Ridealso
Staff Firmware Engineer, Platform Security
Palo Alto. Posted 3 months ago
The role
This person will set the technical direction for the vehicle firmware security platform including secure boot, cryptographic key lifecycle, network integrity, and trusted OTA. They will own the end-to-end security architecture protecting every ECU across the product portfolio.
What you will do
- Define secure boot architecture across MCU families
- Own on-device and fleet key strategy
- Lead CAN/CAN-FD security design
- Own end-to-end trust for firmware updates
- Architect reusable security libraries and APIs
- Lead threat models across boot, update, and network attack surfaces
- Drive security test strategy and integrate checks into CI
- Mentor engineers on secure design
- Align firmware, cloud, manufacturing, and systems stakeholders
Required qualifications
- 8+ years in embedded software/firmware development
- Deep ownership of secure boot, crypto, or vehicle/IoT security architecture
- Proven track record setting technical direction across multiple ECUs or products
- BS in an engineering discipline
- Hands-on expertise with cryptographic primitives and embedded crypto on constrained MCUs
- Experience designing and shipping secure boot chains, bootloaders, signed firmware images, and OTA trust models in production
- Expert-level C/C++ on bare-metal or RTOS
- Ability to wire signing and verification into CI/release pipelines
- Excellent communication skills
Nice to have
- Computer Science or Electrical Engineering preferred
- MS or equivalent depth a plus
- Experience securing vehicle or industrial networks is a strong plus
- Hardware-in-the-loop testing and emulation experience is a plus
Benefits
- Health, dental and vision insurance covered up to 100% by ALSO
- FSA & HSA options
- One Medical membership
- Dedicated insurance advocates
- Fertility and family building benefits with Progyny
- Flexible time off
- 401(k) match
About the company
ALSO is an electric mobility company focused on creating vertically integrated, small EVs. They are located in the heart of Silicon Valley.