Senior System Software Engineer, Display Security - CA, Santa Clara, United States
$184,000 - $356,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 16 October 2026 by the employer.
Develop and maintain secure-engine firmware on a RISC-V based secure processor.
About the role
This role involves leading HDCP activities across SoC-based projects and serving as the security primary contact for the team. You will develop and maintain secure-engine firmware on a RISC-V based secure processor.
What you'll do
- Lead all HDCP activities, including feature roadmap, protocol implementation, compliance certification, and delivery.
- Develop and maintain secure-engine firmware on a RISC-V based secure processor.
- Deliver end-to-end HDCP solutions across multiple software stacks (Linux, Android for automotive, consumer platforms).
- Drive firmware production signing readiness, rollback-prevention strategies, and key-provisioning workflows.
- Serve as the security primary contact, leading threat modeling, static analysis, vulnerability tracking and remediation, and security compliance.
- Collaborate with multi-functional teams (HW design, boot firmware, power management, validation, GPU display) on architecture and delivery.
What you'll need
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of experience in embedded systems, firmware, or system software development.
- Strong RISC-V or embedded processor firmware development experience with privilege-level isolation and secure boot.
- Deep understanding of cryptography and security protocols, specifically HDCP 1.x/2.x authentication, key management, and repeater topology.
- Strong familiarity of how HDCP integrates with display protocols (HDMI, DisplayPort).
- Consistent track record leading cross-team technical initiatives from architecture through certification and delivery.
Skills: HDCP, secure-engine firmware, RISC-V, embedded systems, security protocols, SoC-level system integration
This role has been open 1 day — well below the 147-day median for Embedded Firmware Engineering roles.
Embedded Firmware Engineering · Hardware Security
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Open roles in category
26
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Median days open
147 d
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Median salary
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| Metric | NVIDIA | All employers we track in this specialty (26 roles · 10 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 3 | 26 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 971 | 6118 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 60 d | 147 d (−87 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | — |
Skills observed across this category: HDCP, secure-engine firmware, RISC-V, embedded systems, security protocols, SoC-level system integration
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 8 open roles · median 192 d
- STMicroelectronics · 4 open roles · median 24 d
- Alif Semiconductor · 2 open roles · median 114 d
- Ambiq Micro · 2 open roles · median 87 d
- Lumentum · 2 open roles · median 191 d
- Micron Technology · 2 open roles · median 174 d
How we counted: 26 open Embedded Firmware Engineering (Hardware Security) roles from 10 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 18 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.