Security Engineer IV

Overview

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.

Job Title:

Security Engineer IV.

Location:

Seattle, WA. Role

Description:

• We are seeking a Hardware Security Engineer to join our dynamic team focused on device security and hardware validation.
• This role is essential in ensuring our products meet the highest security standards through comprehensive requirement verification, security assessment, and implementation oversight.
• You will work at the intersection of hardware design, security engineering, and manufacturing processes to deliver secure, reliable products to millions of customers worldwide.

• This Hardware Security Engineering role focuses on verifying and validating security across the entire hardware lifecycle for Client devices.
• This role will focus on ensuring that the manufactured hardware meets design specifications and security implementation requirements through systematic evaluation of components and assemblies.
• Key responsibilities include ensuring that designs are implemented without unauthorized modifications or component substitutions, verifying that all hardware meets established design requirements, and testing hardware to ensure security features are properly enforced.
• The role also requires reviewing schematics and hardware samples to verify compliance with circuit designs. You will interface with manufacturers and suppliers directly and will review the security compliance evidence that they provide.
• You will also be responsible for identifying hardware backdoors and attempts to circumvent hardware-based security features.
• Success in this position requires partnering with multiple stakeholders to accomplish these tasks.

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field.
• 5 years of experience in hardware security, embedded systems security, or similar.
• Experience designing, testing, and analyzing circuit designs and PCB layouts.
• Knowledge of threat modeling, secure boot implementations, and cryptography (RSA, AES, HMAC, PQC).
• Experience with manufacturing security processes, including secret provisioning and secure production flows.
• Hands-on experience testing, debugging, or hacking hardware using common electronics test equipment.

• Master's degree in relevant technical field or equivalent advanced experience.
• Knowledge of side-channel attack analysis and associated countermeasures.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and procedures, especially automated quality inspection techniques.
• Experience writing technical documents, project plans and progress reports to leadership and to stakeholders.
• Knowledge of debug interface security (JTAG, BDM), anti-rollback mechanisms, and fault injection protection.
• Experience programming in at least one modern language such as C, C++, or Rust.

Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.