Principal Engineer

Principal Engineer - Applications Microchip Technology
• Chandler, AZ, United States

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We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Principal Application Engineer with deep expertise in embedded systems security and cryptographic technologies. The ideal candidate will design, develop, and maintain secure embedded solutions for next-generation products.

• Hands-on experience in architecting, developing and testing cryptographic security features for embedded platforms
• Expertise in encryption, hashing algorithms and key derivation functions
• Proficient in implementing and managing Digital Signature and Key Exchange protocols
• Experience with PKI and Certificate Management
• Good understanding and hands on experience with Secure Key Storage with HSM, TPMs, Secure Elements, and PUF-based secure storage
• Experience supporting secure key provisioning flow during manufacturing and development
• Strong knowledge of TLS/DTLS 1.2/1.3, mutual TLS (mTLS), and integration of SSL libraries such as wolf
  
  SSL or Mbed TLS
• Experience working with third-party firmware solutions such as wolf
  
  HSM, wolf
  
  Boot, wolf Crypt, and Mbed Crypto on 32-bit microcontrollers
• In-depth understanding of Secure Boot and Secure DFU implementation, including key features such as anti-rollback protection, disaster recovery, multi-image support, and system resilience
• Hands-on with TCG DICE and related device identity/authentication frameworks
• Understanding of secure firmware update mechanisms and platform recovery strategies
• Experience with Trusted Execution Environments (TEE) such as ARM Trust Zone
• Ability to interface with cryptographic co-processors and hardware accelerators
• Knowledge of tamper detection, fault/glitch injection protection, and secure debug lockdown techniques
• Familiarity with post-quantum cryptography schemes and migration strategies

• Proficient with IDEs and editors such as MPLAB X, Keil, and Visual Studio Code
• Experienced with compilers like XC32, GCC, and IAR
• Proficient in using a range of hardware debuggers, including SEGGER J-Link, ICD, and similar tools
• Familiar with Atlassian tools including Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket, R4J, and XRAY
• Strong understanding of Git version control
• Practical experience with RTOS, preferably FreeRTOS and Zephyr
• Familiarity with Git, Git Hub/Git Lab CI/CD, and Dev Sec Ops  concepts.
• Experience with artifact repositories (e.g., Artifactory, NPMJS).
• Understanding of software security testing tools and their integration in CI/CD (e.g., Sonar Qube, OSS licenses scanning tools).
• Hands-on experience with Jenkins pipelines

• Solid knowledge of Agile Scrum methodologies.
• Familiarity with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) using ASPICE processes.
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