Staff Embedded Security Engineer - Real-Time & Hardware

Icehouseventures; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 276,000 - 311,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayve is seeking a Staff Embedded Security Engineer to secure onboard software and services across vehicle fleets. You will work with embedded engineers to design, implement, review, and test security features for current and future platforms.

Your background should include delivering security for internet-connected embedded devices, hardware security techniques, cryptography, and kernel-level development, with strong coding skills in Python, C++, C, or Go.

Qualifications

• Proven record of designing and delivering software security for internet-connected embedded devices.
• Experience with hardware security modules, TrustZone, Secure Boot in robust systems.
• Solid cryptography fundamentals and Public Key Infrastructure knowledge.
• Ability to craft clear system architecture documents, test plans, and implementation guides.
• System-level (kernel/bootloader) software development experience.
• Strong proficiency in Python, C++, C, or Go and related tooling.
• Excellent communication and collaboration with engineers, leadership, and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop real-time embedded firmware and embedded Linux software to implement security controls.
• Contribute to requirements, architecture, and interface design documents.
• Partner with Wayve Security team to identify and address fleet security issues.
• Collaborate with developers across the organization to promote secure software architectures.
• Build, deploy, and maintain security tools, libraries, controls, and instrumentation in codebases.
• Perform code and design reviews to remediate security flaws.

Skills

Embedded security design

Hardware security

Cryptography basics

Technical specs

Kernel/bootloader

Python

C/C++/Go

Education

Bachelor’s degree or above in CS/Engineering

Job description

Wayve is seeking a Staff Embedded Security Engineer to secure onboard software and services across vehicle fleets. You will work with embedded engineers to design, implement, review, and test security features for current and future platforms.

Your background should include delivering security for internet-connected embedded devices, hardware security techniques, cryptography, and kernel-level development, with strong coding skills in Python, C++, C, or Go.