Principal Firmware Engineer

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations.

Avigilon Alta (formerly Openpath), a Motorola Solutions company, is a leader in the access control industry. Our access control solution makes businesses more secure with multi-factor authentication, enables a contactless entry experience, and can be easily scaled and managed due to its cloud-based architecture.

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing highly reliable software for our internally-designed embedded systems as well as hardware interface services in the Linux environment.
• Taking ownership of your code, including verification testing and writing documentation.
• Developing new features and existing packages in Python and Golang that run as system services in Debian on ARM devices.
• Working with the QA team to design, develop, and execute test scripts for life cycle, unit, and regression testing.
• Working cross-functionally with mobile, backend, hardware, and firmware teams to develop new products.
• Creating and managing drivers for Linux-based operating systems.
• Implementing and testing security communications protocols.
• Serving as a technical resource for customer support and other software teams to address customer issues and patch bugs.
• Supporting internal and external manufacturing efforts for product quality control and bring-up.
• Collaborating with a diverse and driven team from various hardware and software backgrounds.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience programming in C or C++.
• RTOS experience, including Zephyr and FreeRTOS.
• Strong ability to analyze existing code and debug.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD workflows and basic implementation principles.
• Willingness to work autonomously.
• Highly organized, with the ability to juggle competing priorities and tasks.
• Familiarity with JIRA, Zendesk, and TestRail.
• Willingness to learn and share knowledge with others.
• Bachelor’s degree.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 5+ years of experience programming in C or C++.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely (employer work permit sponsorship is not available for this position).

Travel requirements: under 10%. Relocation is not provided.

Pay

Target base salary range: $130,000 – $180,000. Pay within this range varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits

• Incentive bonus plans.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• 401K with company match.
• 10 paid holidays.
• Generous paid time off packages.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Paid parental and family leave.