Security Firmware Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and integrate cryptographic functionality and security-critical firmware features
• Collaborate with firmware, hardware, and system security architects to define trust boundaries and root-of-trust designs
• Debug, optimize, and validate security firmware on Simulation, ASIC, or FPGA platforms
• Investigate security-related firmware issues and perform root-cause analysis
• Support security validation, vulnerability testing, and certification activities
• Participate in secure development lifecycle activities including threat modeling and code reviews

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• 2–6 years of embedded firmware experience
• Hands-on experience with security firmware features or cryptographic functionality implementation
• Proficiency in C, C++, or Rust
• Experience debugging firmware using JTAG, logs, hardware bring-up tools, or simulators
• Practical understanding of roots of trust, boot chains, and cryptographic primitives

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with secure boot, measured boot, or attestation implementations
• Familiarity with key provisioning, secure storage, or certificate chains
• Experience with SoC architecture, ROM/FW interaction, or storage firmware
• Exposure to security vulnerabilities and mitigations in embedded systems
• Experience with Python or scripting for security testing and validation

About the Company

Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and relentlessly innovates to deliver solutions that enable today’s needs and tomorrow’s next big ideas through groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies.