Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer – Access Control

Dormakaba USA, Inc.; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision coverage

401k Matching

Parental Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Hybrid work model

Job summary

dormakaba is seeking a Firmware Engineer in Indianapolis, IN (hybrid) to develop embedded firmware for access control and door hardware. You will work across hardware, firmware, manufacturing, and quality to troubleshoot, improve reliability, and support products from concept through production.

The role requires 5+ years in embedded product development, strong C firmware skills, and expertise in EMI/EMC. Travel up to 10% to support suppliers and validation activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years in product development, design, or test engineering with electromechanical/embedded focus.
• Experience taking products through full development lifecycle from concept to mass production.
• Hands-on embedded firmware development in C for MCU-based systems, including peripheral bring-up and serial protocols (UART, SPI).
• Strong EMI/EMC fundamentals and test considerations.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve complex environmental and reliability issues across electrical, firmware, and mechanical systems.
• Develop and maintain embedded firmware for production and manufacturing test systems.
• Design and implement test solutions, including firmware and automated test fixtures.
• Conduct root-cause analysis and CAPA for manufacturing and field quality issues.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and suppliers to improve product performance and readiness.

Skills

Embedded C

MCU bring‑up

EMI/EMC fundamentals

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Python

LabVIEW

TestStand

Altium

RTOS (Zephyr/FreeRTOS)

Job description

dormakaba is seeking a Firmware Engineer in Indianapolis, IN (hybrid) to develop embedded firmware for access control and door hardware. You will work across hardware, firmware, manufacturing, and quality to troubleshoot, improve reliability, and support products from concept through production.

The role requires 5+ years in embedded product development, strong C firmware skills, and expertise in EMI/EMC. Travel up to 10% to support suppliers and validation activities.