Senior 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 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