Senior Firmware Engineer in Cardiff

A skilled senior engineer with firmware development and debugging skills is required for our design center in Cardiff. Working in a small, versatile team, the candidate's work will be involved in product design and sustaining activities on a range of PACS RFID access control products for ASSA ABLOY and Third Millennium which are sold worldwide. The candidate needs to be able to effectively manage their time to support work on a variety of products at different stages of the product's lifecycle, and to be able to collaborate well with colleagues from different departments both onsite and overseas. Occasional travel may be required.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Implementation of embedded firmware designs and test solutions primarily in C and C#
• Implementation of cryptographic solutions.
• Creation of design documentation.
• Practical hands-on experience working with and debugging embedded systems.
• Working in a team environment.
• Ability to complete design related tasks with minimal supervision.

Required Knowledge / Experience

• Engineering degree or equivalent or suitable experience.
• Ability to verify product software requirements.
• Ability to understand, maintain and create designs from stories / user / stakeholder requirements.
• Ability to provide technical solutions to mid to high complexity issues.
• Good working knowledge of low programming languages (C / C#) and scripting.
• Familiar with the majority of low-level developer techniques.
• TDD Unit test approach.
• Familiar with CI / CD techniques.
• Able to demonstrate experience with software version control.
• Able to demonstrate experience with the FW / SW development process.
• Able to use standard development software: debuggers, editors, compilers.
• Understanding of cryptographic solutions including symmetric & PKI asymmetric.

Work Environment

This is a hybrid opportunity based in Cardiff, our current hybrid working model allows 2 remote days per week. Available for occasional international travel.

What we offer

• Unique blend of startup agility and strong financial backing (multi-million USD).
• Opportunity to shape architecture and infrastructure from scratch.
• High-performing, passionate team.
• Attractive products that engineers enjoy working on, maximum impact.
• Flexible working hours.
• Free parking lot.

We are the ASSA ABLOY Group. Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 63,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access. As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally. As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.