Firmware Architect

At ASSA ABLOY, our mission is to make securely accessing the things in your life noticeably easier, without being noticeable.

Our global teams work together to create products and services that add everyday simplicity and convenience to our users’ lives. With the ability to control access to what they love the most, we’re able to provide peace of mind through safety and visibility.

We’re excited to be adding a Firmware Architect to our growing team! This is an engaging and challenging opportunity that plays an intricate role in shaping the development of our new product.

Objectives of this role

• Work as a bridge between the Solution Architects and development team, building a technical vision of the firmware and the platform, and directing the development.
• Architecture discussions and complex problem solving as well as coding will be a natural part of your work.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement communication protocols, security channels, device identity and provisioning
• Architecture, design, security, and implementation of IoT systems
• Collaborate with other architects and developers to create and evolve our IoT strategies

Required skills and qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• 5 years firmware product development with an understanding of firmware architecture
• Broad understanding of IoT concepts and trends
• Good problem-solving skills and an analytic mindset
• Ability to work with standards and documentation to lay down the path for the platform's future
• Experience with public key infrastructure
• Knowledge of security and cryptography on constrained devices - libraries, algorithms, standards, back-ends, protocols.
• Knowledge of at least one Radio communication technology – BLE, Zigbee, WiFi, etc.
• Strong programming skills in C and Python
• Experience with system-level firmware development
• Effective communication and presentation skills

Preferred skills and qualifications

• Developed firmware architecture for on premise and connected systems
• Knowledge of modern IoT communication stacks - MQTT, CoAP, etc.
• Good knowledge of electronics
• Experience with the secure provisioning process
• RTOS application development experience
• Understanding of Continuous Integration/Cloud operations/DevOps concepts
• Experience in containerization technology (AWS ECS, Docker Swarm)
• Experience in user interface/interaction design
• Knowledge of Collective code ownership, Coding standards concept

Engineering & Science

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