Firmware Engineer
ASSA ABLOY2 months ago
Lake Forest, CA, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$82k - $129k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop firmware solutions for new product introductions, new features, and enhancements to existing smart lock and IoT access products.
- Contribute to firmware scoping, architecture, design, development, testing, validation, production release, and ongoing support.
- Translate project requirements into firmware specifications, design trade-offs, risk assessments, solutions, estimates, test plans, and execution activities.
- Map firmware solutions, align with the team, and follow through on implementation, validation, and release.
- Optimize code size, performance, testing, and product features across products.
- Collaborate with internal and external developers and cross-functional firmware, hardware, mobile, cloud, testing, and non-technical teams.
- Report project progress, issues, risks, and potential solutions, and manage defects through resolution.
- Debug firmware and work with hardware, including hardware bring-up, logic probing, and voltage measurements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
- At least 2 years of professional embedded firmware development experience.
- Industry experience developing embedded firmware or software for microcontrollers.
- C/C++ design experience for embedded applications.
- Experience with chip-to-chip communication protocols or interfaces such as I2C, SPI, and UART.
- Experience with IoT connectivity protocols and interoperability standards including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy, Zigbee, Z-Wave, Thread, Matter, and Aliro.
- Experience developing, debugging, and maintaining embedded firmware in bare-metal and RTOS-based environments.
- Knowledge of task scheduling, inter-task communication, timers, interrupts, and resource management.
- Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, and version control.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, communicate effectively, collaborate, work independently, document work clearly, and follow through on commitments.
- Preferred experience with low-power battery-operated consumer devices, bootloaders, over-the-air firmware update mechanisms, embedded firmware security and signing, production testing and provisioning, electronic hardware, and schematics.
Benefits
- Hybrid work schedule with three days per week in the office in Lake Forest, California.
- Minimal travel is required and working conditions are normal for an office environment.
- ASSA ABLOY offers regular feedback, training, and development opportunities, with opportunities for local, regional, and international career growth.
- Inclusive and diverse team environment with support for different perspectives and experiences.
About ASSA ABLOY
ASSA ABLOY builds physical and digital access solutions, including locks, door closers and automatics, access control systems, mobile keys, and secure identity products. It sells hardware, software, and services to commercial, institutional, and residential customers through distributors, integrators, and OEM partners. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Stockholm, the public company (Nasdaq Stockholm) operates in 70+ countries and owns brands such as Yale and HID Global.