Job Description
Company Overview
Ambiq is on a mission to enable intelligence everywhere — powering the AI edge revolution with the world's lowest-power semiconductor solutions.
Built on our proprietary sub- and near-threshold technology our chips deliver multi-fold improvements in energy efficiency without costly process scaling. Since 2010 we've shipped over 290 million units to customers building smarter wearables medical devices IoT products and AI-powered edge applications.
Our cross-functional teams span design research development production marketing sales and operations across Austin Hsinchu Shanghai Shenzhen and Singapore. We move fast tackle hard problems and create space for people to grow through complex meaningful work that shapes the future of technology.
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. Collaborate. Focus. Learn. Achieve.
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 an Sr. Staff Embedded Software Engineer (Security) will provide technical and team leadership 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 closely with the architecture team and local MCU SoC design teams focusing on MCU software development and testing.
A successful candidate should be team-oriented fast-learning result-driven and self-motivated with an “always learning” mindset. He/She will have an inquiring spirit and be comfortable in a lab environment working hands-on with bare metal hardware and debugging tools for embedded systems.
The candidate will be involved in maintaining and extending the Secure Boot ROM Secure Bootloader and security aspects of the SDK for Ambiq MCU products from concept through release.
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.
- As the team scales there's a potential path to managing a small to mid-size team. The candidate is someone who's excited to grow into a player-coach role over time.
- Work with the teams e.g. Design Architecture Verification and Applications to define and implement new security features from design to production.
- Participate in testing and verification of pre-silicon (via FPGA emulation) and post-silicon (first Silicon) and debug of issues found focusing on Secure Bootrom and Bootloader and the hardware features supporting them.
- Integration and Testing of runtime cryptographic operations utilizing the embedded hardware accelerators.
- Work closely with the SQA and System Test team to help define and implement test cases for security deliverables to ensure full 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 10+ years of embedded projects utilizing both bare metal and RTOS systems/real-time environments.
- 3+ years of team management experience preferred
- Expert-level proficiency in C with C++ and object-oriented extensions.
- 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).
- Experience: Bachelor’s or Master's in CS/EE with 5+ years of relevant embedded security experience.
- Familiarity with debuggers (JTAG Saleae) Git and scripting languages (Python Bash).
- Understanding of security implications for the embedded systems and familiarity with IoT security concepts (TrustZone CryptoCell and secure boot)
- Strong proficiency in Python
- 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.
- 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. We do not sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas (now or in the future) for this role.
Skills Required
- BS/MS in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering or Computer Science
- 10+ years of embedded projects experience in bare metal and RTOS
- 3+ years of team management experience
- Expert-level proficiency in C and familiarity with C++
- Strong knowledge of ARM architectures and low-level drivers
- Experience with security features like Secure Boot and PKI
- Proficiency in Python
Ambiq Compensation & Benefits Highlights
- Healthcare Strength—Health coverage is characterized as strong with medical dental and vision included and plan quality described favorably. Additional supports such as FSA and related wellness-oriented perks are referenced reinforcing overall healthcare breadth.
- Fair & Transparent Compensation—Pay is considered decent-to-good and roughly market-aligned overall with certain roles described as competitive within the market. Total rewards span base bonus and equity supporting a perception of balanced compensation.
- Leave & Time Off Breadth—Paid time off is part of the core package and generous parental leave is referenced by external profiles. Together these elements indicate a reasonably comprehensive time-off offering.
Ambiq Insights
What We Do
Ambiq® enables intelligence (AI and beyond) everywhere by delivering the lowest-power semiconductor solutions for battery-powered edge devices. As a pioneer in ultra-low power SoCs Ambiq empowers wearables IoT smart home healthcare and industrial products with always-on energy-efficient intelligence. Backed by our SPOT® technology and global innovation leadership Ambiq is shaping the future of edge AI.
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
Ambiq Offices
OnSite Workspace
Building silicon and embedded AI systems requires tight collaboration across firmware hardware validation and architecture teams.We believe the hardest engineering problems are solved through direct daily collaboration.
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