Ambiq Micro, Inc.
Sr. Staff Embedded Software Engineer - Security
Austin, Texas, United States · Staff+
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About the role
- If that's you, join us - the intelligence everywhere revolution starts here.
- This role will be on-site 5 days a week in NW Austin.
- Scope As a member of the team at Ambiq, a Sr.
Responsibilities
- Technical Leadership within the MCU Software team. Lead the technical planning, work assignments, and implementation for the new products and new features to be implemented by the MCU software team.
- Work with the teams, e.g., Design, Architecture, Verification, and Applications, to define and implement new security features from design to production.
- Work with other team members to implement the hardware abstraction layer (HAL) and board support package (BSP) of the SDK.
- Lead the technical planning, work assignments, and implementation for the new products and new features to be implemented by the MCU software team.
Requirements
- BS/MS (EE, CE, or CS) with 8+ years of embedded projects utilizing both bare metal and RTOS systems/real-time environments.
- Embedded Expertise: Strong knowledge of ARM architectures, RTOS, and low-level drivers (I2C, SPI, UART).
- Security Expertise: Experience with Secure Boot, PKI, encryption (AES, RSA, ECC), and embedded security (TrustZone, CryptoCell).
- Familiarity with debuggers (JTAG, Saleae), Git, and scripting languages (Python, Bash).
- Expert-level proficiency in C, with C++ and object-oriented extensions.
- Strong proficiency in Python
- Strong documentation skills, mentorship of junior engineers, and ability to work in cross-functional teams.
- Must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer.
- Understanding of security implications for the embedded systems, and familiarity with IoT security concepts (TrustZone, CryptoCell, and secure boot)
- Use of gcc and Arm compilers and MCU IDEs from ARM, Keil, IAR, Eclipse or others
- Excellent problem-solving skills dealing with issues related to HW/SW debug, FPGA/Silicon testing
- Technical Leadership of projects utilizing CI/CD development and automated testing principles.
Nice to have
- 3+ years of team management experience preferred
Skills
- Company Overview
- Collaborate.
Benefits
- Work closely with the SQA and System Test team to help define and implement test cases for security deliverables to ensure full coverage.
Company info
- We're looking for self-motivated, creative problem-solvers who are eager to push technological limits and make a real impact in energy efficiency.
- At Ambiq, we live by five values: Innovate.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer.
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