Senior Embedded Software Engineer - Product Security
About The Position
This role contributes to Intuitive’s Product Security Team and product development groups by designing, building, and maintaining security solutions and features for current and next-generation surgical robotic systems and manufacturing processes. The position improves product security through security analysis, threat modeling, risk analysis, and development of mitigation strategies, while supporting cross-functional teams in secure product development and manufacturing standards. The role operates in a dynamic, high-energy team environment focused on delivering high product quality across embedded platforms, host-side applications, and networked medical device ecosystems. It works with teams across product, manufacturing, legal, regulatory, quality assurance, and engineering, and presents security architectures and mitigation strategies to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Requirements
- At least 8 years of related cybersecurity, product security engineering, or related experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 5 years with a master’s degree; or 3 years with a Ph.D.; or equivalent experience.
- Understanding of embedded security, including secure boot, operating system hardening, kernel patching, and platform trust architectures.
- Strong proficiency in Python, shell scripting, and C/C++ for security feature development and automation.
- Hands-on experience with embedded Linux build systems, particularly the Yocto Project, and real-time operating systems such as QNX, including system configuration, layer development, and security hardening.
- Solid understanding of network security concepts, including protocols, segmentation, interface hardening, and threat modeling for networked devices.
- Strong knowledge of cybersecurity fundamentals, including vulnerability management, threat modeling, risk analysis, and mitigation techniques.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with cloud security technologies such as AWS.
- Familiarity with security compliance standards and guidance such as IEC 62443, NIST, and FDA cybersecurity guidance.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and implement security solutions and features for products and manufacturing processes.
- Collaborate with security analysis and implementation teams to validate that security requirements and mitigations are correctly implemented.
- Contribute to operating system security hardening across embedded platforms, including kernel patching, access control policies, filesystem protections, and attack-surface reduction.
- Apply network security principles to medical device architectures, including secure communication protocols, network segmentation, and interface hardening.
- Design and implement security features across embedded platforms, including Yocto Linux and QNX, adapting to additional environments as required by product and program needs.
- Collaborate with product, manufacturing, legal, regulatory, quality assurance, and engineering teams to address security concerns and compliance.
- Develop and present security architectures and mitigation strategies to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Review system designs, advise on hardware component selection, and ensure security requirements are addressed from the ground up.
Benefits
- Market-competitive compensation packages, including base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
