Embedded Security Engineer, Device
About the Role
You will design and implement security-critical solutions for internet-connected embedded devices throughout their lifecycle. You will build and improve secure boot, attestation, tamper detection, peripheral and firmware protections, and platform-level architecture with a security-first approach. You will develop and apply advanced protections such as mandatory access control, system integrity mechanisms, virtualization, and formal verification techniques. You will evaluate threats, prototype mitigations, and implement solutions in product firmware and platform software. You will document designs, run security validations, and collaborate with engineers to deploy robust defenses from manufacturing through decommissioning.
Requirements
- 5 to 10+ years designing and delivering security critical systems for internet connected embedded devices
- Expertise in TEE and secure boot
- Knowledge of Linux security and Android or iOS security
- Familiarity with TPM and attestation mechanisms
- Experience with peripheral security firmware security and hardware security
- Experience driving security initiatives with strong communication and leadership skills
- Ability to work effectively in fast paced collaborative environments
- Nice to have experience with seL4 formal verification transparency technologies and smart contract
Responsibilities
- Design and implement secure boot mechanisms
- Develop anti-rollback device demotion and decommissioning processes
- Harden device software using mandatory access control and system integrity protection
- Apply virtualization and isolation to protect platform components
- Design and secure peripheral and firmware interfaces against hardware and software attacks
- Develop tamper detection and automated response mechanisms
- Redesign platform software architecture with security first principles and formal methods
- Prototype and validate security features for deployment in hostile manufacturing environments
Benefits
- Open and collaborative office space in downtown San Francisco
- Unlimited PTO
- Monthly phone reimbursement or company device
- Daily DoorDash credit for in-office meals
- Medical dental and vision insurance
- 401k with employer match
- Mental health benefits
- Life insurance
- Commuter benefits
- Professional development stipend