Senior Security Firmware Engineer

Sandisk • Irvine, CA

7d

About The Position

Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate to deliver solutions that enable today’s needs and tomorrow’s next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world we’re living in and that we have the power to shape. Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry-leading portfolio of products that are recognized globally for innovation, performance and quality. Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Development of various cryptography-based security features such as data encryption, Secure Boot, and Device Attestation. Integrate these security protocols and features into the SSD data and control flows to ensure a robust and secure system. Additionally, investigate and resolve any security protocol compatibility issues that may arise. Investigating failures, documenting bug reports, and providing valuable assistance to product teams in identifying and resolving issues. Debugging, optimizing, and validating the Firmware on SoC platforms, as well as bringing up of FPGA and ASIC. Contribute to the Security Development Lifecycle of the Firmware by supporting its development at different stages, including design, threat analysis, implementation, validation, vulnerability testing, certification, and audit.

Requirements

• A degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in embedded programming, with proficiency in C/C++ and one or more of the following: Python, Rust, Go.
• Strong understanding of microcontroller architectures and debugging of hardware/firmware issues.
• Experience in firmware code review, CI/CD test and validation methodology, as well as static and dynamic code analysis.
• Familiarity with the Agile software development process life cycle is also desired.
• Proficiency in failure analysis in debugging an embedded firmware application, using JTAG/debuggers such as Lauterbach.
• An engineer who can take ownership of given features and manage them from start to finish.
• Being self-motivated and driven is essential for this role.
• Good communication skills and be able to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

Nice To Haves

• Detailed knowledge of RISC-V Instruction Set Architectures (ISA)
• Technical expertise in applied cryptography and firmware/hardware security, including knowledge of data encryption, trusted execution environment, secure boot, and device attestation.
• Knowledge of storage controller architectures and security protocols, such as TCG Opal/Ruby/Pyrite, IEEE 1667, SPDM, and IDE.
• Develop firmware on SoC platforms, run simulation or bringing up FPGA and ASIC.
• Familiarity with writing code in Github repository and it’s CI/CD testing framework.

Responsibilities

• Development of various cryptography-based security features such as data encryption, Secure Boot, and Device Attestation.
• Integrate these security protocols and features into the SSD data and control flows to ensure a robust and secure system.
• Investigate and resolve any security protocol compatibility issues that may arise.
• Investigating failures, documenting bug reports, and providing valuable assistance to product teams in identifying and resolving issues.
• Debugging, optimizing, and validating the Firmware on SoC platforms, as well as bringing up of FPGA and ASIC.
• Contribute to the Security Development Lifecycle of the Firmware by supporting its development at different stages, including design, threat analysis, implementation, validation, vulnerability testing, certification, and audit.

Benefits

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Sandisk's Savings 401(k) Plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees