Hanwha Vision America, Inc.
Senior Firmware Engineer
Hanwha Vision America, Inc., Carlsbad, California, United States, 92002
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Overview
Company Overview
Hanwha Vision America, an affiliate of the Fortune Global 500 Hanwha Group, is a global leader in advanced network video surveillance and access control solutions. We deliver end-to-end security products—including access control systems, IP cameras, storage, and video management software—serving critical sectors such as retail, transportation, education, healthcare, finance, and critical infrastructure. We are seeking a Senior Firmware Engineer to join our team, dedicated to pioneering the next generation of building access control solutions. You will be instrumental in developing high-performance, secure, and reliable embedded firmware across our entire product line. Responsibilities
You will act as a key technical leader, driving the strategic design and full-lifecycle delivery of the end-to-end solution, focusing on high-quality, secure firmware. Firmware Architecture & Security Firmware Architecture & Security
Architect High-Performance Systems: Design and lead the implementation of scalable, real-time embedded solutions that maximize efficiency, reliability, and speed across multi-layered systems. Secure Firmware Development: Design, implement, and maintain the secure software foundation for our products, ensuring robust integration with SDKs, storage systems, and cloud services. Cryptography Integration & Optimization: Expertly integrate, optimize, and secure cryptographic libraries (e.g., OpenSSL, mbedTLS) for encryption, authentication, secure key management, and digital signatures on resource-constrained platforms. Vulnerability Analysis & Mitigation: Proactively analyze firmware and system architecture for potential security vulnerabilities and design robust, scalable countermeasures, driving a security-first development mindset. Cross-Platform Development & Toolchain Leadership
Cross-Platform Compilation: Architect and manage robust cross-compilation toolchains for diverse target architectures. End-to-End Product Engineering: Drive the development, integration, and deployment of firmware across multiple hardware platforms, ensuring high quality and performance from prototype to mass production. Testing, Automation & CI/CD: Develop and maintain comprehensive unit, integration, and performance tests. Significantly contribute to the build and production test infrastructure, owning key components of the CI/CD pipeline. Code Quality & Architectural Refactoring: Conduct rigorous code reviews, champion best practices for maintainability, and proactively lead the refactoring of existing codebase components to ensure future feature readiness and technological longevity. Required Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a closely related technical field. Experience: A minimum of 8+ years of progressive professional experience as a Firmware Engineer, Embedded Software Engineer, or in a similar leadership role. Proficiency: Expert-level proficiency in C and C++ is mandatory. Cryptography Deep Dive: A deep, practical understanding of cryptography concepts, including symmetric/asymmetric encryption, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), digital signatures and hashing functions. Core Expertise & Technical Skills
Networking
Deep expertise in protocols: TCP/FTP/UDP/RTP/RTSP/RTCP/HTTPS/TLS, MQTT. Embedded Stack
Linux, RTOS,
Yocto , Embedded C++,
Device Drivers , I2C, SPI, UART, Flash/Memory management. Toolchains & Infra
Cross-Platform Compilation (Toolchain), Git/GitLab, Docker,
Linux Shell Scripting , CMake/Make, Debuggers (GDB). Host Environments
Development and build experience across
Windows, Linux, and macOS
environments is required for managing cross-platform builds. Achievements & Leadership
Deployment Scale: Proven track record of developing and successfully deploying firmware to mass-market devices (100k+units). Automation: Direct experience building and optimizing a sophisticated firmware CI/CD pipeline for continuous integration and automated testing. Strategic Impact: Demonstrated ability to lead global engineering initiatives, drive technical consensus, and translate business vision into concrete, long-term technology roadmaps. Troubleshooting Mastery: Proven ability to troubleshoot and diagnose complex, intermittent issues end-to-end across hardware, firmware, and network layers. We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.
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Company Overview
Hanwha Vision America, an affiliate of the Fortune Global 500 Hanwha Group, is a global leader in advanced network video surveillance and access control solutions. We deliver end-to-end security products—including access control systems, IP cameras, storage, and video management software—serving critical sectors such as retail, transportation, education, healthcare, finance, and critical infrastructure. We are seeking a Senior Firmware Engineer to join our team, dedicated to pioneering the next generation of building access control solutions. You will be instrumental in developing high-performance, secure, and reliable embedded firmware across our entire product line. Responsibilities
You will act as a key technical leader, driving the strategic design and full-lifecycle delivery of the end-to-end solution, focusing on high-quality, secure firmware. Firmware Architecture & Security Firmware Architecture & Security
Architect High-Performance Systems: Design and lead the implementation of scalable, real-time embedded solutions that maximize efficiency, reliability, and speed across multi-layered systems. Secure Firmware Development: Design, implement, and maintain the secure software foundation for our products, ensuring robust integration with SDKs, storage systems, and cloud services. Cryptography Integration & Optimization: Expertly integrate, optimize, and secure cryptographic libraries (e.g., OpenSSL, mbedTLS) for encryption, authentication, secure key management, and digital signatures on resource-constrained platforms. Vulnerability Analysis & Mitigation: Proactively analyze firmware and system architecture for potential security vulnerabilities and design robust, scalable countermeasures, driving a security-first development mindset. Cross-Platform Development & Toolchain Leadership
Cross-Platform Compilation: Architect and manage robust cross-compilation toolchains for diverse target architectures. End-to-End Product Engineering: Drive the development, integration, and deployment of firmware across multiple hardware platforms, ensuring high quality and performance from prototype to mass production. Testing, Automation & CI/CD: Develop and maintain comprehensive unit, integration, and performance tests. Significantly contribute to the build and production test infrastructure, owning key components of the CI/CD pipeline. Code Quality & Architectural Refactoring: Conduct rigorous code reviews, champion best practices for maintainability, and proactively lead the refactoring of existing codebase components to ensure future feature readiness and technological longevity. Required Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a closely related technical field. Experience: A minimum of 8+ years of progressive professional experience as a Firmware Engineer, Embedded Software Engineer, or in a similar leadership role. Proficiency: Expert-level proficiency in C and C++ is mandatory. Cryptography Deep Dive: A deep, practical understanding of cryptography concepts, including symmetric/asymmetric encryption, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), digital signatures and hashing functions. Core Expertise & Technical Skills
Networking
Deep expertise in protocols: TCP/FTP/UDP/RTP/RTSP/RTCP/HTTPS/TLS, MQTT. Embedded Stack
Linux, RTOS,
Yocto , Embedded C++,
Device Drivers , I2C, SPI, UART, Flash/Memory management. Toolchains & Infra
Cross-Platform Compilation (Toolchain), Git/GitLab, Docker,
Linux Shell Scripting , CMake/Make, Debuggers (GDB). Host Environments
Development and build experience across
Windows, Linux, and macOS
environments is required for managing cross-platform builds. Achievements & Leadership
Deployment Scale: Proven track record of developing and successfully deploying firmware to mass-market devices (100k+units). Automation: Direct experience building and optimizing a sophisticated firmware CI/CD pipeline for continuous integration and automated testing. Strategic Impact: Demonstrated ability to lead global engineering initiatives, drive technical consensus, and translate business vision into concrete, long-term technology roadmaps. Troubleshooting Mastery: Proven ability to troubleshoot and diagnose complex, intermittent issues end-to-end across hardware, firmware, and network layers. We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.
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