Sr. Principal System Firmware Authentication Engineer

Ampere Computing

Portland, OR · RemoteFull-time$225,500 – $338,500 / yearly

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Job details

Pay

$225,500 – $338,500 / yearly

Job type

Full-time

Work setting

Remote / Hybrid

Location

Portland, OR

Posted

Posted last month

Full job description

Ampere Computing is hiring a Sr. Principal System Firmware Authentication Engineer (hybrid, Portland, OR) to deliver robust firmware authentication and secure-boot capabilities across multiple ARM server platforms.

Key responsibilities:

Lead development of certificate and key management processes supporting the complete product lifecycle
Conduct firmware bring-up and validation across virtual, emulation, and silicon environments
Enable secure updates, recovery, identity, and attestation features
Execute comprehensive testing strategies covering unit, integration, functional, and security aspects
Improve firmware interactions with hardware, BIOS/UEFI, and operating systems
Identify risks early through architecture reviews and debug issues spanning firmware, software, and hardware interfaces
Drive complex issues from investigation through resolution and release
Deliver reusable, high-quality code and documentation, and provide technical direction on firmware architecture and secure practices
Strengthen cross-team collaboration with ODM and customer stakeholders

Qualifications

Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience)
12+ years in firmware, embedded software, platform security, or related discipline
Extensive C and C++ expertise for embedded/systems development
Deep experience with 32-bit and 64-bit ARM architecture and server platforms
Strong expertise in secure boot, firmware authentication, cryptography, and hardware roots of trust
Extensive knowledge of X.509 certificates, certificate chains, and key management
Hands-on experience with OpenSSL, mbedTLS, or comparable cryptographic libraries
Experience implementing device attestation, measured boot, or remote attestation
Strong understanding of firmware, BIOS/UEFI, Linux, and Windows integration
Experience with server hardware interfaces (SPI, I2C, I3C, DDR, PCIe) and JTAG/debug tools (TRACE32, OpenOCD)
Python and Bash scripting proficiency; Kconfig, Device Tree, CMake or comparable build systems
Technical leadership and mentoring capability; excellent written and verbal communication skills

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