Shape the Security Behind Millions of Connected Devices

How do you protect an ePassport, payment chip, secure element, connected vehicle, or IoT device against sophisticated attackers?

At NXP's Competence Center Crypto & Security, you'll join a global team of security architects, cryptographers, and embedded security experts who help build secure, trusted, and certifiable products used worldwide.

We're looking for an experienced Product Security Architect with a passion for embedded security, secure software design, and solving complex security challenges.

What You'll Do

• Define, review, and improve security architectures for embedded software, firmware, operating systems, and secure platforms.
• Perform threat modeling, risk assessments, and attack surface analysis.
• Investigate security vulnerabilities, identify root causes, and define countermeasures.
• Support security-by-design throughout the product lifecycle.
• Collaborate with customers, development teams, certification bodies, and security evaluation labs.
• Contribute to innovative security solutions for next-generation connected products.

What You'll Bring

• Master's or PhD in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong embedded software development experience in C/C++.
• Solid background in embedded security and secure system design.
• Experience with security architecture, threat analysis, or vulnerability assessments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Ideally, You Also Have Experience With

• Smart Cards, Secure Elements, Java Card, or Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs)
• Common Criteria (CC), EMVCo, SESIP, or similar certification schemes
• Cryptography, Secure Boot, Key Management, HSMs, or Firmware Protection
• Secure Coding, Threat Modeling, and Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC) practices