Senior Secure Embedded Firmware Engineer

Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Spring (TX); Hybrid; USD 147,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Generous paid time off

Job summary

HP, Inc. is seeking a System Embedded Software Engineer — Security to design, develop, and validate secure embedded software, firmware, and drivers for HP commercial PC platforms.

This role focuses on securing the full firmware lifecycle, including secure boot, cryptographic services, device onboarding, and update protection. Collaborate with hardware, BIOS, OS, firmware, and cybersecurity teams to mitigate vulnerabilities, perform threat modeling, and produce security architecture and test

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in embedded software, firmware, driver development.
• Hands-on experience delivering secure firmware.
• Knowledge of secure coding practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop secure embedded software, firmware, and driver components.
• Define security requirements for firmware features and onboarding flows.
• Perform threat modeling and secure design reviews across architectures.
• Implement secure boot, cryptographic protocols, key management, and firmware update protection.
• Investigate, reproduce, and resolve firmware security issues.
• Review code and designs for secure development lifecycles.
• Collaborate with hardware, BIOS, OS, firmware, and cybersecurity teams.
• Create and maintain security architecture documentation.
• Drive continuous improvement in embedded security practices.

Skills

C programming

Python

Scripting

Build automation

Security testing tools

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Electrical Cybersecurity

Tools

JTAG

SWD

Trace tools

GitHub

Job description

HP, Inc. is seeking a System Embedded Software Engineer — Security to design, develop, and validate secure embedded software, firmware, and drivers for HP commercial PC platforms.

This role focuses on securing the full firmware lifecycle, including secure boot, cryptographic services, device onboarding, and update protection. Collaborate with hardware, BIOS, OS, firmware, and cybersecurity teams to mitigate vulnerabilities, perform threat modeling, and produce security architecture and test