Principal Embedded Systems Engineer

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DIT AgTech

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Gatton, Australia

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About us:

DIT AgTech is at the forefront of innovation in livestock nutrition and agtech solutions. We specialise in delivering cutting-edge IoT-enabled dosing systems and methane-reducing supplements that help producers improve livestock health, productivity, and sustainability. As a fast-growing company with a strong customer-first culture, we are committed to providing solutions that make a real difference on-farm.


We’re now looking for a Principal Engineering leader to drive design and delivery of our embedded hardware and firmware systems from concept through to production. The role will be based on-site at our Toowoomba/Gatton Production Facility, with expected travel between Australia and China to support hands-on implementation of our technology projects, assist with recruitment, and provide ongoing support and supervision of our team in China.


DIT AgTech thrives on solutions and seeks dynamic individuals who enjoy designing, building, troubleshooting, and driving real-world change - not just collecting a wage.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage and lead a team of firmware engineers, setting clear objectives, fostering innovation, promoting collaborative and results-driven culture
  • Review and provide guidance on schematics, PCB layouts, component selection, and system design for reliability, compliance, and cost optimization
  • Collaborate with product management on technical feasibility and design trade-offs
  • Support and lead root-cause analysis for hardware issues from initial prototypes through production


Skills and Experience (essential):

  • 12+ years’ experience in hardware product design and development
  • Proven track record delivering production-grade hardware from concept through manufacturing
  • Embedded software development
  • Microcontroller architectures
  • Communication protocols
  • PCB design
  • Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Leadership experience or strong leadership capability
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Low-power modes, interrupts, fuse bits, hardware timers, and peripherals
  • Communication protocols such as SPI, I2C, RS485, and MQTT
  • PCB design tools such as Altium, Eagle, KiCAD, or similar
  • Soldering and SMD hot air rework
  • IoT, satellite, and terrestrial telemetry


Skills and Experience (advantageous):

Experience with satellite communication systems such as:

  • Swarm
  • Myriota
  • Astrocast


Experience with cellular and LPWAN technologies:

  • NB-IoT
  • 3G/4G
  • LoRaWAN


Experience designing for:


  • Secure communication
  • Bandwidth-constrained environments
  • Efficient message structures


Experience working in agricultural, remote, or harsh operating environments and leading distributed or international engineering teams.


Why Join DIT AgTech:

At DIT AgTech, we offer a dynamic and supportive work environment, competitive salary and sponsorship opportunities. You'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the world by contributing to the advancement of sustainable agriculture and climate solutions.