Senior Firmware Security Engineer — Secure Industrial Systems

ROCKWELL AUTOMATION ASIA PACIFIC BUSINESS CENTER PTE. LTD.; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive mindfulness programs

Volunteer Paid Time off

Volunteer donation matching

Employee Assistance Program

OnTrack wellbeing program

On-demand digital course library

Job summary

Rockwell Automation Asia Pacific Business Center Pte. Ltd. is seeking a Senior/Firmware Security Engineer to lead product-level cybersecurity design, implementation, testing, and remediation for embedded industrial automation products.

You will mentor engineers and drive secure development practices across global teams. The role requires 2+ years in embedded firmware and firmware security, with strong C/C++ programming, cryptography knowledge, and experience in threat modeling, secure boot, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor/Master in relevant engineering field.
• Minimum 2+ years of embedded firmware development experience.
• Minimum 2+ years focused on firmware security or embedded product security.
• Candidates with 4+ years may be offered Senior Engineer.
• Experience leading cybersecurity initiatives and influencing architecture.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, debug, test, and maintain embedded firmware security features using C/C++.
• Drive Secure Boot, secure firmware updates, authentication, encryption, and key management.
• Develop threat modeling, security reviews, risk assessments, and remediation activities.
• Perform static code analysis and fixes.
• Maintain traceability between requirements, implementation and verification.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to secure development processes and standards.
• Collaborate with firmware, hardware, systems, quality, and product security teams globally.
• Investigate and resolve complex cybersecurity and firmware issues.
• Act as a security subject matter expert.
• Investigations of critical vulnerabilities and field-reported issues across teams.
• Develop and improve enterprise-wide engineering processes and security verification methodologies.
• Evaluate emerging cybersecurity technologies and standards to influence product security strategies.
• Ensure adherence to quality systems and regulatory obligations.

Skills

Embedded firmware

C/C++ programming

Firmware security

Threat modeling

Security testing

Python scripting

DevOps security

Leadership

Cryptography

Secure Boot

PKI

Vulnerability management

TCP/IP networking

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science/Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

GCC/Compiler toolchain

Static analysis tools

Penetration testing tools

Cryptography libraries

TLS/SSH tooling

Job description

Rockwell Automation Asia Pacific Business Center Pte. Ltd. is seeking a Senior/Firmware Security Engineer to lead product-level cybersecurity design, implementation, testing, and remediation for embedded industrial automation products.

You will mentor engineers and drive secure development practices across global teams. The role requires 2+ years in embedded firmware and firmware security, with strong C/C++ programming, cryptography knowledge, and experience in threat modeling, secure boot, and