Staff Platform Security Engineer
Ford Motor Company · Palo Alto, CA · 1 mo ago
HybridInformation Technology$150k–$284k/yrFull-time
About the role
We're transforming the future of transportation, and you'll play a crucial part in making it happen. Join our team of innovators and engineers who are dedicated to creating a better world through sustainable mobility.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement embedded security solutions for next-generation automotive platforms.
- Translate high-level security and system requirements into scalable, secure embedded system designs.
- Collaborate with systems engineering to refine requirements and ensure feasibility in embedded environments.
- Partner with cybersecurity teams to define and implement security architectures and platform-level security components.
- Work closely with test teams to support validation activities, including test case development and issue resolution.
- Identify gaps in existing architecture and design, then build and integrate missing components end-to-end.
- Develop, maintain, and optimize embedded software using Embedded C as the primary language.
- Implement and support unit testing and participate in broader system and integration testing efforts.
- Utilize Git for version control and Jira for task/issue tracking to manage day-to-day development work.
- Contribute to secure services, key provisioning workflows, and cryptographic operations within the platform.
- Troubleshoot complex issues in a Linux-based embedded environment, including performance and security-related defects.
- Operate as a self-directed engineer, driving delivery of key platform milestones and contributing production-level code on aggressive timelines.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
- 10+ years of embedded systems development experience.
- Strong hands-on experience with Embedded C as primary development language.
- Promising track record of building security into shipped embedded products.
- Proven experience working in Linux-based embedded environments.
- Strong experience designing and implementing embedded security solutions (platform-level security, secure services, key provisioning, etc.).
- Comfortable working in early-stage, prototype, and pre-go-to-market environments.
- Ability to work independently, operate in ambiguity, and drive solutions end-to-end.
- Experience collaborating with systems engineering, cybersecurity, and test/validation teams.
- Proficiency with Git for source control.
- Experience using Jira or similar tools for work tracking and issue management.
- Strong problem-solving, debugging, and unit testing skills in embedded contexts.
Qualifications
- Rust programming experience.
- Experience with TPM (Trusted Platform Module).
- Experience with secure boot implementations.
- Experience with key provisioning and cryptographic services.
- Background in automotive platforms (highly preferred).
- Experience in consumer devices (mobile, IoT, etc.).
- Experience at semiconductor companies (e.g., Qualcomm, AMD, Intel, Broadcom).
Skills
- Embedded Systems Development
- Security Architecture
- Linux-Based Embedded Environments
- Secure Boot Implementations
- Key Provisioning and Cryptographic Services
- Automotive Platforms
- Consumer Devices
- Semiconductor Companies
Benefits
- Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
- Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care.
- Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more.
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases.
- Tuition assistance.
- Established and active employee resource groups.
- Paid time off for individual and team community service.
- A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
- Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
Pay
$150,200 - $283,500
Schedule
Hybrid