Job Opportunities at Assa Abloy Group

This position is open to both EE/AA and non EE/AA candidates.

As Embedded Firmware Engineer you will work in a close-knit team to deliver new secure applications for a variety of product variants. You will get to work in a fast-paced, cutting-edge environment with a group of highly skilled and enthusiastic engineers. You will be responsible for design and development of new applications, enhancing existing applications, solving problems, and resolving defects. The Engineer will review requirements, develop the architecture and design of features (including the relevant documentation), develop application prototypes, participate in design and code reviews, and write code (including unit tests). The candidate must be able to become proficient on new task domains quickly, demonstrate technical excellence in his/her personal work as well as contribute to the team's continued success by sharing technical knowledge. An ideal candidate should have open mind set, be flexible, focused on quality and open to switching to different projects. Our culture is characterized by short decision paths, clear targets and team spirit. We work in multinational environment so fluent English in speaking and writing is a must. 

Responsibilities 

• Design and implementation of new secure embedded firmware applications in C, C++, and other languages 
• Develop low level interfaces (GPIO, UART, I2C, SPI)
• Develop in bare-metal, RTOS and embedded Linux environments
• Consult with other engineers to evaluate interfaces between hardware & embedded solutions and operational & performance requirements of the overall system 
• Prepare, present, and participate in technical discussions and code reviews
• Give and receive constructive criticism
• Contribute to the continued development of processes to improve the efficiency and quality of development projects; assist in formulating standards and development practices to improve our development processes
• Investigate and analyze reported defects to resolve them in a timely manner 
• Work in a Scaled Agile Framework

 Desired Skills & Experience  

• Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• +3 years of hands-on code development 
• Applied experience with C and C++ in an embedded Linux environment
• Experience with bare-metal, RTOS and embedded Linux development
• Familiarity with bug tracking tools (particularly Jira) 
• Working knowledge of source code management and configuration
• General knowledge of test frameworks and automated build systems (e.g. Jenkins, NUnit, NAnt) 
• Ability to complete design related tasks on time with minimal supervision 
• Some exposure of development through the entire life-cycle including design, architecture, and implementation 
• Ability to write safe and performant code
• Analytical, planning, problem solving and decision-making skills 
• Excellent organizational and time management skills 
• Comfortable working with in-circuit emulators, GNU toolchains, gdb and cmake

Preference will be given to candidates with:

• Experience with Secure Elements, RFID, NFC, HCE or Bluetooth technologies
• Worked within a Scaled Agile Framework
• Ability to effectively use and operate oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power supplies, etc.
• An understanding of crypto-blocks (DES/AES/RSA/ECC), security protocols suite, and overall firmware security best practices
• Experience with Node.js, Rust and/or golang
• Familiarity with test driven development

 Customer Expectations 

• Highlight knowledge, skills, abilities and traits necessary in this role to satisfy our customer's expectations 
• Promote secure development and be able to work cooperatively and autonomously in a dynamic multi-cultural environment 

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Employee works primarily in an office environment, within a well ventilated area, and is exposed to moderate noise levels.

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Summary

Supports Physical Access Control Solutions (PACS) Business Area by validating the successful integration and performance of Physical Access Systems comprising of, but not limited to; Authentication Credentials and services (Physical and Mobile), Authentication Devices, Access Control Devices and Device/System Management. The focus of the role will be to help drive Mobile Access User Experience improvements in HID Solutions.

Supports the following Vision:

• “To accelerate the global adoption of HIDs MA Solutions by providing real-world feedback (and data) on the reliability and ease-of-use of our MA Solutions from a hands-on user perspective to drive Solution Design excellence.”

What problems will we be solving?

• How can we objectively and quantitatively characterize the full experience of using mobile access solutions built around our (HID) platforms inclusive of the major person types.
• As part of this, how to identify what a good experience looks like, how to measure whether we’ve achieved it, and identify where specific aspects need to be improved (and by how much).

Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Integrates all aspects of HIDs PACS Portfolio and reports on system/solution performance, stability, and user experience.
• Maintains the Systems/Solution lab such that it can function 24/7, integrating new products or upgrades into the overall Solution Test Bench as and when they become available from the respective development teams.
• Researches, plans, formulates, and executes activities in the development of Test plans and Test runs which validate Systems/Solution level performance and key Non-Functional Requirements.
• Reviews Program plans, product specifications, defect reports and marketing requirements to continually evolve the Systems/Solution test bench. Runs Baseline exercises as required to gather baseline data.
• Analyses test data to determine if the solution meets functional and performance specifications. Generates Test Reports and/or other data required by Engineering / Program Teams
• Ensures that Test Samples and Test Equipment are available to support the planned test schedule.
• Attends regular Pulse meetings and reports on Test Planning, Scope and Test status.
• Confers with other HID personnel to clarify or resolve problems.
• Undertake assignments to support the PACS Development Roadmap and associated Value Streams.
• Undertakes to test solutions in different environments (web and mobile).

Qualifications

• This position would ideally suit an Access Control or L3 Technical Support Engineer with extensive experience in scoping, installing, configuring, and supporting all aspects of Physical Access Control Systems under real world conditions.
• The ability to drive continuous product/solution quality based on real-world experiences and practices is paramount.
• Possesses and applies comprehensive knowledge principles, practices, and procedures over a wide range of PACS Systems and Solutions.
• May expand knowledge and skills to related sets of job duties as required.

Education and/or Experience          

• Possesses or working towards a degree or equivalent qualification or +10 years related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience

Experience with the following desirable.

• IT/IP Networking and associated technologies (CISCO CENT or equivalent).
• Lean and Agile methodologies, including SAFe.
• Access Control management via Head-End or IAM Systems.

Language Skills                   

• Ability to effectively communicate in the English language verbally and in writing.
• Able to gather and report on systems performance in a clear and concise manner.
• Ability to read and interpret technical journals, specifications, international technical standards, etc.              

Computer Skills     

• Proficient in MS Office applications, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
• Familiar with operating systems, such as Windows, Android, iOS, and Linux.
• Knowledge of SQL or other databases.
• Mobile App use and/or development.
• Familiar with App development tools, Appium, Selenium (Desirable).
• Familiar with API testing and scripting via Postman or similar tools (Desirable).
• Exposure to mobile App and/or Web User Experience (Ux) / User Acceptance (UAT) testing (Desirable).

Customer Expectations

• Focused on continuous quality and user experience improvement.
• Validates Solutions from the perspective of the Customer / User.
• Able to meet challenging deadlines.
• Agile Mindset.