Embedded Software Engineer - Security

This role will be on-site 5 days a week in NW Austin.

Scope  

As a member of the Security team at Ambiq the Embedded Software Engineer - Security will participate in extending and supporting Ambiq’s Secure Bootrom/Bootloader and SDK for the Apollo SoC  and emulation platforms. This role will work within our global MCU software development team. It will work closely with the architecture team and the local MCU SoC design team focusing on MCU software development and test activities. A successful candidate should be a fast-learning result-driven and self-motivated team player with an “always learning” mindset. They should possess an inquiring spirit and be comfortable working in a lab environment with the ability to execute hands-on debugging for embedded systems. The candidate will be involved in extending each of these to cover new MCU members of the family as they become available.

Responsibilities 

• Participate in the design implementation testing & support of the Secure Bootrom and Secure Bootloader solutions.
• Participate in automated testing of the pre-silicon verification (via FPGA emulations) and post-silicon bring up verification and debug focusing on Secure Bootrom and Bootloader.
• Testing of runtime cryptographic operations utilizing supported hardware accelerators.
• Work closely with the SQA and System Test team to help define and implement test cases for security deliverables to ensure complete coverage. 
• Work with other team members to implement the hardware abstraction layer (HAL) and board support package (BSP) of the SDK.

Qualifications 

• BS/MS (EE CE or CS) with embedded projects utilizing both bare metal and RTOS systems/real-time environments. 
• 1 year of work experience or internship working with Embedded Security cryptography and secure boot concepts.
• Exposure to cryptographic algorithms and protocols including Public Key Infrastructure symmetric encryption algorithms hashing etc.
• Understanding of security implications for the embedded systems and familiarity with IoT security concepts  (TrustZone CryptoCell and secure boot)
• Classroom or work experience developing embedded C and ARM assembly language in a project setting with a focus on system initialization and low-level code.
• Strong proficiency in Python
• Experience with at least one MCU IDE from ARM Keil IAR Eclipse or other
• Excellent problem-solving skills dealing with issues related to HW/SW debug
• Hands-on experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes logic analyzers etc. for debugging issues.
• Understanding of software testing and test automation principles.

What We Do

Ambiq makes unprecedented energy-efficient SoCs and ultra-low power platform solutions that enable edge AI on billions of battery-powered devices. Our mission is to put intelligence everywhere by delivering the lowest-power semiconductor solutions on the planet. With SPOT® technology and the Apollo SoC family Ambiq empowers innovators to build smarter longer-lasting wearables IoT smart home healthcare and industrial devices.Ambiq has helped leading manufacturers worldwide develop products that last weeks on a single charge (rather than days) while delivering a maximum feature set in compact industrial designs. Ambiq's goal is to take Artificial Intelligence (AI) where it has never gone before in mobile and portable devices using Ambiq's advanced ultra-low power system on chip (SoC) solutions. Ambiq has shipped more than 200 million units as of March 2023. The next generation of AI will not depend on constant cloud connectivity.It will run directly on ultra-low-power silicon in wearables sensors and embedded systems.At Ambiq we design and ship production silicon that enables:Real-time inference on constrained devicesModels optimized to run in tens of KBExtreme power efficiency for battery-operated systemsDeep hardware/software co-designThis is not research. It’s deployed technology.

Why Work With Us

Direct influence on silicon architectureSmaller high-impact teamsHardware/software co-design in real timeFaster technical decision cyclesVisible ownership at Staff & Director levelAustin-based collaboration culture