Lead/Staff Embedded Cybersecurity Engineer

At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career.

The Role

AMD is looking for an influential software engineer who is passionate about improving the performance of key applications and benchmarks. You will be a member of a core team of incredibly talented industry specialists and will work with the very latest hardware and software technology. 

The Person

The ideal candidate should be passionate about software engineering and possess leadership skills to drive sophisticated issues to resolution. Able to communicate effectively and work optimally with different teams across AMD. We are looking for a multitasker who enjoys working in a fast paced environment, an outgoing person who can communicate internally and externally to customers, and who has a passion for developing solutions to complex security issues

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and drive execution of comprehensive, highly effective security software for sophisticated new technology and new product introduction projects (FPGA/SoC, embedded x86)
• Engage in deep technical discussions to define security requirements for next generation products
• Participate in resolution critical customer support cases
• Review security architectures in support of customer driven use cases
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams to manage requirements throughout the product lifecycle (architecture, design, test, etc) using requirement management software and tools
• Participate in the validation new SW security features before releasing them to customers
• Collaborate closely with multiple teams to deliver key planning solutions and the technology to support them
• Help contribute to the design and implementation of future architecture for a highly scalable, durable, and innovative system
• Work very closely with dev teams and Project Managers to drive results. Support Secure Development Lifecycle activities including Threat Modeling, Penetration Testing, Red Teaming, Code Reviews, etc
• Help contribute to the design and implementation of future architecture for implementing security features such as secure boot, state of the art cryptographic algorithms, and access control policies

• Familiarity with potential threats, vulnerabilities, and attack vectors targeting SoC and embedded x86 designs
• Security expertise in the following industries: Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Datacenter, Test & Measurement
• Knowledge in security concepts & cryptographic algorithms in microelectronics
• Experience with the application of security into products and systems
• Experience with security certifications (e.g. Common Criteria and/or FIPS)
• Experience in FPGA or embedded x86 design
• Experience in use of simulation and verification techniques
• Experience in Verilog, VHDL, Python, PERL, C, or other programming languages
• Hands on experience with lab equipment in a testing environment
• Hands on experience with HW (FPGA/SoC/embedded x86)
• Knowledge of ARM-based Embedded Systems
• Knowledge of other Embedded OS such as RTOS
• Knowledge of Embedded Hypervisors
• Knowledge of Trusted Execution Environment
• Knowledge of ARM Trustzone Technology
• Deep expertise in Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs), spanning architecture, silicon behavior and reliability, entropy characterization, and secure use for device identity, key derivation, and root‑of‑trust across SoC and platform security designs

Bachelor’s, Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent

LOCATION:

Austin, TX

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.