Embedded Systems Engineer - Hardware & Firmware - ASSA ABLOY Group

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.

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.

• 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.

• 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.