular code reviews, and provide constructive feedback;

  • Drive the design of new features, refactors, and other code changes with architectural impact;

  • Develop tools that improve the efficiency, performance, and reliability of the device-vehicle interface;

  • Apply reverse-engineering techniques to extract meaningful information from vehicle bus data;

  • Write clean, maintainable code by applying relevant design patterns and best practices (e.g., the Single Responsibility Principle);

  • Build and maintain databases from multiple vehicle data sources;

  • Understand the importance of testing and the principles behind testable code, including interfaces and modular design concepts;

  • Create and maintain clear, detailed documentation covering the full software lifecycle;

  • Continuously improve software development processes, methods, and tools, and support their adoption across the team;

  • Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to gather requirements and drive software architecture and feature design.

This is what we believe is needed for this role

  • BSc or MSc in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field;

  • Knowledge of firmware and hardware development for microcontrollers, including C/C++ programming;

  • Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python) and experience with test-driven development (TDD);

  • Basic understanding of in-vehicle communication networks and how vehicle data is exchanged;

  • Familiarity with common concepts and technologies used in vehicle communication systems;

  • Experience with unit testing and continuous integration (CI) methodologies;

  • Familiarity with version control systems;

  • Experience with requirements analysis and technical surveys;

  • Fluency in English.

Bonus Points

  • Experience (academic or professional) in automotive related projects;

  • Familiarity with heavy-duty communication protocols, like J1939 or J1708;

What we offer

  • Annual Gross Salary Band for the role: 21-30k€

  • Health Insurance to you and your children;

  • Fringe Benefits Policy (for Portugal located workers);

  • Flexible Work Hours - adjust your schedule to your needs;

  • 22 vacation days, plus up to 3 extra time off days according to your tenure;

  • Work Setup - remote, hybrid, onsite - if your job can be done remotely, and you prefer to, you’re free to choose;

  • Hardware and software for a remote setup;

  • Quarterly Events to discuss Strategy;

  • Autonomy and Ownership Culture;

  • Continuous feedback culture;

  • Innovation Mindset;

  • Career Acceleration.

Location

Hybrid / Coimbra (Portugal) - We expect you to work in our Coimbra office once a week. This regularity is an average and should be adjusted to your and company needs.

What you can expect from the recruitment

  • Screening call with HR

  • 1st Interview (1h)
    HR and Hiring Manager

    We want to get to know you better and navigate through your experience, skills and motivation.

  • Take home code test
    We will send you a code test for you to work offline. Our Embedded Systems team will review it, and it will trigger the technical interview if a good assessment is made.

  • Technical Interview (1h)
    Embedded Systems Team

    Deep dive into the code test outputs. Deep dive into your skills and assessment of your technical knowledge.

  • Cultural Fit Interview (1h)
    Validate the cultural fit between you and Stratio and make sure you’re the person we’re looking for to help us build a #zerodowntimefuture.

  • Hiring Proposal

References may be required at any stage of the recruitment process.


About Stratio

Stratio delivers condition monitoring and predictive maintenance technology that powers a zero downtime future for transportation.
More than 1.3B people travel each year in vehicles using Stratio’s technology. The distance covered every day is remarkable, equal to 50 full journeys around the planet. Behind the scenes, more than 250 thousand maintenance predictions are generated daily, turning potential failures into planned interventions and keeping services running smoothly.

We want inspiring individuals in our teams, where age, race, gender, sexual orientation, politics and religion do not matter, and seek to create a tolerant and open space for everyone. We thrive to provide an inclusive and trustworthy environment.

You can find our Culture Manifesto and more team information here.

Take the road with us!

Department
Embedded Systems and Hardware Engineering
Role
Embedded Systems Engineer
Locations
Portugal
Remote status
Hybrid
Employment type
Full-time
Employment level
Associate
Contact Sara Almeida Head of People – People
Embedded Systems and Hardware Engineering · Portugal · Hybrid

Junior Embedded Systems Engineer