Engineer - Firmware

allegion; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Allegion India is seeking a Firmware Engineer to design, develop and test firmware for electronic products and systems. You will work on module design, debugging, and documentation with a focus on modular, scalable firmware architectures.

The role requires hands-on experience with embedded firmware, C programming, RTOS, and microcontrollers, plus collaboration across multiple sites. Leadership skills and adaptability to changing requirements are essential.

Qualifications

• BE or MTech in Electronics and communication/ Computer Science Engineering; 2-5 years embedded electronics experience in firmware design and development.
• Design, develop and debug firmware for electronic products and systems.
• Experience with 8/16/32 bit microcontrollers and development tools.
• Write device drivers (I2C, SPI, UART) and perform unit/integration testing.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and debug new firmware for electronic products and systems.
• Design embedded modules meeting design attributes.
• Maintain and improve existing designs with modular structure.
• Produce full documentation of design and unit test cases.

Skills

Embedded firmware

C programming

RTOS

Microcontrollers

Debugging

Leadership

Education

BE in ECE/CS

MTech preferred

Tools

Git

Emulators

Debuggers

Job description

Creating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security

At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 40 brands, 14,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond.

Additionally, Allegion is proud to be recognized with the 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) for the third consecutive year, earning distinction in both the employee engagement and strengths categories. This year, Allegion also received Gallup's With Distinction honor - a designation reserved for a select group of organizations that go above and beyond in building exceptional workplace cultures.

Position Title: Firmware Engineer

Location: Bangalore, India

Business Unit: Allegion India Pvt. Ltd

Allegion India is seeking a highly motivated Firmware Engineer who is responsible for understanding the definition/scope and requirements of firmware, coding, unit testing, integration and maintenance of modules and subsystems.

Engineer will be responsible for Firmware development of assigned modules within a larger system. Responsibilities include participation in firmware specification development, firmware architecture, design, code development, debugging, and participation in code reviews, documentation, unit/integration/system testing and other assigned engineering tasks. Individual will be responsible to deliver to objectives including meeting deadlines and schedule.

Required Education and/or Experience:

• BE or M Tech in Electronics and communication/ Computer Science Engineering
• 2-5 Years embedded electronics experience in Firmware design and development.

Job Description:

• Design, develop and debug new firmware for electronic products and systems
• Should be able to design embedded modules meeting design attributes
• Maintain and improve existing designs and source code to help attain goal of having a modular structure
• Work with a team to produce full documentation of design and unit test cases. Utilize systems approach tools such as functional block diagrams, flow diagrams, simulations, fault tree analysis, state-diagrams, and others as required in product development
• Provide technical guidance to the junior members in the team and lead the teams technically.
• Work with validation lab in supporting FW Engineering Validation Test code and Product validation code testing
• Work across multiple sites/teams domestically and internationally
• Must be able to work under a situation of changing requirements. Ability to quickly adapt to new feature requests from Marketing
• Must have leadership skills, should be able guide and mentor the junior resources

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Extensive experience working on Embedded Firmware
• Very good C programming skills. Understanding Assembly language is a plus
• Must have gone through all the steps in the Software Development Life Cycle [Requirements, Design, Coding, Unit testing and System testing]
• Must have experience in working on 8/16/32 bit micro controllers
• Must have written device drivers for micro controllers [I2C, SPI, UART, etc.]
• Must have used tools like Version control systems, emulators and debuggers
• Working experience in any RTOS (Micrium, freeRTOS, Linux, Yocto, etc..)
• Working experience in wireless protocols (BLE, Wi-Fi, etc.)
• Experience on Cybersecurity, Cryptography and other Security technology

Desired Skills:

• Experience on Z-Wave/ ZigBee is added advantage
• Worked on the Silicon Labs ARM family of processors (ARM cortex processors)
• Worked on programs that involve optimal usage of on-board battery. Understanding battery algorithms is an added advantage
• Knowledge on Microsoft DevOps tools (Git, Agile / Scrum methodologies)

We Celebrate Who We Are! Allegion is committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace. Together, we embrace all differences and similarities among colleagues, as well as the differences and similarities within the relationships that we foster with customers, suppliers and the communities where we live and work. Whatever your background, experience, race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, we will make sure that you have every opportunity to impress us in your application and the opportunity to give your best at work, not because we're required to, but because it's the right thing to do. We are also committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If for any reason you cannot apply through our career site and require an accommodation or assistance, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team.

© Allegion plc, 2023 | Block D, Iveagh Court, Harcourt Road, Dublin 2, Co. Dublin, Ireland

REGISTERED IN IRELAND WITH LIMITED LIABILITY REGISTERED NUMBER 527370

Allegion is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer

Privacy Policy