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# Embedded Hardware Systems Engineer

- **Company:** dormakaba USA, Inc.
- **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $130,000.0 - $150,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Board Bringup, Altium Designer, Systems Engineering, C++ (Programming Language), Communications Protocols, Software Debugging, Embedded C, Firmware, FreeRTOS, Hardware Design, Real-Time Operating Systems, System Testing, Hardware Testing, System-level Testing
- **Published:** August 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/87401716/1

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Electronics Engineering or related field
 * 3+ years of experience in embedded hardware engineering
 * Strong proficiency in embedded C/C++ development with hands-on experience in firmware development, debugging, and sustaining engineering
 * Experience supporting hardware integration activities, including PCB bring-up, hardware validation, and system-level debugging
 * Working knowledge of schematics and PCB design principles
 * Familiarity with RF technologies and access control communication protocols, such as NFC and BLE

What we prefer

 * Master's degree in electrical engineering, Electronics Engineering or related field
 * 5+ years of experience in embedded hardware engineering
 * Exposure to Altium Designer or similar PCB design and layout tools.
 * Familiarity with RTOS environments such as ThreadX, FreeRTOS, or Zephyr

## Description

dormakaba is seeking an Embedded Hardware Systems Engineer based in San Jose, CA (Hybrid). This position supports both firmware development and hardware implementation for access control products. This role also contributes to sustaining engineering efforts and supports validation of new hardware platforms to ensure performance, reliability, and compliance with product requirements.

HIRING SALARY RANGE: Base Salary $130,000 - $150,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.) Please visit our career site for more information on benefits.

What you will do

 * Develop, debug, and sustain embedded firmware modules, including support for existing product lines and implementation of new credential formats and features. Assist in sustaining existing product lines
 * Support hardware bring-up, PCB validation, and debugging for new hardware revisions, including collaboration with external design partners. Work with external hardware contractors on design updates
 * Conduct hardware validation and system-level testing using lab instrumentation and debugging tools, as well as assisting in test fixture development and production validation
 * Partner with cross-functional teams to support new product introduction (NPI) transitions, documentation updates, and end-to-end system validation activities
 * Strong embedded C/C++ development skills with knowledge of schematics and PCB design (Altium Designer preferred), and RF technologies (NFC, BLE)


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