Security Engineer, Device/Hardware

Security Engineer, Device/Hardware is a key role on Motive’s Product Security Team, serving as the primary security partner for Engineering and Hardware across the full device lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Establish the hardware and embedded security baseline and process across Motive devices, covering boot chain, firmware, FOTA, and manufacturing
• Partner with hardware engineering teams to ensure security findings are prioritized, validated, and remediated
• Identify and evaluate hardware security risks across the product lifecycle, including design, manufacturing, deployment, updating, and decommissioning
• Lead hardware security architecture reviews, threat modeling, and security testing for product systems
• Define and review security requirements for hardware platforms and embedded systems, including firmware interfaces, boot processes, debug capabilities, and device lifecycle controls for cloud-connected environments
• Drive end-to-end security for device hardware spanning IoT and cloud security infrastructure

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Hardware Security, including security-by-design patterns for new devices and platforms
• 5+ years of experience working with product teams to create security designs and deliver security requirements
• 5+ years of hands-on development experience using Python and C/C++
• Strong understanding of hardware root of trust, secure boot, attestation, key protection, device identity, and secure provisioning concepts
• Proven hands-on experience designing, reviewing, and validating security controls for hardware and low-level system architectures
• Experience with cloud security, runtime security, supply chain security, and application security best practices

Tech Stack

• Python
• C/C++

Location: Austin, TX (onsite)

Salary: USD 160,000 - 205,000 per year

Experience: 5+ years