Security Firmware Engineer - Trusted Environments & PCIe

European Tech Recruit; Cork; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

European Tech Recruit are partnering with a leading semiconductor company in Cork to recruit a Security Firmware Engineer. You will develop secure computing environments for Edge and Data Center use cases and expand TEE on server platforms.

You will work on secure boot, attestation, cryptographic protocols, and hardware-assisted inference accelerators, ensuring robust security across PCIe and accelerator cards.

Qualifications

• BSc or MSc in Engineering (CS/EE).
• 3+ years of system or embedded software development, preferably security features for Compute or Server platforms.
• Proficiency in C/C++, with strong debugging and testing skills in Linux-based embedded systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop security software components for AI accelerator cards supporting TDISP-based trusted device assignment and lifecycle management.
• Implement SR-IOV-based secure execution environments, enabling isolation and attestation of PCIe virtual functions.
• Develop or integrate PCIe security protocols software, including SPDM, CMA, MCTP, and PCI SIG standards.
• Integrate secure boot, attestation mechanisms and enforce security policies within the Trusted Execution Environment.
• Optimize memory management and performance within enclaves while preserving security guarantees.
• Debug complex software issues using JTAG, RAM dumps, and secure debug policies.
• Contribute to threat modeling, risk assessments, and compliance alignment with industry standards.

Skills

C/C++

Linux debugging

ARM TrustZone

Secure boot

Cryptography basics

Education

BSc in Engineering

MSc in Engineering

Tools

Git / Gerrit

Emulators

Logic analyzers

Job description

European Tech Recruit are partnering with a leading semiconductor company in Cork to recruit a Security Firmware Engineer. You will develop secure computing environments for Edge and Data Center use cases and expand TEE on server platforms.

You will work on secure boot, attestation, cryptographic protocols, and hardware-assisted inference accelerators, ensuring robust security across PCIe and accelerator cards.