Security Engineer IV – Security Engineer IV

Job#: 3016425

Location:
Seattle, WA (onsite)

Contract Duration: 12 Months

Pay Range: $98-$112 an hour

• Verify and validate security across the entire hardware lifecycle.
• Ensure manufactured hardware meets design specifications and security implementation requirements through systematic evaluation of components and assemblies.
• Implement designs without unauthorized modifications or component substitutions.
• Verify that all hardware meets established design requirements and test hardware to ensure security features are properly enforced.
• Review schematics and hardware samples to verify compliance with circuit designs.
• Interface with manufacturers and suppliers directly and review the security compliance evidence they provide.
• Identify hardware backdoors and attempts to circumvent hardware-based security features.
• Partner 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.

EEO Employer

Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.