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 30 brands, 12,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond. Additionally, in 2024 we were awarded the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award, which recognizes the most engaged workplace cultures in the world.

Join a growing embedded systems product engineering organization in Indianapolis, Indiana. As a Senior Firmware Engineer, you will develop firmware to enable access control solutions that utilize wireless communication, credential readers, electronic locking systems, and more across residential and commercial markets.

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.

What You Will Do:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define detailed product requirements, ensuring clear understanding of customer needs and technical specifications.
• Develop comprehensive firmware architecture and detailed design documentation, specifications, and project plans aligned with project milestones.
• Write, review, and optimize firmware code according to design specifications, adhering to quality standards and best practices.
• Conduct thorough unit, integration, and release testing to validate firmware functionality, performance, and reliability against requirements.
• Produce detailed documentation including design documents, test plans, and user manuals to support product maintainability and compliance.
• Support validation activities such as lab testing, field trials, and customer acceptance testing to ensure the product meets all quality and performance standards.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing test procedures and tools to facilitate efficient production and quality control.
• Coordinate firmware releases, ensuring smooth deployment into production environments, and providing support for initial field deployment.
• Address issues identified in the field, implement firmware updates, and improve the product based on customer feedback and evolving requirements.

What You Need to Succeed:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in embedded software/firmware development using the C programming language.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts and design ideas.
• Experience developing firmware for ARM-based microcontrollers (Cortex-M preferred)
• Experience developing firmware for real-time operating systems (RTOS) such as FreeRTOS, Zephyr, ThreadX, or similar.
• Experience developing firmware for wireless communication devices like Wi-Fi, BLE, and/or Thread.
• Experience troubleshooting complex hardware/software integration issues utilizing tools such as logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and multimeters.
• Experience developing and debugging drivers for I2C, USB, UART, and SPI peripherals.
• Experience reading, interpreting, and reviewing electronic schematics, fundamental components, and circuit connections.
• Experience using Git, CI workflows, unit testing, and embedded debug tooling.
• Experience with secure boot, OTA updates, or embedded security best practices.

Allegion is a Great Place to Grow your Career if: 

• You're seeking a rewarding opportunity that allows you to truly help others.  With thousands of employees and customers around the world, there’s plenty of room to make an impact. As our values state, “this is your business, run with it”.
• You value personal well-being and balance, because we do too! 
• You’re looking for a company that will invest in your professional development.  As we grow, we want you to grow with us. 
• You want a culture that promotes work-life balance.  Our employees enjoy generous paid time off, because at Allegion we recognize that you have a full life outside of work! 

What You’ll Get from Us:

• Health, dental and vision insurance coverage, helping you “be safe, be healthy”   
• Unlimited Paid Time Off 
• A commitment to your future with a 401K plan, which currently offers a 6% company match and no vesting period  
• Health Savings Accounts – Tax-advantaged savings account used for healthcare expenses 
• Flexible Spending Accounts – Tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare and/or dependent daycare expenses 
• Disability Insurance –Short-Term and Long-Term coverage, paid for by Allegion, provides income replacement for illness or injury 
• Life Insurance – Term life coverage with the option to purchase supplemental coverage 
• Tuition Reimbursement   
• Voluntary Wellness Program – Simply complete wellness activities and earn up to $2,000 in rewards 
• Employee Discounts through Perks at Work  
• Community involvement and opportunities to give back so you can “serve others, not yourself”  
• Opportunities to leverage your unique strengths through CliftonStrengths assessment & coaching  

Apply Today!

Join our team of experts today and help us make tomorrow’s world a safer place!

Not sure if your experience perfectly aligns with the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification and every single preferred qualification of a job posting. At Allegion, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. So, if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every item in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role!

We Celebrate Who We Are! 

Allegion is committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace.  Together, we embrace all differences and similarities among colleagues, as well as the differences and similarities within the relationships that we foster with customers, suppliers and the communities where we live and work. Whatever your background, experience, race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, we will make sure that you have every opportunity to impress us in your application and the opportunity to give your best at work, not because we’re required to, but because it’s the right thing to do.   We are also committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If for any reason you cannot apply through our career site and require an accommodation or assistance, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team.

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