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HID · 6 hours ago

Principal Firmware Engineer

Austin, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

HID is a high-tech software company headquartered in Austin, TX, that powers trusted identities for people, places, and things. The Principal Firmware Engineer will join the PACS Innovation team to research and prototype innovative technologies in security and access control, taking responsibility for the entire software development lifecycle.

GovernmentInformation ServicesSecurity

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Taking an end-to-end responsibility for software you develop, including:

Designing, analyzing, implementing, testing, deploying, documenting and performing ongoing maintenance

Contributing to and integrating with programs developed by others

Preparing and presenting content on new technologies and learnings as part of internal community education efforts

Participating & filing for intellectual property

Qualification

CC++Secure-Element developmentEmbedded EngineeringPythonC#Mobile App developmentDistributed systems developmentMachine LearningIntellectual property knowledgeISO standards familiarity

Required

Bachelors degree or higher in relevant field

10 years' industry experience

Mandatory command of programming languages: C, C++

Expert command of at least one of the following programming languages: Python, C#, Typescript, Java, Kotlin, Swift, GoLang, Cuda

Documented knowledge in Secure-Element and/or Secure-Credential development (symmetric and asymmetric/PQC cryptography + ISO-14443/ISO-7816)

Familiarity with numerous ISO and industry standards (Aliro, Matter, Lwm2m, Mobile driving license, Java Card, Global platform, EUDI, CRA, ...)

Low-level ML edge development knowledge (examples: architecting/training/optimizing models for object detection, facial recognition, sensing, trajectory prediction, alignment & classification)

Expert in one or more of the following areas: Embedded Engineering - Microcontrollers and/or Linux based Embedded systems, Mobile App development, Distributed systems development

Preferred

Master's degree is preferred

Familiarity with intellectual property processes (candidate is listed as inventor on few patents)

Benefits

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

Company

HID

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HID powers the trusted identities of the world's people, places and things.

Founded in 1991

Irvine, California, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.hidglobal.com

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