Senior Embedded Security Vulnerability Research Lead

NXP Semiconductors; Gratkorn; Vor Ort; EUR 130.000 - 170.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Home office

Flexible working time

Meal benefits

Zusammenfassung

NXP Semiconductors in Gratkorn, Austria, is seeking a Principal Embedded Security Vulnerability Analyst to lead deep technical analysis of embedded systems at the hardware/software boundary. You will drive vulnerability discovery in low-level firmware, boot code, and system components and shape security architectures for next-generation products.

You will guide AI-assisted vulnerability discovery, develop advanced analysis methods, and mentor engineers.

Qualifikationen

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• Deep understanding of memory layout, interrupts, privilege levels, and concurrency.
• Extensive experience in C programming; strong familiarity with ARM and/or RISC-V architectures.
• Strong experience with assembly-level debugging and low-level system analysis.
• Experience evaluating AI-assisted vulnerability discovery tools and workflows.
• Rust experience or strong interest in memory-safe system design.

Aufgaben

• Lead in-depth vulnerability analysis of embedded software (bare-metal, RTOS, trusted execution environments).
• Drive analysis of boot flows, privilege boundaries, and security-critical components (crypto libraries, key handling, isolation).
• Own root cause analysis and assess exploitability and systemic impact of weaknesses.
• Define and guide security evaluation strategies for certifications (PSA, SESIP, Common Criteria).
• Lead analysis of PSIRT incidents and drive architectural improvements.
• Architect and develop advanced analysis methodologies and tooling (static analysis, fuzzing, automation).
• Define and scale the use of AI-assisted techniques for code analysis and vulnerability discovery (LLM-based, agentic workflows).
• Design workflows combining traditional analysis with AI-assisted approaches.
• Evaluate and incorporate emerging attack techniques into methodologies.
• Influence product teams by translating findings into systemic mitigations.
• Mentor engineers in vulnerability analysis and research methodologies.

Kenntnisse

C programming

ARM/RISC-V architectures

Assembly debugging

AI-assisted vulnerability analysis

Vulnerability research background

Memory safety concepts

Ausbildung

Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field

Tools

JTAG/GDB debugging

Static/Dynamic analysis tools

Fuzzing tooling

Scripting & distributed systems

Jobbeschreibung

NXP Semiconductors in Gratkorn, Austria, is seeking a Principal Embedded Security Vulnerability Analyst to lead deep technical analysis of embedded systems at the hardware/software boundary. You will drive vulnerability discovery in low-level firmware, boot code, and system components and shape security architectures for next-generation products.

You will guide AI-assisted vulnerability discovery, develop advanced analysis methods, and mentor engineers.