Firmware Engineer - Secure, High-Stakes Embedded Systems

Benchstrength; New York (NY); Ibrido; USD 180.000 - 220.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Benchstrength is seeking a Firmware Engineer to build systems that operate in real environments and survive contact with reality. You’ll own firmware across RTOS, embedded Linux, wireless radios, GPS, and custom hardware.

You’ll collaborate with the hardware lead and cross-functional teams to design secure boot, OTA updates, and resilient firmware. This role is based in New York City with on-site work and domestic deployments.

Competenze

• 3–6 years writing systems-level firmware for embedded targets.
• Proficient in C; willingness to adopt Rust, Zig or C++.
• Experience with red teaming or adversarial testing on embedded systems.
• Ability to reason about trust boundaries and failure modes.
• Thrives in an early-stage startup and can work with imperfect specs.
• U.S. Person status required.

Mansioni

• Own firmware across RTOS, embedded Linux, wireless radios, GPS, and custom embedded hardware.
• Write and maintain system daemons and firmware modules with fault isolation.
• Own secure boot and verified firmware update pipelines end-to-end.
• Conduct adversarial review of firmware attack surfaces (e.g. USB, BLE, UART, OTA).
• Partner with RF and ML teams on high-throughput signal capture and real-time processing pipelines.
• Build and maintain hardware validation tooling; reduce bring-up friction on every successive board spin.

Conoscenze

Systems-level firmware

C language

Rust/Zig/C++ exposure

Offensive security research

Adversarial testing

US Person status

Startup-experience

Descrizione del lavoro

Benchstrength is seeking a Firmware Engineer to build systems that operate in real environments and survive contact with reality. You’ll own firmware across RTOS, embedded Linux, wireless radios, GPS, and custom hardware.

You’ll collaborate with the hardware lead and cross-functional teams to design secure boot, OTA updates, and resilient firmware. This role is based in New York City with on-site work and domestic deployments.