Remote Embedded Security Engineer — IoT & Automotive
finitestate
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Job summary
finitestate is seeking a senior security practitioner to lead hands-on assessments of connected devices and embedded systems, focusing on IoT, industrial control, or automotive targets. The role spans scoping to reporting, combining hardware access, firmware analysis, and practical exploitation to demonstrate actionable risks and mitigations.
You will work remotely within the United States with occasional travel for customer engagements and team events, collaborating with product, engineering,
Qualifications
- Seven+ years of hands-on security experience in IoT, embedded, industrial control, or automotive systems.
- Experience leading senior-level engagements with autonomous ownership.
- Strong hardware assessment skills (JTAG/SWD, interfaces, flash extraction, rework).
Responsibilities
- Scope and conduct penetration tests on connected products, industrial controllers, vehicle systems, and related surfaces.
- Prioritize targets, gather evidence, document findings, and present results in reports and debriefs.
- Reverse engineer firmware and assess wireless, vehicle bus, and industrial/ network surfaces relevant to engagements.
- Review embedded source code and inventories, prioritizing issues by exploitability.
- Review colleagues' deliverables and support remediation discussions with product and engineering teams.
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Job description
finitestate is seeking a senior security practitioner to lead hands-on assessments of connected devices and embedded systems, focusing on IoT, industrial control, or automotive targets. The role spans scoping to reporting, combining hardware access, firmware analysis, and practical exploitation to demonstrate actionable risks and mitigations.
You will work remotely within the United States with occasional travel for customer engagements and team events, collaborating with product, engineering,
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