Embedded Systems Engineer - Hardware & Firmware

ASSA ABLOY Group; Kennesaw (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

ASSA ABLOY Group in Georgia is seeking an Embedded Systems Engineer - Hardware & Firmware to lead architecture, development, and validation for access control hardware and security products. You will collaborate across software, mechanical, product management, and manufacturing to deliver secure, robust, scalable solutions.

Requires strong C/C++, embedded hardware, and board bring-up. This role offers hands-on ownership from concept to production and opportunities to work on wireless/sensing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Five or more years developing embedded hardware and firmware products from concept through production.
• Strong embedded C/C++ experience with microcontroller development in bare-metal and RTOS environments.
• Hands-on board bring-up, debugging, validation, and root-cause analysis with lab equipment.

Responsibilities

• Lead embedded hardware platforms for access control, readers, door controllers, wireless and sensing devices, and security products.
• Define system architectures and select processors, memory, wireless modules, sensors, power components, interfaces, and security features.
• Create schematics and guide PCB layout and reviews for signal and power integrity, EMI/EMC mitigation, and thermal performance.
• Develop and maintain embedded firmware, including drivers, HALs, diagnostics, bootloaders, and device-management functions.

Skills

Embedded C/C++

Analog & Digital Circuit Design

Board bring-up & debugging

Embedded Interfaces (SPI/I2C/UART/CAN/

Ethernet/USB

Production release experience

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

Docker

Git

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Jira

Confluence

Job description

ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions is part of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in access solutions. With operations in more than 70 countries and 52,000 colleagues worldwide, we help people move through a safer, more open world. PTI Security Systems, part of ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions' Self-Storage business area, provides access control and security solutions for self-storage operators. We have a fantastic opportunity for an Embedded Systems Engineer - Hardware & Firmware.

Your Role in Keeping the Future in Safe Hands…

The Embedded Systems Engineer - Hardware & Firmware leads embedded hardware and firmware architecture, development, integration, validation, and support for next-generation access control and security products from concept through production. This hands-on role partners across software, mechanical engineering, product management, manufacturing, quality, and customer support to deliver secure, robust, and scalable solutions.

What You Will Do…

Embedded Hardware & System Architecture

• Lead embedded hardware platforms for access control, credential readers, door controllers, wireless and sensing devices, and connected security products.
• Define system architectures and select processors, memory, wireless modules, sensors, power components, communication interfaces, security features, and peripherals.
• Create schematics and guide PCB layout and reviews for signal and power integrity, grounding and shielding, EMI/EMC mitigation, and thermal performance.
• Conduct board bring-up, validation, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis; support product qualification and manufacturing transfer.

Embedded Firmware & Secure Connectivity

• Develop and maintain embedded C/C++ firmware, including drivers, hardware abstraction layers, diagnostics, bootloaders, device-management functions, and application code.
• Implement bare-metal and RTOS-based solutions, including task scheduling, interrupts, inter-process communication, timers, and resource management.
• Develop secure firmware architectures and apply embedded cybersecurity best practices, secure coding, and appropriate cryptographic controls.
• Integrate wired and wireless connections to cloud, mobile, and enterprise systems; debug, optimize, validate, and sustain firmware throughout the product lifecycle.
• Contribute across concept, architecture, prototyping, verification, certification, production launch, and sustaining engineering.
• Partner across teams to ensure integration, manufacturability, quality, and supportability; maintain specifications, test plans, manufacturing documentation, and engineering change records.
• Support customer-issue investigations and field problem resolution using disciplined analysis and clear technical communication.
• Support FCC, CE, UL, EMC/EMI, RoHS, REACH, and related compliance activities; evaluate emerging technologies, standards, tools, and architectures.

What We Expect Of You…

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline, plus five or more years developing embedded hardware and firmware products from concept through production.

Must Have

• Strong embedded C/C++ experience with microcontroller development in bare-metal and/or RTOS environments.
• Strong analog and digital circuit design experience, including schematic capture and PCB development or review.
• Hands-on board bring-up, debugging, validation, and root-cause analysis using appropriate lab equipment.
• Experience implementing and debugging common embedded communication interfaces such as SPI, I²C, UART, RS-232/RS-485, CAN, Ethernet, or USB.
• Demonstrated experience taking physical embedded products from prototype through validation and production release.

Highly Valuable

• Experience developing embedded Linux-based systems; Yocto experience is particularly valuable.
• Experience with wireless technologies such as Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Wi-Fi, or NFC.
• Experience implementing secure boot and embedded cybersecurity practices.
• Experience with electronic access control, security, IoT, or other connected-device products.
• Experience supporting regulatory certification and compliance activities such as FCC, CE, UL, EMC/EMI, RoHS, or REACH.
• Python experience for test automation, diagnostics, or engineering tools.

Nice to Have

• Experience working with Docker containers and embedded web server development.
• Experience with Matter, Thread, Z-Wave, or Zigbee.
• Knowledge of NIST, FIPS, or ISO cybersecurity frameworks and standards.
• Familiarity with Git, Azure DevOps, GitHub, Jira, Confluence, or CI/CD development environments.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis skills, with a practical and hands-on approach to solving complex problems.
• Clear technical communication and documentation; collaborative, curious, and accountable, with ownership and follow-through for secure, reliable, production-ready results.

What You Can Expect From Us…

• Generous and competitive total rewards package
• Comprehensive career-development resources to expand your skills and maximize your potential
• Supportive and accessible leadership team and a solid values platform that underpins who we are and how we operate
• Culture of empowerment, providing opportunity and support to grow in the role
• Opportunity to join a global company with limitless opportunities to network and grow your career to the next level

About Us

ASSA ABLOY offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including a bonus, a 401(k) plan, education assistance, and an environment that reflects our commitment to our employees. Pay within each range is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, primary work job-related knowledge, skills, experience, training, licensure and certifications, business requirements, geographic location, and other business and organizational needs. The salary range is a reasonable estimate for this position at the time of posting. ASSA ABLOY conducts regular reviews of compensation ranges and therefore reserves the right to alter this range at any time.

We are the ASSA ABLOY Group

Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 63,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access.

As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally. As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.