Embedded Software Engineer - Security - Austin, Texas, United States
Originally posted 11 June 2026 by the employer.
Ambiq is extending Secure Bootrom and Bootloader solutions for its ultra-low power Apollo SoC platforms.
About the role
The Embedded Software Engineer - Security participates in extending and supporting Ambiq's Secure Bootrom/Bootloader and SDK for the Apollo SoC and emulation platforms. This role works within the global MCU software development team alongside architecture and local MCU SoC design teams.
What you'll do
- Participate in the design, implementation, testing, and support of Secure Bootrom and Secure Bootloader solutions. - Participate in automated testing, pre-silicon verification via FPGA emulations, and post-silicon bring up, verification, and debug for Secure Bootrom, Secure Bootloader, related HAL, and SDK Security Tools. - Execute testing of runtime cryptographic operations utilizing embedded hardware accelerators. - Work closely with SQA and System Test teams to define and implement test cases for security deliverables. - Implement the hardware abstraction layer (HAL) and board support package (BSP) of the SDK.
What you'll need
- BS or MS in EE, CE, or CS with embedded project experience utilizing bare metal and RTOS environments. - 2-5 years of work experience with embedded security, cryptography, and secure boot concepts. - Working knowledge of cryptographic algorithms and protocols, including Public Key Infrastructure, symmetric encryption algorithms, and hashing. - Familiarity with IoT security concepts including TrustZone, CryptoCell, and Secure boot. - Work experience developing embedded C and ARM assembly language focused on system initialization and low-level code. - Strong proficiency in Python, experience with an IDE (ARM, Keil, IAR, or Eclipse), and hands-on lab debugging experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, or Saleae.
Skills: secure bootrom, secure bootloader, embedded security, cryptography, ARM assembly, bare metal
This role has been open 88 days — well below the 125-day median for Embedded Firmware Engineering roles.
Embedded Firmware Engineering · Hardware Security
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Open roles in category
27
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Median days open
125 d
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Median salary
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Ambiq Micro | All employers we track in this specialty (27 roles · 10 employers) |
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| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 27 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 12 | 6166 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 88 d | 125 d (−37 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | — |
Skills observed across this category: secure bootrom, secure bootloader, embedded security, cryptography, ARM assembly, bare metal
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 8 open roles · median 193 d
- STMicroelectronics · 4 open roles · median 25 d
- NVIDIA · 3 open roles · median 61 d
- Alif Semiconductor · 2 open roles · median 115 d
- Ambiq Micro (this employer) · 2 open roles · median 88 d
- Lumentum · 2 open roles · median 192 d
How we counted: 27 open Embedded Firmware Engineering (Hardware Security) roles from 10 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 19 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.