Firmware Engineering Intern

Job Summary

Americas Residential, a division of ASSA ABLOY is looking for a highly motivated and practical Firmware Engineering Intern to work in our headquarter office in Lake Forest, CA . This role will offer you the opportunity to be a part of a global company and the market leader in opening solutions. You will be working closely with our Engineering teams and will an integral part of deeply knowledgeable engineering team that strive to build the most robust and reliable embedded lock systems using cutting-edge software development tools and practices. You will solve some of the most challenging problems in the embedded software space. The Internship role will have the opportunity to work with software, firmware, and hardware engineers on a regular basis. At the end or your internship, you will present your accomplishments and results to the Engineering Leadership team. Must be available to work onsite in our Lake Forest office 5 days a week.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• (40%) Develop application-level logic and software, such as developing sensing and actuation algorithms, diagnostics software, and implementing interfaces and simulation capabilities.
• (20%) Work with cross-functional team to set up lab experiments using production and investigative firmware for subsequent data analysis and visualization.
• (20%) Develop and/or enhance test automation framework.
• (10%) Work closely with a cross-functional team to deliver high-impact software.

• (10%) Presentation support: assist in creating presentation models and materials for engineering and executive review.

Education and Required Skills

• Must be a 3rd or 4th year or recent graduate majoring in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer/Software Engineering, or STEM related curriculum (required).
• Basic knowledge of software engineering processes, agile framework, tools, methods, test development, algorithms and data structures.
• Basic knowledge of Embedded programming in C/C++/Assembly & operating system.
• Basic knowledge with embedded development and low-level coding.
• Basic knowledge with RTOS, firmware architecture, device drivers or programming hardware components.
• Experience with Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) or Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) is a plus.
• The ability to collaboratively work within a team environment and consistently make contributions to help the team reach their objectives.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills with various levels of corporate structure.
• Self-starter attitude and proficient in managing independent schedules.

Work Environment

• Working conditions are normal for an office environment.
• Will work onsite in our Lake Forest Headquarter office 5 days a week.

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job/classification.  It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

ASSA ABLOY is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

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As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally.

As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.