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Hardware and Firmware Security Research Engineer

Bristol, Bristol, City of, United Kingdom💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-03 → 2026-09-25

Core

Designing platform security for endpoint devices with a focus on hardware-firmware co-design and robust hardware roots of trust.

Role type

Research engineer specializing in hardware and firmware security architecture

Builds

Novel security architecture prototypes and designs for future products

Domain

Hardware security, firmware security, endpoint security

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

hardware and firmware technologies (x86, ARM, UEFI, PCIe, DMA), computer architecture, engineering skills, endpoint security knowledge

Preferred skills

systems security, enterprise IT device and security management, OS kernel and hypervisor security

Technologies

x86, ARM, UEFI, PCIe, DMA

Responsibilities

Developing new hardware and firmware security architecture, Building prototypes to de-risk and show feasibility of ideas, Documenting architecture and technical designs, Validating use cases with end-users and business partners

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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