Embedded Cryptography Engineer

Intellectual Capital Resources Ltd; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Intellectual Capital Resources Ltd in Glasgow is recruiting an Embedded Cryptography Engineer to develop state-of-the-art cryptographic software protecting products across automotive, payments, identification, IoT and edge computing.

This is a highly technical role focused on embedded cryptography, security countermeasures and low-level software development, collaborating with security architects, firmware and OS teams, hardware engineers and internal evaluation teams.

Qualifications

• Core experience in cryptography and embedded security.
• Strong implementation experience with cryptographic primitives.
• Proficient in C and Assembly within embedded environments.
• Good understanding of ARM Cortex and RISC-V MCUs.
• Experience with side-channel and fault-injection countermeasures.
• Strong debugging, analysis, and low-level problem-solving skills.
• Experience collaborating with hardware, firmware, OS and security teams; Post-Quantum Cryptography or Rust is a plus.

Skills

Embedded cryptography

Cryptographic primitives

C/Assembly

ARM Cortex / RISC-V

Security countermeasures

Low-level debugging

Cross-team collaboration

Post-Quantum or Rust

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.

Required experience

• 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