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Security Engineer IV
Job Location:
Job Location:
Seattle, OR - USA
Hourly Salary:
USD 110 - 130
Hourly Salary:
Posted:
8 September 2026 (8 hours ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
6 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
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:
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.
Key Responsibilities:
- This Hardware Security Engineering role focuses on verifying and validating security across the entire hardware lifecycle for clientdevices.
- You will evaluate System-on-a-Chip (SoC) security features including secure boot implementation fault injection protection secure key storage anti-rollback mechanisms cryptographic key management and debug interface restrictions.
- You will be responsible for performing code reviews and identifying weaknesses and vulnerabilities. You will also interface directly with manufacturers and will work with them to review security requirement compliance evidence and will help them mitigate vulnerabilities.
- Success in this position requires partnering with multiple stakeholders to accomplish these tasks.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in computer engineering Computer Science or related technical field.
- 5 years of experience in hardware security embedded systems security or similar.
- Experience programming in at least one modern language such as C C or Rust.
- Strong knowledge of secure boot implementations cryptography (RSA AES HMAC PQC) and hardware security architectures (e.g. ARM TrustZone or Client SGX).
- Knowledge of debug interface security (JTAG BDM) anti-rollback mechanisms and fault injection protection.
- Experience writing technical documents project plans and progress reports to leadership and to stakeholders.
- Experience with hardware security testing tools and methodologies.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Masters degree in relevant technical field or equivalent advanced experience.
- Experience with DRM implementations and content protection systems.
- Experience designing or reviewing RTL designs in VHDL or Verilog.
- Knowledge of side-channel attack analysis and associated countermeasures.
- Hands-on experience testing debugging or hacking hardware using common electronics test equipment.
- Experience with penetration testing or hacking consumer electronic devices.
- Experience designing testing and analyzing circuit designs and PCB layouts.
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.
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