Lead Embedded Security Engineer

RE1055 GE Renewable Energy Technologies Private Limited; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

GE Vernova in Hyderabad, India seeks an experienced Embedded Security Engineer to bridge embedded software and cybersecurity, ensuring Secure by Design devices compliant with IEC-62443-4-2 and resilient against evolving threats.

You will implement the Secure Development Life Cycle, perform vulnerability management, enable system hardening including Secure Boot and authentication, and collaborate with hardware teams to integrate software securely, documenting designs and secure deployment guides.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant engineering or computer science field.
• 5+ years hands-on embedded software development with security exposure.
• Proficiency in Embedded C/C++ and RTOS environments; knowledge of SDL and IEC-62443-4-2.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and debug embedded software with security focus.
• Execute the Secure Development Life Cycle (SDL) for components.
• Perform regular vulnerability scans, manage SBOM/HBOM inventories, remediate issues.
• Implement system hardening: Secure Boot, authentication, logging.
• Collaborate with hardware and cross-functional teams; participate in design reviews.
• Conduct verification/validation to meet security certifications (BV, Exida).
• Maintain documentation including design specs and deployment guides.

Skills

Embedded C/C++

RTOS (FreeRTOS, VxWorks)

Python

IEC-62443-4-2

SDL / Secure Development Life Cycle

Secure Boot

Authentication protocols

SBOM/HBOM generation

Vulnerability management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science / ECE / Electrical Engineering

Tools

Git

SVN

Job description

Job Description Summary

We are seeking an experienced Embedded Security Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will bridge the gap between low-level embedded software development and robust cybersecurity. You will be responsible for ensuring that our eLumina devices are secure by design, compliant with international standards, and resilient against evolving threats.

Job Description Key Responsibilities

• Embedded Development: Design, develop, test, and debug embedded software, ensuring code is robust, efficient, and well-optimized.
• Security Implementation: Execute the Secure Development Life Cycle (SDL) for assigned components, ensuring compliance with IEC-62443-4-2 standards.
• Vulnerability Management: Perform regular code/third-party scans, manage SBOM/HBOM inventories, and remediate identified vulnerabilities.
• System Hardening: Implement security features such as Secure Boot, authentication mechanisms, and system logging.
• Integration & Collaboration: Work closely with hardware and cross-functional teams to integrate software with hardware, participating in code reviews and design discussions.
• Validation: Conduct software verification and validation activities to ensure product quality and meet security certification requirements (e.g., BV, Exida).
• Documentation: Maintain clear documentation, including technical design specs and customer-facing Secure Deployment Guides.

Required qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Electronic & Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Embedded Experience: 5+ years of hands-on experience in embedded software development with exposure to security standards.
• Technical Proficiency: Advanced proficiency in Embedded C/C++ for optimized code development.
• Strong hands-on experience with RTOS platforms (e.g., FreeRTOS, VxWorks) managing real-time constraints.
• Strong proficiency in Python for automation and security scripting.
• Security Expertise: In-depth knowledge of IEC-62443-4-2 and Secure Development Life Cycle (SDL) practices.
• Experience with secure boot, authentication protocols, and device-level security hardening.
• Familiarity with vulnerability management, SBOM/HBOM generation, and third-party risk assessment.

Core Competencies

• Solid understanding of hardware/software integration, memory management, and device drivers.
• Excellent debugging and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to facilitate effective collaboration with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with IEC-61850 standards for communication networks and systems in power utility automation.
• Knowledge of software configuration management tools such as Git or SVN.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority and we take our responsibility seriously. That is our singular mission at GE Vernova: continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to help decarbonize it. If we want our energy future to be different…we must be different. Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, "GE," in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. "Ver" / "verde" signal Earth's verdant and lush ecosystems. "Nova," from the Latin "novus," nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver. Together, we have The Energy to Change the World. www.gevernova.com