Firmware Engineer - Embedded Systems for Access Control

Record UK Ltd; Durban; On-site; ZAR 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career development

Inclusive culture

Job summary

HID Global in Durban, South Africa, seeks a Firmware Engineer to design, develop, test and debug firmware for microcontroller and embedded Linux platforms within our high‑reliability access control product line.

Join a collaborative team and contribute to real‑world security solutions. You will work with hardware, software, QA and manufacturing teams, applying strong embedded skills and problem‑solving in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional experience in embedded software or firmware development.
• Proficiency in C programming for embedded systems.
• Familiarity with microcontrollers, embedded systems, and debugging tools.
• Understanding of version control systems such as Git.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain embedded firmware for real-time and embedded systems.
• Implement features, enhancements, and defect fixes per product requirements.
• Participate in design, development, testing and verification of firmware solutions.
• Assist with porting software to new hardware platforms.
• Support development and maintenance of communication protocols and interfaces.
• Debug and resolve issues during development, testing, manufacturing and field.

Skills

C programming

Embedded systems

Git

Debugging tools

Problem solving

Tools

Visual Studio

VS Code

Eclipse

Job description

HID Global in Durban, South Africa, seeks a Firmware Engineer to design, develop, test and debug firmware for microcontroller and embedded Linux platforms within our high‑reliability access control product line.

Join a collaborative team and contribute to real‑world security solutions. You will work with hardware, software, QA and manufacturing teams, applying strong embedded skills and problem‑solving in a dynamic environment.