Remote RFID Design Engineer – Antennas & IC Programming

ASSA ABLOY Hospitality Ltd; Johor Bahru; Hybrid; MYR 60,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Job summary

HID Global, a leading global security technology company, seeks a DESIGN ENGINEER to join the Product Engineering team in Malaysia. You will develop RFID antennas and transponder products from concept through industrialization, combining electronics and software work.

The role requires hands‑on RFID IC programming, RF simulations, and experience with JTAG/UART/SPI/I2C interfaces. You will support manufacturing during scale‑up and collaborate across international teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics, RF, Embedded Systems, Computer Engineering or equivalent
• Experience in electronic product development; RFID experience is highly desirable
• Knowledge of RFID antennas, RF principles and integrated circuit technologies
• Hands-on experience with RFID IC programming, configuration and verification
• Understanding of chip memory organization, configuration parameters and programming sequences
• Knowledge of communication and programming interfaces such as JTAG, SWD, UART, SPI and I2C
• Programming knowledge in C/C++, C#/.NET or similar languages for chip-programming and engineering tools
• Knowledge of RFID standards such as ISO/IEC 14443, ISO/IEC 15693 and ISO/IEC 7816 is an advantage
• Knowledge of secure credential programming, cryptography or key management is an advantage
• Familiarity with RF simulation tools such as CST, HFSS or ADS is beneficial

Responsibilities

• Design and develop RFID antennas, tags, cards and transponder products
• Perform RF/electrical simulations, measurements, troubleshooting and product optimization
• Develop test fixtures and support product validation and qualification
• Select and evaluate RFID ICs according to product and customer requirements
• Develop and maintain on-chip programming profiles for RFID credentials and transponder products
• Configure, program and verify RFID IC memory and device parameters
• Develop programming sequences and tools required for chip configuration and product personalization
• Support Manufacturing Engineering and Production during industrialization and volume production

Skills

RF engineering

RFID antennas

RFID IC programming

C/C++

Interfaces: JTAG

RFID standards

Cryptography basics

Education

Electrical/Electronics / RF / Embedded Systems / Computer Engineering

Tools

CST

HFSS

ADS

Job description

HID Global, a leading global security technology company, seeks a DESIGN ENGINEER to join the Product Engineering team in Malaysia. You will develop RFID antennas and transponder products from concept through industrialization, combining electronics and software work.

The role requires hands‑on RFID IC programming, RF simulations, and experience with JTAG/UART/SPI/I2C interfaces. You will support manufacturing during scale‑up and collaborate across international teams.