Technical Specialist – Advanced Engineering

The Next Level of Fire & Life Safety Leadership

With more than two centuries of combined history, brands like Kidde, Kidde Commercial, Edwards, GST, Badger, and Aritech have been leading the way in protecting people and property around the world. Now, we’re taking that leadership to the next level. Kidde Global Solutions brings together the most trusted and iconic brands in safety, building upon our shared experience and expertise to address the needs and challenges of more customers in more places. With an unmatched portfolio of solutions and services, and a commitment to constant innovation we’re elevating the standards for an entire industry – and establishing the next level of fire and life safety leadership.

At Kidde Global Solutions, you’re joining a global technology leader in fire and life safety solutions and our employees are the heart of it all. With industry-defining brands in life safety and security, you’ll be part of a legacy of leadership working with cutting-edge technologies that protect lives and property worldwide. As a leading fire safety brand, our mission is to provide solutions that protect people and property from the effects of fire and related hazards. We’re committed to expanding our impact and providing dynamic opportunities for growth within our team. You’ll be part of a company that prioritizes quality, integrity, collaboration, and customer care, with the resources, training, and incentives to ensure your success every step of the way.

About This Role

The Researcher will play a critical role in developing innovative, early‑stage (early TRL) technologies that support Kidde’s long‑term leadership in residential fire and life safety. This role focuses on strategic, emerging, and disruptive technologies, contributing foundational research that enables future product platforms. This is a hands‑on, highly technical role ideal for someone who thrives in exploratory research, rapid prototyping, and cross‑disciplinary experimentation
Key Responsibilities

Research & Technology Exploration

• Conduct research on emerging technologies in sensing, electronics, embedded systems, and AI/ML relevant to fire and life safety.
• Translate research ideas into practical, testable solutions
• Develop early‑stage prototypes and proof‑of‑concept systems to evaluate feasibility and performance.
• Explore innovative approaches in optical smoke detection, CO/IAQ sensing, particulate sensing, gas sensing and multi‑modal detection.
• Analyse experimental data, sensor outputs, and environmental behaviour, interpret results to guide technology maturation.
• Support progression of technologies through early TRLs by identifying risks, proposing mitigation strategies, and documenting findings.

Collaboration & Technical Contribution

• Work closely with engineers, product teams, and subject‑matter experts to align research with future product needs.
• Contribute technical insights to technology roadmaps and long‑term innovation strategies.
• Participate in cross‑functional discussions to ensure research outcomes are actionable and relevant to downstream development teams.

Documentation & Knowledge Development

• Document research results, experimental methods, prototype designs, and analytical findings.
• Support intellectual property (IP) development by identifying novel concepts and contributing to invention disclosures.

Required Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related technical field.
• Strong research capabilities with experience in early‑stage technology development.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in ambiguous environments 

Technical Skills

Advanced AI/ML Expertise

• Experience with ML frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or scikit‑learn.
• Ability to design, train, and evaluate models for signal processing, anomaly detection, sensor fusion, and classification.
• Familiarity with embedded or edge‑AI deployment (TinyML, TensorFlow Lite, Edge Impulse).

Embedded Firmware & Systems Engineering

• Proficiency in C/C++, embedded Linux, RTOS, and low‑power microcontroller platforms (ARM Cortex‑M, ESP32, Nordic, etc.).
• Experience in handling mcu peripherals ADC, DAC, PWM, Timers etc., serial communication protocols I2C, SPI, UART and real‑time data acquisition.
• Hands‑on experience with sensor (Temperature, GAS, IAQ, Pressure etc.) integration.
• Knowledge of optics principles, gas sensing (CO, IAQ), particulate sensing, and environment monitoring technologies.
• Ability to evaluate data driven sensor performance, noise characteristics, calibration methods, and environmental compensation techniques.
• Proficiency with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analysers, signal generators,
• Familiarity with environmental tests and chambers.
• Ability to design and execute experiments to validate early‑stage concepts

Electronics & Sensing Technologies (moved to Embedded and Systems engineering)

• Hands‑on. Sensor Evaluation experience
• Ability to evaluate data driven sensor performance, noise characteristics, calibration methods, and environmental compensation techniques.

Data Analytics & Signal Processing

• Strong skills in Python, MATLAB, or similar tools for data analysis, modelling, and visualization.
• Experience with filtering, feature extraction, time‑series analysis, and statistical modelling.
• Ability to design experiments, analyse large datasets, and derive actionable insights.
• Edge Analytics skillset to bridge gap between IoT/embedded hardware and data science to analyse real time data locally.

Wireless Communication & IoT

• Familiarity with BLE, Wi‑Fi, Zigbee, Thread, Matter, sub gig Hz or other low‑power wireless protocols.
• Understanding of IoT architectures, cloud connectivity, serial communication protocols and device‑to‑device communication.

Prototyping & Lab Skills (moved to Embedded and Systems engineering)

• Proficiency with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analysers, signal generators, and Familiarity with environmental tests and chambers.
• Ability to design and execute experiments to validate early‑stage concepts
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with fire safety, environmental sensing, or life‑safety technologies.
• Familiarity with simulation tools, data modelling, or machine learning frameworks.
• Fimilarity with trending wireless communication technologies and protocols.
• Experience with IoT ecosystems, wireless communication protocols, and smart home integrations.
• Ability to translate research findings into actionable engineering recommendations
• Data analytics and inferencing with particulate matter and aerosols

World Leaders in Fire and Life Safety

Kidde Global Solutions is a world leader in fire & life safety solutions tailored for complex commercial facilities to homes. Through iconic, industry-defining brands including Kidde, Kidde Commercial, Edwards, GST, Badger, Gloria and Aritech, we provide residential and commercial customers with advanced solutions and services to protect people and property in a wide range of applications, all around the globe.