Firmware/Electronic Engineer

Keyline Industries, a family-owned business with 2 production plants in Veneto, 9 subsidiaries in 3 continents and more than 200 collaborators, with a centralized R&D hub of 40 people.

Keyline Industries is a leading manufacturer of keys, key cutting machines and transponders. In addition, Keyline Industries is a unique manufacturer of Industrial automated machines for the security industry and home & building automation – through the brands ACS and Allmatic.

About the role

This role is part of the R&D team focused on developing key cutting machine communication stack as well as the evolutionary maintenance of tools and processes already in use, in an international context.

What we are looking for

We are looking for a highly motivated individual with a passion for the Electronic world, with regard to the new technologies sector and electronic and firmware development. This person must exhibit passion for the job and enjoy working on a team, demonstrating critical thinking and problem-solving skills supporting the whole team on innovate processes and coding standards.

What you'll do

• Create and develop devices, controllers and firmware to satisfy new requirements and upcoming projects
• Research, create, test, and solutions with integrated systems and devices
• Design, code, and test features of Controllers Boards and IoT devices
• Analyze user needs and work as service designer from a technical perspective
• Play an active part in the CP R&D design Guild
• Sharing learning and challenges
• Agreeing guard rails and technology standards
• Be an active member of agile, self organizing, squads
• Advocating agile practices
• Exemplifying a culture of experimentation and learning
• Work closely with R&D IT Platform Leads, R&D IT Technical Leads, and Automation groups in R&D to ensure continuous improvement of technical platforms
• Proposes portfolio backlog items that will drive increased business value through technology changes

• Deep knowledge on microcontrollers architecture, interfaces and standard board's communication standards (i2c, spi, uart)
• Knowledge on standard field bus (modbus, can bus, can open)
• Deep knowledge on FW development and languages (C, C++), RTOS and common FW best practices
• HW knowledge and proven skill on HW design (schematics and PDB design fundamentals)
• Knowledge on motor control, especially with step and BLDC motors
• Knowledge on CNC principles
• Safety, EMC and certifications fundamentals
• Knowledge on wireless communications standards and protocols (BLE, Zigbee, LoRA)
• Knowledge on cryptography and data protection
• Proficiency in the English language
• Excellent reaction and interaction skills with colleagues
• Excellent ability to analyze and listen, as well as a strong disposition to working in teams to accomplish outlined objectives
• Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Dynamism and flexibility complete the profile

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, computer engineering, Electrical engineering or equivalent experience
• 5+ years experiences design and prototype microcontrollers boards and architectures
• Design and PCB layout knowledge
• Awareness of safety and EMC compliance
• Firmware development experience in C/C++ for embedded applications

• Experience with Spring Boot is a plus
• Experience with CI/CD and automation tools like Jenkins, Gitlab CI/CD, Travis-CI
• Experience with Docker/Kubernetes
• Good knowledge of Linux environments (Yocto is a plus)

• Competitive salary and career growth plan
• Keyline community to support you daily to achieve an optimal level of productivity, wellbeing, and satisfaction with your life at work
• Positive company culture and mentorship from experienced collaborators
• Opportunity for travel
• Continuing education and language courses
• Flexible work schedule
• Employee benefits