Hardware Integrator & Systems Engineer for Parking Systems (m/f/d)

Location: Erlangen/Nuremberg · Full-time · Hybrid
Experience: Professional experience preferred (≥ 3 years), but not required
Focus: Hardware control, electrical interfaces, device technology
Bonus: Hands-on approach & understanding of systems

About us

Our parking systems consist of physical hardware —barriers, displays, cameras, sensors, payment terminals, and control units—and a digital platform that connects these devices.
To ensure everything works reliably, we need technicians who truly understand electricity, signals, and electrical interfaces , and who can also configure and set up our systems.

This is a job for people who enjoy working with hardware but are just as capable of operating systems and setting up digital devices .

Your Mission

You will be responsible for hardware integration : You will define how barriers, displays, control units, and other components are electrically connected , how they transmit and receive signals, and how they interact within our systems. Your work will involve both hands-on tasks (devices, cabling, signal logic, hardware testing) and digital tasks (configuring parking areas, cameras, triggers, and device settings).

In short:
You're the one who makes hardware speak.

Your tasks

1. Hardware Control & Electrical Interfaces (CORE FOCUS)

• Definition and documentation of hardware interfaces (inputs/outputs, triggers, relays, 12V/24V signals)
• Developing control concepts for barriers, displays, traffic lights, sensors, and control units
• Determine which signal is triggered and when—and how it is processed
• Assess how devices function electrically and how they should be properly connected
• Testing device functions: What type of contact? What logic? What voltage?
• Creation and maintenance of technical connection diagrams (from a hardware perspective)

1. Integration of new generations of hardware

• Electrical analysis of new devices (capabilities, signals, interface behavior)
• Setting up small test rigs in the laboratory/engineering hall
• Testing the response to signals and triggers
• Deriving the appropriate control logic for our system

1. System Configuration & Setup of Parking Areas

• Setting up cameras, zones, triggers, and device configurations
• Configuring functional logic, trigger criteria, and operating parameters
• Verify that the electrical control system and system configuration are working properly together
• Documentation of the technical setup

1. Basic IT tasks (supporting—not the main focus)

• Check devices remotely (basic remote access without complex IT expertise)
• Access cameras via web interfaces, adjust settings
• Interpreting errors from monitoring messages (camera offline, device unreachable, etc.)
• Basic knowledge of IP, ports, and simple networking concepts

1. Troubleshooting (Hardware and System Interaction)

• Determine whether a problem is caused by hardware , the signal , the configuration , or network connectivity
• Structured problem analysis with a technical focus
• Collaboration with Engineering, Support, Integration, and Software—but you’ll always be working at the hardware/system level

Your profile

Background (at least one of the following)

• Electronics Technician (Equipment & Systems, Automation, Industrial Engineering)
• Mechatronics Technician (Industry, Automation, Robotics, Access Control Systems)
• IT Systems Technician
• Service Technician (Barriers, Gates, Access Control, Video Surveillance, Alarms, Vending Machines)
• Technician (Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics)
• Or: Makers/hobbyists with a strong understanding of hardware

Work experience

• Preferably at least 3 years of technical work experience
• However, career changers are also welcome if you have strong technical skills and a knack for hardware

Your skills

• Proficient in working with signals, relays, 12V/24V , and inputs/outputs
• Understand hardware, don't just plug it in
• Technical Documentation & Attention to Detail
• Basic knowledge of IT and system access is sufficient
• Ability to logically evaluate device behavior

Your qualities

• The DIY gene : You want to know WHY something works
• You love hardware, devices, signals, and mechanics
• Analytical, curious, practical
• A desire to try things out, test them, and improve them
• Team-oriented & clear in technical communication

Why PRM?

• Working with actual hardware instead of just theory
• Combination of electrical integration and system configuration
• State-of-the-art technical facility, laboratory, and testing equipment
• Hybrid: Lab/Office + Remote Work for Documentation/Analysis
• A stable industry with many technical challenges
• The freedom to develop pragmatic solutions and help shape technical standards