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Amazing Career Opportunity for a Engineer!!
Location: Cardiff, UK
Job ID: 43344
An embedded engineer with firmware development and debugging skills is required for our design centre in Cardiff.
Working in small versatile Agile teams, the candidate will be involved in product design and sustaining activities on a range of PACS RFID access control products. 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 life cycle and be able to collaborate well with colleagues from different departments both onsite and overseas. Occasional travel may be required.
Who are we?
HID powers the trusted identities of the world’s people, places, and things, allowing people to transact safely, work productively and travel freely. We are a high-tech software company headquartered in Austin, TX, with over 4,500 worldwide employees. Check us out here: www.hidglobal.com and https://youtu.be/23km5H4K9Eo
Physical Access Control Solutions (PACS):
HID Physical Access Control Solutions (PACS) is at the forefront of securing spaces with advanced, reliable access control solutions. From cutting-edge readers, credentials and controllers, to mobile and biometric technologies, HID PACS empowers organizations worldwide to protect their people, property and assets with scalable, high-quality solutions. This is more than just a job – it’s your chance to join an industry leader to drive innovation in access control and make a real impact on global security solutions.
Essential Duties
- Implementation of embedded firmware designs and test solutions primarily in C and C#
- Creation of design documentation.
- Practical hands-on experience working with and debugging embedded systems.
- Ability to complete tasks with minimal supervision.
Required Knowledge/Experience
- Ability to write low to medium complexity coded solutions.
- Experience with embedded C, bare metal and RTOS applications.
- Able to use standard development software: debuggers, editors, compilers.
- Comfortable at working at low level (e.g. GPIO, UART, SPI, I2C)
- Able to demonstrate experience with software version control.
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Additional beneficial skills/experience
- Smart Card ISO7816 and RFID ISO 14443/15693 protocols
- Implementation experience of cryptographic solutions.
- I2C and SPI protocols.
- Jenkins automation server/client programming.
- NUnit test framework.
- Scripting languages e.g. Python.
- CMock unit testing.
Essential Qualifications
- Engineering degree or equivalent or suitable experience.
- Minimum of 1+ years of related industry experience.
Work Requirements
- Compliance with all relevant HID Global policies and procedures related to Quality, Security, Safety, Business Continuity, and Environmental systems.
- Travel and fieldwork, including international travel may be required. Therefore, employee must possess, or be able to acquire a valid passport.
- Must be legally eligible to work in the country in which you are hired.
What we can offer you:
- Competitive salary and rewards package.
- Competitive benefits and annual leave offering, allowing for work-life balance.
- A vibrant, welcoming & inclusive culture.
- Extensive career development opportunities and resources to maximize your potential.
- To be a part of a global organization that is pioneering the hardware, software and services that allow people to confidently navigate the physical and digital worlds.
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