Professional programmes
Embedded Systems Engineering
Design, program, integrate and validate intelligent electronic systems.
- Theory
- 36 hours
- Practical and lab
- 48 hours
- Assessment and capstone
- 12 hours
- Length
- 3 months
- Planned hours
- 96 hours
- Weekly schedule
- Two 4-hour sessions a week
- Level
- Advanced applied
- Delivery
- On campus, or blended where the approved programme permits.
- Location
- Riyadh
- Next start
- To be confirmed
Overview
Participants progress from component-level experiments to an integrated embedded product prototype. The final outcome combines electronics, firmware, sensors or actuators, communication, testing evidence and a live technical demonstration.
This three-month professional program develops practical capability in electronic interfacing, microcontroller programming, firmware design, communication protocols, real-time concepts, IoT connectivity, debugging and system integration. Participants learn to move from a requirement and circuit concept to working firmware, tested hardware and a professionally documented embedded prototype.
Embedded systems sit inside automation equipment, robots, smart devices, industrial monitoring, mobility, energy systems, consumer electronics and connected infrastructure. The course therefore connects core engineering discipline with Industry 4.0, IoT and robotics applications without claiming readiness for safety-critical product certification.
Who it is for
Who should join, and what to bring.
Who should join
- Engineering students, graduates and diploma holders in electronics, electrical, instrumentation, mechatronics, computer science or related disciplines.
- Developers, technicians and makers seeking structured firmware and hardware-integration capability.
- Professionals working with automation, IoT, robotics, maintenance, product development or R&D.
- Faculty and institutional teams seeking project-led embedded-systems upskilling.
Recommended before you start
- Basic C programming or willingness to complete a pre-course bridge module.
- Fundamental understanding of voltage, current, resistance and digital logic.
- Ability to use a computer and follow laboratory safety instructions.
- Laptop specification and development-board access as confirmed for the batch.
What you will learn
By the end, you will be able to:
- Translate a product or process requirement into an embedded-system block diagram.
- Apply safe breadboarding, power, grounding and component-handling practices.
- Program microcontrollers in embedded C/C++ using an approved development environment.
- Configure GPIO, ADC, PWM, timers, interrupts and common peripheral interfaces.
- Connect and validate sensors, displays, relays, motor drivers and communication modules.
- Use UART, I2C and SPI, and explain when each interface is appropriate.
- Design non-blocking firmware using state machines, scheduling and modular drivers.
- Apply introductory RTOS concepts including tasks, queues, timing and synchronisation.
- Develop a connected prototype using Wi-Fi/Bluetooth or another approved link.
- Use multimeters, serial logging, logic-analysis or debugging methods to isolate faults.
- Document requirements, pin maps, interfaces, tests, risks and limitations.
- Deliver an integrated capstone with working hardware, source code and a technical defence.
- Requirement
- Architecture
- Circuit and interface design
- Firmware
- Integration
- Debugging
- Verification
- Documentation
- Demonstration
Safety and reliability are treated as engineering responsibilities. Learners must work within approved voltage, current, equipment and supervision limits.
Curriculum
Twelve weeks, three months.
Electronics, Microcontrollers & Firmware Foundations
Weeks 1 to 4
- Embedded architecture, MCU/SoC concepts, memory, clock, power and I/O
- Requirements, block diagrams, datasheets and pinout interpretation
- ESD awareness, voltage levels, polarity, current limits and safe bench practice
Lab: configure the toolchain and validate a first digital I/O application.
- Data types, bit operations, functions, pointers, structs and memory considerations
- Header/source organisation, constants, modularity and defensive coding
- Build, flash, serial monitor and error interpretation
Lab: write reusable drivers for digital input and output.
- Digital input/output, pull resistors, debouncing and event handling
- Analog sensing, conversion, calibration and noise-awareness
- PWM control, timers, interrupt service routines and timing measurements
Lab: sensor-controlled actuator with responsive non-blocking behaviour.
- Sensor characteristics, calibration, error and sampling decisions
- Displays, LEDs, buzzers, relays, transistors and motor-driver concepts
- Power separation, protection and interface constraints
Mini-project 1: monitored control system with display and alert output.
Tools and projects
What you will work with, and what you will make.
Tools
- Approved microcontroller development boards: Arduino-compatible, ESP-class and/or ARM Cortex-M-based platforms.
- Breadboards, regulated supplies, passive components, switches, LEDs and interface modules.
- Sensors, displays, relays, motor drivers, DC/servo/stepper actuators and wireless modules selected for the batch.
- Multimeter, bench supply, soldering tools and logic analyser/oscilloscope access where approved and supervised.
- Arduino IDE and/or PlatformIO; ESP-IDF or a vendor IDE/toolchain for selected advanced work.
- C/C++ compiler, serial terminal, Git/version control, schematic/PCB software and documentation tools.
- FreeRTOS or an approved RTOS environment for real-time exercises.
The final set of tools is confirmed for each batch.
Example projects
- Smart environmental or energy monitoring node
- Industrial parameter monitoring and alarm prototype
- Access-control, attendance or asset-tracking concept
- Motor-control or robotic subsystem demonstrator
- Connected agriculture, cold-chain or facility-monitoring solution
- Assistive, safety or smart-city prototype using approved low-voltage hardware
The capstone: what you hand in
- Requirement specification, architecture and interface block diagram.
- Schematic/wiring diagram, pin map and bill of materials.
- Version-controlled firmware with build and operating instructions.
- Integrated prototype and verification evidence.
- Risk, safety, security, power and limitations note.
- Technical report, demonstration and professional presentation.
Assessment
Assessed on the work you produce.
- Laboratory exercises30%Safe setup, correct operation and records
- Firmware assignments20%Code quality, structure and explanation
- Mini-projects20%Integration, debugging and verification
- Capstone project25%Working system and technical documentation
- Professional practice5%Safety, teamwork and technical defence
How it is taught
- Instructor-led engineering concepts and live hardware demonstrations.
- Guided bench labs with progressive integration challenges.
- Datasheet reading, code review and structured debugging practice.
- Individual exercises, team mini-projects and mentor checkpoints.
- Failure analysis, design reviews and documented verification.
- Portfolio-focused capstone and live technical defence.
Certificate wording and issuing details will follow the final TVTC approval. No accreditation is claimed before that approval.
Dates and fees
Start dates and fees, on request.
Next start
To be announced
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Fees
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Questions
Questions people ask.
It is positioned as advanced applied training. Basic C programming and electronics are recommended; an entry diagnostic or bridge module may be offered.
Hardware and lab access are part of the approved delivery plan, but individual take-home kit contents must be confirmed for the specific batch.
The curriculum supports Arduino-compatible, ESP-class and/or ARM Cortex-M platforms. Final boards and toolchains are selected for each batch.
Yes. Connected-device concepts and a practical data-exchange prototype are included, together with security and reliability awareness.
Yes. The program introduces tasks, timing, queues and synchronisation through an approved RTOS environment.
Yes. TechnoBerg can discuss sector-specific cohorts, lab delivery and project mentoring under a separately approved scope.
No. It develops practical capability and portfolio evidence; employment outcomes depend on many factors.
Only activities specifically approved through the institution’s risk controls, qualified supervision and equipment procedures may be performed.
Beyond the course
From learning to a technology career.
Strong performance in labs, projects and capstones can lead to further opportunities with TechnoBerg. They are merit-based, subject to availability, legal eligibility and formal selection, and never guaranteed. See the talent pathway