Senior Firmware Engineer

Creating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security

At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 40 brands, 14,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond.

Additionally, Allegion is proud to be recognized with the 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) for the third consecutive year, earning distinction in both the employee engagement and strengths categories. This year, Allegion also received Gallup’s With Distinction honor — a designation reserved for a select group of organizations that go above and beyond in building exceptional workplace cultures.

Allegion is seeking a skilled and passionate Senior Firmware Engineer to join a highly engaged team within a global organization of 14,000+ employees, representing 30+ brands (including Schlage, Von Duprin, and LCN) focused on safety, security, and access management. You’ll play a crucial role creating solutions that enable seamless access - keeping people safe and secure where they work, live, and thrive.

This is a hybrid role based in Indianapolis, Indiana. This role places significant emphasis on test strategy, automation, and quality ownership to ensure reliable, high‑confidence firmware releases.

Hybrid:
At Allegion, we are driven by a bold vision: redefining safety while empowering our employees to thrive. When you join our team, you become part of a culture that values innovation, purpose, and excellence. This role offers the benefits of our dynamic hybrid work model—combining in‑person collaboration for meaningful moments with the flexibility of remote work. Since hybrid arrangements can vary based on the needs of the individual, team and business, your talent acquisition partner will provide specific hybrid details about this role.

We are committed to fostering a healthy work‑life balance and building meaningful connections, ensuring you have the tools, resources, and support needed to excel in any environment. Together, we’ll unlock your potential and create a lasting impact.

While this is the current structure and we currently have no plans to change, we reserve the right to make changes to the hybrid schedule as needed at the Company’s discretion.

Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. The company does not intend to provide sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B, TN, etc.) for this employment position.

• Design, develop, and debug firmware for platform assets used in multiple access control scenarios.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks for firmware testing covering static analysis, unit, integration, and regression testing.
• Measure and increase test coverage over time, making sure to emulate edge cases and failure scenarios.
• With assistance from other teams, design and maintain automated hardware‑in‑the‑loop test hardware to support regression testing. This will include everything from verifying wireless network functionality to testing sensor behavior.
• Identify, document, troubleshoot, and resolve firmware issues.
• Monitor and analyze test results, creating detailed test reports and quality metrics to ensure continuous improvement in firmware quality.
• Improve quality, robustness, and rigor of firmware platform code.
• Perform design & code analysis utilizing appropriate tools.

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Experience working with ARM Cortex-M series.
• Experience working with Real Time Operating Systems.
• Proficiency in Python and C with strong analytical skills to debug, troubleshoot, and isolate complex issues across firmware and hardware.
• Ability to read schematics and work with and automate electronic test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and voltmeters.
• Strong understanding of QA methodologies, best practices, and testing frameworks, with the ability to tailor processes for high‑quality firmware releases.
• Experience working in a collaborative…