Principal Embedded Security Engineer

Join Wayve, a pioneering company in the field of self-driving technology. As a Principal Embedded Security Engineer, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the security of our onboard software and connected services. You will work closely with embedded software engineers, contribute to technical requirements and architecture, and partner with the wider Wayve Security team to address security issues related to our vehicle fleet. Additionally, you will build, deploy, and maintain security tools and perform code and design reviews to identify and remediate security flaws. Enjoy a competitive compensation package, private healthcare, paid time off, mental health resources, and opportunities for learning and development.

• Collaborate with embedded software engineers to design, implement, review, and test onboard software and connected services for vehicle platforms.
• Design and develop real-time embedded firmware and embedded Linux software to implement security controls for the system.
• Partner with the wider Wayve Security team to identify and address security issues related to the vehicle fleet.
• Sound knowledge of Cryptography fundamentals and Public Key Infrastructure
• Significant experience with at least Python, C++, C, or Go
• Exceptional ability to communicate and collaborate with developers, non-engineering stakeholders, and leadership
• System-level (kernel/bootloader) software development experience
• Proven record of designing and delivering software security systems for internet-connected embedded devices
• Experience incorporating hardware-based security techniques (Hardware Security modules, TrustZone, Secure Boot, etc) into a robust hardware/software system design
• Extensive experience creating, presenting, and refining clear, compelling technical specifications from top-level system architecture documents down to low-level implementation guides and test plans
• Experience with QNX or similar realtime operating systems
• Experience designing, developing, and maintaining professional software
• Experience with Azure, GCP, containers, secrets management systems, cryptography, popular threat modeling systems, and other contemporary security topics
• Bachelor’s degree or above in CS, Engineering, Math, Physics, or similar
• Contributions to the security community (open source, published research, presentations, blog posts, etc.)
• We understand that everyone has a unique set of skills and experiences and that not everyone will meet all of the requirements listed above