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Hardware and Firmware Security Research Engineer

Bristol, Bristol, City of, United KingdomFull-time2026-10-07 → 2026-11-10

Core

Research and design security architecture for future endpoint devices, focusing on hardware-firmware co-design and next-generation platform roots of trust.

Role type

Senior IC hardware and firmware security research engineer

Builds

New hardware and firmware security architectures and prototypes

Domain

Hardware security, firmware security, computer architecture

Required skills

Hardware and firmware technologies (x86, ARM, UEFI, PCIe, DMA), Computer architecture, Threat modeling and vulnerability analysis, Technology and threat trend analysis, Prototyping, Technical documentation

Preferred skills

Systems security, Enterprise IT device and security management, OS kernel and hypervisor security

Technologies

x86, ARM, UEFI, PCIe, DMA

Responsibilities

Analyze technology and threat trends to drive security roadmaps, Develop new hardware and firmware security architectures, Build prototypes to de-risk ideas, Document architecture and technical designs, Validate use cases with end-users and business partners, Work in a fast-paced iterative environment

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC