Embedded Systems Engineer (Fresher) resume example

For ECE and EEE freshers applying to embedded, firmware and IoT roles.

Keywords ATS look for

Embedded C, Microcontrollers, ARM Cortex, RTOS, I2C, SPI, UART, IoT, PCB Design, Debugging

Example bullet points

  • Built an IoT soil-moisture monitor on ESP32 that sends readings over MQTT every 5 minutes on battery for 3 weeks.
  • Wrote Embedded C drivers for I2C and SPI sensors on an STM32 (ARM Cortex-M4) board.
  • Designed a 2-layer PCB in KiCad and debugged it with a logic analyser.
  • Ported a project to FreeRTOS with 3 tasks and message queues.

Tips

  • Name the microcontroller and protocols (STM32, I2C, SPI, UART).
  • Power, timing and memory numbers impress embedded recruiters.
  • Link a GitHub repo with code and a short demo video.

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