Overview
As an Embedded Security Engineer, you will break, analyze, and harden embedded systems used in next-generation products. You join a software vulnerability analysis team and collaborate across hardware, firmware, and security research to improve product security. You will investigate attack surfaces, perform hands-on testing, and advise development teams on concrete security improvements. This role offers real-world impact by shaping secure embedded devices at scale, with room to explore and challenge designs.
Leistungen / Benefits
- home office
- flexible working time
- meal benefits
- competitive compensation
- growth opportunities
- inclusive environment
Verantwortungsbereiche
- Analyze embedded software and systems for security vulnerabilities during product development
- Explore and validate potential attack paths across firmware, boot flows, and system interfaces
- Perform hands-on security testing using static and dynamic analysis techniques
- Support product security assessments and certification-related activities
- Investigate security incidents and vulnerability reports with PSIRT and development teams
- Research and experiment with new or emerging attack techniques against secure embedded systems
- Advise development teams on practical security improvements
- Contribute to innovation by challenging assumptions and identifying systemic weaknesses
Zentrale Anforderungen
- Strong foundation in embedded systems or low-level software engineering
- Practical experience with C; exposure to assembly (ARM or RISC-V) valued
- Understanding of bare-metal software, boot processes, memory layouts, and system behavior
- Familiarity with microcontroller or SoC architectures (ARM, RISC-V, or similar)
- Experience with or strong interest in security testing, reverse engineering, or vulnerability research
- Hands-on mindset — experimenting, probing, and validating ideas on real systems
- Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (education is described but not quantified)
- Engineer mindset with attacker perspective
- Strong problem-solving for complex, non-obvious issues
- Independent yet collaborative work style
- Embedded systems / low-level software engineering
- C programming; assembly (ARM or RISC-V)
- Bare-metal software, boot processes, memory layouts
Embedded Security Engineer / Vulnerability Researcher (Embedded Systems) (m/f/d) in Gratkorn Arbeitgeber: NXP Semiconductors
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