Senior Firmware Engineer

Kidde Global Solutions is a world leader in fire & life safety solutions tailored for complex commercial facilities to homes. Through iconic, industry-defining brands including Kidde, Kidde Commercial, Edwards, GST, Badger, and Aritech, we provide residential and commercial customers with advanced solutions and services to protect people and property globally.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics, Telecommunications, Computer Science, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience developing firmware in C for embedded systems.
• Strong experience with ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers.
• Practical experience with FreeRTOS and bare-metal development.
• Strong understanding of embedded system architecture and real-time software design.
• Experience developing low power and battery powered systems.
• Experience designing efficient, scalable embedded communication protocols and device communication systems.
• Experience debugging complex embedded systems using debuggers, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers.
• Strong Git workflow knowledge and code review practices.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Nice to have:

• Experience with wireless communication systems (Sub-GHz, LoRa, BLE, proprietary RF protocols).
• Knowledge of CRA.
• Knowledge of wireless regulations and standards (e.g., ETSI EN 300 220, RED).
• Knowledge of EN50131 or security industry standards.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.
• Experience working with globally distributed engineering teams.
• Experience leading technical initiatives or mentoring engineers.

• Lead architectural decisions for critical firmware components and influence hardware design, communication protocols, cybersecurity implementation, and system-level design.
• Design and develop firmware for embedded devices using both bare-metal and RTOS-based architectures.
• Define integration strategies between security devices, gateways, cloud services, and platform ecosystems.
• Drive embedded software quality through code reviews, design reviews, debugging, and engineering best practices.
• Drive platform-oriented development by creating reusable firmware components and promoting common solutions across multiple products.
• Support verification, validation, certification, manufacturing, and production-readiness activities.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Hardware, Compliance, QA, and Cybersecurity teams throughout the development lifecycle.
• Mentor firmware engineers and contribute to technical development within the team.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation, architecture specifications, and development guidelines.
• Work with global engineering teams to ensure consistent technical direction and successful product delivery.

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