Embedded Firmware Engineer (m/f/x) Credentials, Interfaces and Cybersecurity

Company Description

Hidden Champion – that not only describes ELATEC as a company but also our RFID readers. Hardly anyone notices them, yet they are everywhere: at the office entrance, the printer, the elevator, or the EV charging station. With more than 35 years of experience, we are a technology leader and, in selected segments, even a global market leader. As part of Allegion plc., we combine the agility of a mid-sized company with global reach.

Embedded Firmware Engineer (m/f/x) Credentials, Interfaces and Cybersecurity

Employees work in a hybrid mode | full time

Job Description

In this role, you will be responsible for the continuous development of our current reader platform with a strong focus on new credentials, communication interfaces, and cybersecurity. You will work on established embedded products and contribute to their long-term evolution in alignment with the European Cyber Resilience Act (CRA).

• Firmware development – develop and maintain firmware for our existing reader platform in C, ensuring stability, compatibility, and long‑term maintainability.
• Credentials – integrate and validate new RFID and authentication technologies to address evolving product and customer requirements.
• Communication interfaces – implement and enhance wired and wireless communication interfaces, ensuring reliable interoperability with host systems and peripheral devices.
• Hardware interaction – analyze and debug firmware directly on target hardware, including bring‑up activities, troubleshooting, and verification of hardware‑related behavior.
• Platform maintenance – maintain low‑level firmware components, including drivers, middleware, and application‑related modules within a bare‑metal environment.
• Testing – Implement methods for unit and integration testing, including the use of other programming languages such as C# or Python.
• Secure communication – define and implement secure authentication, credential handling, and interface protection concepts across the existing product platform.
• Cybersecurity – contribute to technical measures that improve product security and support compliance with the requirements of the European Cyber Resilience Act.

Qualifications

• Education – you hold a degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or a comparable discipline.
• Embedded experience – you have several years of experience in embedded firmware development using C.
• Microcontrollers – you have strong experience in developing software for 32-bit microcontroller platforms. Hands‑on experience with STM32 microcontrollers is highly preferred.
• Bare-metal systems – you have hands‑on experience with embedded systems without an operating system and understand the constraints of resource‑limited platforms.
• Debugging – you are proficient in debugging and troubleshooting on target hardware using common development and laboratory tools.
• Communication protocols – you have experience working with communication interfaces and protocols in embedded environments.
• Secure development – you understand the principles of secure product development and have an interest in cybersecurity requirements for embedded devices.
• Nice to have – experience with RFID, NFC, Secure Elements, cryptographic concepts, or cybersecurity‑related regulatory requirements is considered a plus.

Why ELATEC? Your Benefits

• Technical impact – you will work on an established product platform used worldwide across a broad range of applications.
• Meaningful products – our RFID readers are part of everyday life, even if they often remain unnoticed.
• Ownership – you will actively contribute to the further development of products, interfaces, and security concepts.
• International collaboration – work closely with colleagues across multiple disciplines and international teams.
• Modern technologies – gain exposure to embedded systems, credentials, communication interfaces, and cybersecurity topics.
• Professional growth – we support your personal and professional development in a technically challenging environment.
• Best of both worlds – benefit from the agility of a mid-sized company combined with the opportunities of a global organization.
• Attractive benefits – flexible working hours, up to two days of remote work per week, modern workplaces, and additional benefits complete our offering.

ELATEC GmbH

Zeppelinstr. 1 82178 Puchheim bei München Germany