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[Remote] Sr. Embedded Security Engineer

Remote Full-time Now Hiring

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. SPAN is a mission-driven company designing products that electrify the built environment and reduce carbon emissions. They are seeking a Senior Embedded Security Engineer to influence the security of software across their hardware product line, focusing on building and deploying hardware security technologies.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and develop robust security infrastructure, including cryptographic services and other security-critical components
  • Implement secure and authenticated boot flows to ensure device and firmware integrity from power-on
  • Design and secure Over-the-Air (OTA) update systems, ensuring robust encryption, cryptographic signing, authentication, and anti-rollback protections for remote deployments
  • Design and integrate security provisioning protocols into the factory manufacturing process
  • Establish secure device identities and root-of-trust architectures utilizing onboard hardware security modules (HSMs/TPMs)
  • Design and implement secure debug architectures to safeguard physical and logical interfaces (e.g., JTAG, SWD, UART) against unauthorized access and reverse engineering
  • Harden Linux and POSIX-based operating systems to minimize attack surfaces and secure the software stack
  • Rapidly prototype new security features, helping to identify vulnerabilities, design mitigations, and test continuous security improvements

Skills

  • 6+ years of professional experience in hardware security, embedded systems engineering, or a closely related field
  • Advanced hands-on experience configuring and deploying specialized security hardware, including TPMs and HSMs
  • Strong programming proficiency in C/C++, Rust and Python for developing secure, high-performance software and automation tools
  • Demonstrated experience designing, architecting, and implementing security solutions at the operating system level
  • Core expertise in bare-metal embedded systems development and firmware security
  • Familiarity with building and configuring custom Linux distributions using Yocto Linux

Benefits

  • 100% employee premiums for base plans on medical, dental, vision with options for additional coverage.
  • Parental leave up to twenty four (24) weeks depending on eligibility
  • Comfortable, sunny office space located near BART and Caltrain public transit
  • Employee Resource Groups
  • Monthly social events
  • SPANcakes recognition breakfast
  • Lunch, and learns
  • Flexible hours
  • One holiday per month
  • Flexible time off

Company Overview

  • Span develops residential energy storage devices that provide renewable electricity and charging services for electric vehicles. It was founded in 2018, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://www.span.io/.
  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • SPAN has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 9 in 2026, 14 in 2025, 6 in 2024, 12 in 2023, 5 in 2022, 3 in 2021, 1 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.