Embedded Systems Engineer - Hardware & Firmware

Traka (Assa Abloy); Kennesaw (GA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions is seeking an Embedded Systems Engineer – Hardware & Firmware to lead hardware and firmware architecture for next‑generation access control devices. The role collaborates across software, mechanical, product management, manufacturing, quality, and support to deliver secure, robust solutions.

You will drive embedded C/C++ firmware, secure connectivity, and device management, while ensuring validation, production readiness, and compliance with relevant standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 5+ years of embedded hardware/firmware experience.
• Strong C/C++ in bare-metal or RTOS environments with analog/digital circuit design experience.
• Experience with SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, Ethernet or USB interfaces; board bring-up and debugging.
• Experience developing embedded Linux-based systems; Yocto knowledge is valuable.
• Regulatory certification experience (FCC, CE, UL, RoHS, REACH) and Python for diagnostics is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead embedded hardware platforms and system architectures for access control devices.
• Design schematics and guide PCB layout for signal integrity and EMI/EMC considerations.
• Perform board bring-up, validation, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis.
• Develop embedded firmware and secure connectivity using RTOS or bare-metal approaches.
• Implement secure firmware architectures and cryptographic controls.
• Integrate wired/wireless connections to cloud, mobile, and enterprise systems; support lifecycle.
• Collaborate across teams for manufacturability, quality, and sustained engineering.

Skills

Embedded C/C++

Bare-metal RTOS

Firmware development

Hardware design

Schematic capture

PCB layout

SPI

I2C

UART

Embedded cybersecurity

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical/Computer Eng

Tools

Yocto

Docker

Git

Azure DevOps

Jira

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.
• Design and review schematics: Create schematics and guide PCB layout and reviews for signal and power integrity, grounding and shielding, EMI/EMC mitigation, and thermal performance.
• Board bring‑up and validation: 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.
• Secure firmware architectures: Develop secure firmware architectures and apply embedded cybersecurity best practices, secure coding, and appropriate cryptographic controls.
• Integration with cloud, mobile, enterprise: Integrate wired and wireless connections to cloud, mobile, and enterprise systems; debug, optimize, validate, and sustain firmware throughout the product lifecycle.
• Product Development, Verification & Support: 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.
• Customer support: Support customer‑issue investigations and field problem resolution using disciplined analysis and clear technical communication.
• Compliance: 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.
• Wireless technologies: Experience with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Wi‑Fi, or NFC.
• Secure boot and embedded cybersecurity practices.
• Experience with electronic access control, security, IoT, or other connected‑device products.
• Regulatory certification experience: 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.

Professional Competencies

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.