Firmware Engineer - Security

Vertiv Group Corporation; Westerville (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv’s Embedded Security team is seeking an Embedded Product Security Engineer to protect embedded firmware platforms and interfaces across mission-critical infrastructure products.

Responsibilities include investigating vulnerabilities, enabling secure boot and update validation, and conducting threat modeling while ensuring compliance with IEC 62443, ISO 27001, NIS2, and CRA obligations. Collaboration with firmware, QA, and compliance teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, CS, or EE.
• 3+ years resolving security issues in embedded firmware.
• 3+ years with Linux-based secure firmware development and testing.
• 3+ years of experience using C/C++.
• Familiarity with secure boot, firmware signing, and update mechanisms.
• Familiarity with networked embedded systems and protocols (TCP/IP, TLS).

Responsibilities

• Investigate firmware vulnerabilities across embedded and gateway platforms.
• Analyze embedded firmware packages, update mechanisms, and interfaces.
• Support secure boot, signing, and update validation with firmware teams.
• Conduct threat modeling and risk assessments for embedded platforms.
• Drive vulnerability response workflows and remediation tracking.
• Align with IEC 62443, ISO 27001, NIS2, and CRA obligations.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Embedded security

Linux firmware development

Threat modeling

Networking protocols (TCP/IP TLS)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering/CS/EE

Tools

SBOM tooling CycloneDX SPDX

Job description

Vertiv's Thermal business unit is seeking an Embedded Product Security Engineer to help protect the security and integrity of our embedded thermal firmware platforms and exposed system interfaces across mission‑critical infrastructure products.

This role is responsible for investigating, analyzing, and resolving security vulnerabilities, supporting regulatory and standards compliance, and partnering with firmware and platform engineering teams to embed security‑by‑design practices throughout the product lifecycle. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring Vertiv products meet evolving cybersecurity expectations while maintaining reliability and performance in critical customer environments.

Responsibilities:

• Investigate reported and internally discovered firmware vulnerabilities across embedded and gateway platforms.
• Perform security analysis of embedded firmware packages, update mechanisms, and exposed interfaces (network, diagnostic, field service).
• Support secure boot, firmware signing, and update validation implementations in collaboration with firmware engineering teams.
• Conduct threat modeling and risk assessments for embedded platforms and interface exposure.
• Drive vulnerability response workflows, including root cause analysis, remediation tracking, and verification.
• Ensure alignment with product cybersecurity standards and regulations, including IEC 62443, ISO 27001, NIS2, and CRA‑related obligations.
• Review and maintain SBOMs and supplier security documentation to support compliance and supply‑chain security requirements.
• Partner with QA and firmware teams on security testing, validation, and release readiness.
• Contribute to internal security requirements, checklists, and conformance matrices for embedded platforms.

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of experience resolving security issues in embedded firmware
• 3+ years of experience with Linux-based secure firmware development and testing
• 3+ years of experience using the C/C++ programming language

• Working knowledge of embedded security concepts, including secure boot, firmware signing, cryptography, and secure update mechanisms.

• Familiarity with networked embedded systems and common protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, TLS, diagnostics interfaces).

• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross‑functional engineering, quality, and compliance teams.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with product cybersecurity standards such as IEC 62443, ISO/SAE 21434, or similar industrial/OT security frameworks.
• Familiarity with SBOM formats and tooling (e.g., CycloneDX, SPDX).
• Experience supporting security compliance or regulatory readiness for embedded products.
• Background in firmware development using C/C++ or reviewing embedded firmware code for security considerations.

Understanding of secure device lifecycle concepts, including manufacturing security, provisioning, and field updates.

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPALS: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

High-Performance Culture

Customer Focus

Operational Excellence

Innovation

Financial Strength

VERTIV BEHAVIORS

• Own it
• Act with urgency
• Foster a customer-first mindset
• Think big and execute
• Lead by example
• Drive continuous improvement
• Learn and seek out development
• Promote transparent & open communication

About Vertiv

Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers’ vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extend from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 34,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit Vertiv.com to learn more.

Work Authorization

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