Embedded Security Research Engineer

NXP Semiconductors; Gratkorn; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors N.V. is seeking an Embedded Security Engineer / Vulnerability Researcher to join our software vulnerability analysis team.

You will break, analyze, and harden embedded systems used in next-generation products, working across firmware, boot flows, and system interfaces. You will perform hands-on security testing, analyze incidents, and advise development teams on practical security improvements, contributing to a secure product lifecycle with a strong emphasis on real hardware.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Strong foundation in embedded systems or low-level software engineering.
• Practical experience with C; exposure to assembly (ARM or RISCV) highly valued.
• Understanding of bare-metal software, boot processes, memory layouts, and system behavior.
• Familiarity with microcontroller or SoC architectures (ARM, RISCV, or similar).
• Experience with security testing, reverse engineering, or vulnerability research.

Responsibilities

• Analyze embedded software and systems for security vulnerabilities during product development.
• Explore and validate potential attack paths across firmware, boot flows, and system interfaces.
• Perform hands-on security testing using static and dynamic analysis techniques.
• Support product security assessments and certification-related security activities.
• Investigate security incidents and vulnerability reports in collaboration with PSIRT and development teams.
• Research and experiment with new or emerging attack techniques against secure embedded systems.
• Advise development teams on concrete, practical security improvements.
• Contribute to innovation by challenging assumptions and identifying systemic weaknesses.

Skills

C programming

ARM/RISC-V assembly

Embedded systems

Security testing

Reverse engineering

Problem solving

Education

Electrical Engineering

Computer Science

Related field

Job description

NXP Semiconductors N.V. is seeking an Embedded Security Engineer / Vulnerability Researcher to join our software vulnerability analysis team.

You will break, analyze, and harden embedded systems used in next-generation products, working across firmware, boot flows, and system interfaces. You will perform hands-on security testing, analyze incidents, and advise development teams on practical security improvements, contributing to a secure product lifecycle with a strong emphasis on real hardware.