Principal Firmware/Diagnostics Engineer
LinkedIn (company site, opens in a new tab)10+ yrsBengaluruHybridDirect career pageEst. 45–75 LPA
Posted 1d ago
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Job description
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About This Role
- Lead development of secure and serviceable firmware and diagnostics across product lifecycle including hardware bring-up, boot loaders, and runtime services.
- Provide technical leadership and mentoring, drive roadmap execution and ensure design excellence for firmware security features like secure boot and code signing.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver platform capabilities meeting security and compliance standards such as secure boot, measured boot, and vulnerability remediation.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent; Master's degree is desirable.
- 10+ years of experience in embedded/firmware engineering.
- Deep expertise in Arm/x86 platforms, embedded Linux, secure elements, boot architecture, and security protocols.
- Experience with C/C++, low-level debugging, board bring-up, source control (Git/GitLab), CI/CD, and factory programming workflows.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Experienced leader able to influence architecture decisions and drive engineering excellence in embedded firmware for secure, enterprise-grade hardware products.
- Strong background in security protocols including platform root of trust devices, secure boot mechanisms, and compliance with standards such as FIPS 140-3.
- Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally with hardware, manufacturing, and software teams handling complex firmware lifecycle, diagnostics, and recovery strategies (e.g., A/B updates, rollback protections).