Embedded Cryptography Engineer

IC Resources; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

IC Resources is recruiting an Embedded Cryptography Engineer for a Glasgow-based role with a global semiconductor leader. The role focuses on embedded cryptography, security countermeasures and low-level software development across automotive, payment, identification, IoT and edge computing platforms.

The successful candidate will work closely with hardware, firmware and OS teams, security architects and internal evaluation teams, applying cryptographic primitives and exploring Post-Quantum

Qualifications

• Core experience centred around cryptography and embedded security.
• Strong understanding and implementation experience with cryptographic primitives.
• Strong C and Assembly development skills within embedded environments.
• Good understanding of ARM Cortex and RISC-V microcontroller architectures.
• Experience developing security countermeasures against side-channel and fault-injection attacks.
• Strong debugging, analysis and low-level problem-solving skills.
• Experience working closely with hardware, firmware, OS and security architecture teams.
• Experience with Post-Quantum Cryptography or Rust would be advantageous.

Skills

Cryptography

Embedded security

C programming

Assembly

ARM Cortex

RISC-V

Security countermeasures

Post-Quantum crypto

Rust (adv)

Job description

Join a global semiconductor leader – Embedded Cryptography Engineer, Glasgow

A global semiconductor technology company is expanding its security engineering team and is looking for an Embedded Cryptography Engineer to develop state-of-the-art cryptographic software protecting products across automotive, payment, identification, IoT and edge computing applications.

This is a highly technical role focused on embedded cryptography, security countermeasures and low-level software development, working closely with security architects, firmware and OS teams, hardware engineers and internal evaluation teams. You’ll have the opportunity to work across both established and emerging cryptographic technologies, including Post-Quantum Cryptography.

For this Embedded Cryptography Engineer role, we are looking for someone with:

• Core experience centred around cryptography and embedded security
• Strong understanding and implementation experience with cryptographic primitives
• Strong C and Assembly development skills within embedded environments
• Good understanding of ARM Cortex and RISC-V microcontroller architectures
• Experience developing security countermeasures against side-channel and fault-injection attacks
• Strong debugging, analysis and low-level problem-solving skills
• Experience working closely with hardware, firmware, OS and security architecture teams
• Experience with Post-Quantum Cryptography or Rust would be advantageous