Motive

Security Engineer, Hardware/Device

Motive$146K — $195K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in Hardware Security with a focus on security by design patterns
  • Proven experience collaborating with product teams on security designs and requirements
  • 5+ years of hands-on development in Python and C/C++
  • Strong knowledge of secure boot, attestation, key protection, and device identity mechanisms
  • Experience validating security controls for hardware and low-level architectures
  • Familiarity with cloud and application security best practices

Responsibilities

  • Build hardware security baseline and processes for Motive devices
  • Foster relationships with engineering teams to prioritize and resolve findings
  • Identify and assess hardware security risks throughout the product lifecycle
  • Lead security architecture reviews and threat modeling sessions
  • Define security requirements for hardware platforms and embedded systems
  • Ensure the integrity of device hardware security across IoT and cloud infrastructure

Benefits

  • Health, pharmacy, optical, and dental care benefits
  • Paid time off and sick time off
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage
  • Life insurance
  • 401k contribution options
Full Job Description
About the Role:

As a Security Engineer, Hardware Security you will be a key member of the Product Security Team. You will be the primary Security partner for Engineering and Hardware teams, focusing on design reviews, threat modeling, and building scalable "secure-by-default" components (libraries, services, frameworks, components) that empower hardware engineers to ship the product securely. You will work across teams, influencing security and driving the hardware security initiative.

This is a highly strategic and technical role for architects who want to scale security through programs, influence, and engineering excellence, focusing on design, automation, and enablement.
What You'll Do:
  • Build the hardware and embedded security baseline and process across Motive devices, including boot chain, firmware, FOTA, and manufacturing
  • Drive relationships with hardware engineering team to ensure findings are prioritized, validated and remediated
  • Identify and assess hardware security risks across the product lifecycle including designing, manufacturing, deployment, updating, and decommissioning
  • Lead hardware security architecture reviews, threat modeling, and security testing for product systems
  • Define and review security requirements for hardware platforms, embedded systems, firmware interfaces, boot processes, debug capabilities, and device lifecycle controls in cloud-connected environments.
  • Drive end to end security for device hardware across IoT andcloud security infrastructure
What We're Looking For:
  • 5+ years years of experience in Hardware Security, including creating security by design patterns into new devices and platforms
  • 5+ years of experience in working with product teams creating security designs and providing security requirements
  • 5+ years of hands on development experience in the programming languages like python and C/C++
  • Strong understanding of hardware root of trust, secure boot, attestation, key protection, device identity, and secure provisioning concepts.
  • Demonstrated hands-on experience designing, reviewing, and validating security controls for hardware and low-level system architectures.
  • Experience in cloud security, runtime security, supply chain security, and application security best practices


Pay Transparency

Your compensation may be based on several factors, including education, work experience, and certifications. For certain roles, total compensation may include restricted stock units. Motive offers benefits including health, pharmacy, optical and dental care benefits, paid time off, sick time off, short term and long term disability coverage, life insurance as well as 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Learn more about our benefits by visiting Motive Perks & Benefits.

The compensation range for this position will depend on where you reside. For this role, the compensation range is:

Canada

$146,000-$195,000 CAD

All job postings are for existing vacancies. Please note; some interviews or new-hire training sessions may be held in person at one of our global offices.

About Motive

Motive is a software company that provides cloud-based solutions for the automotive industry. The company's products include customer relationship management (CRM) software, sales and service applications, and data analytics tools. Motive was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Emeryville, California. The company has a strong focus on innovation and has received numerous awards for its products and services. Motive has a small team of around 200 employees and is privately held.
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