Best places to work as an Embedded engineer

[ambitious8]

I would like to know which companies
would you recommend for an engineer with 2 years experience in embedded systems(STM32) as well as PCB design (Altium)

 

[Y'all Qaeda]

Multichoice? Help them build better decoders?

 

[HVR_likes_CZ]

Multichoice? Help them build better decoders?

They stopped using custom designed and locally manufactured decoders back in 2000's

Locally designed and manufactured were top notch. Last one was the SD PVR, could watch and record in combination of 4 channels. They lasted so long and has such a good interface that users were using them still 10 years down the line, willing to rather have SD to HD on TV conversion than switching to the cheap china made HD PVRs (made for the BBC and reflashed for MC) that MC later offer the SD PVR owners reduced/free subscriptions to switch over.

 

[Y'all Qaeda]

They stopped using custom designed and locally manufactured decoders back in 2000's

Locally designed and manufactured was top notch. Last one was the SD PVR, could watch and record in combination of 4 channels. They lasted so long and has suck a good interface that users were using them still 10 years down the line, willing to rather have SD to HD on TV conversion than switching to the cheap china made HD PVRs (made for the BBC and reflashed for MC) that MC later offer the SD PVR owners reduced/free subscriptions to switch over.

So then OP really needs to apply there.

 

[HVR_likes_CZ]

I would like to know which companies
would you recommend for an engineer with 2 years experience in embedded systems(STM32) as well as PCB design (Altium)

Uhm, depend what you are looking for; at some time you will probably need to decide whether you want to specialize in hardware design or embedded systems design and programming. Good news there are lots of options, over the years whether due to retrenchments, bankruptcy or just the need to move on I always had the opportunity for dozens of interview and 3 to 5 offers within a month

SA Companies that tend to be safe from country's economy:
Asset tracking companies Tracker, Mix Telematics, Altech Netstar, Cartrack
Military and Aerospace: Couple of satellite companies around Stellenbosch, Ruetech Radar, Milkor
In the retail and fintech space that focus on the informal market: Kazang and Yoco

Then are niche options as well Canonical have enigneers that assist companies designing Ubuntu based IOT devices and small dev houses.

Then there are lots US and EU companies that do their development in South Africa, either in their offices in Cape Town or Gauteng but remote is always an option. They usually want the best but also pay the best due to the normally favouring R/$ exchange.

So then OP really needs to apply there.

He can actually go work for them, Altech UAC (Durban based IIRC) was the company that did the work, they now design & manufacture premium dish, decoders, IP box systems for EU and Australian market. MC will probably continue using cheap chinese crap well trying to sell themselves as the last bastion and champion of the South African economy and jobs.