Blue Origin

Senior Firmware Engineer, Security

Blue Origin$230K — $322K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
  • 8+ years of experience developing embedded software or firmware for SoCs, ASICs, or microcontrollers.
  • Strong programming experience in C/C++ and low-level software development.
  • Experience with bootloaders, ROM code, device drivers, or low-level firmware.
  • Strong understanding of processor architectures, memory maps, and hardware/software interfaces.
  • Experience debugging embedded systems using JTAG or equivalent tools.
  • Familiarity with embedded security concepts like secure boot and cryptographic key management.

Responsibilities

  • Develop ROM code and bootloaders for secure enclaves within custom ASICs.
  • Design firmware supporting secure boot and root-of-trust functionality.
  • Implement firmware infrastructure for OTA updates and recovery.
  • Support manufacturing provisioning with device identity and secure configuration.
  • Develop mechanisms for secure debug, telemetry, and tamper monitoring.
  • Collaborate with ASIC and software teams to define hardware/software interfaces.
  • Assist with pre-silicon firmware validation using simulation or emulation.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options.
  • Paid parental leave and short/long-term disability benefits.
  • 401(k) with company match up to 5%.
  • Stock options available for all regular employees.
  • Up to four weeks of paid time off plus 14 paid holidays.
  • Potential bonuses and additional benefits based on individual contributions.
Full Job Description
Application close date:
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

Job Description

As part of a hardworking team of specialists and engineers, you will develop low-level firmware for the secure enclaves of custom ASICs in the TeraWave system. You will work closely with silicon, software, security, and system engineering teams to develop the foundational firmware required to securely boot, provision, operate, update, monitor, and recover custom silicon throughout its lifecycle.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
  • Develop ROM code, bootloaders, and runtime firmware for secure enclaves within custom ASICs.
  • Design and implement firmware supporting secure boot, device attestation, and root-of-trust functionality.
  • Develop firmware infrastructure for OTA updates, recovery, and secure firmware lifecycle management.
  • Support manufacturing provisioning, including device identity, keys, credentials, and secure configuration.
  • Develop and support secure debug, telemetry, tamper monitoring, and device recovery mechanisms.
  • Work closely with ASIC, security, software, and system teams to define hardware/software interfaces and security requirements.
  • Support pre-silicon firmware development and validation using simulation, emulation, FPGA, or other available development platforms.
  • Support silicon bring-up, debugging, validation, and production deployment of secure-enclave firmware.
  • Develop high-quality, maintainable embedded software with appropriate unit testing, code review, and documentation.


Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
  • 8+ years of experience developing embedded software or firmware for complex SoCs, ASICs, microcontrollers, or similar embedded systems.
  • Strong programming experience in C/C++ and low-level embedded software development.
  • Experience developing bootloaders, ROM code, board-support software, device drivers, or low-level firmware.
  • Strong understanding of embedded processor architectures, memory maps, interrupts, peripherals, and hardware/software interfaces.
  • Experience debugging embedded systems using tools such as JTAG, trace, logic analyzers, or equivalent debugging environments.
  • Experience with embedded security concepts such as secure boot, root of trust, cryptographic key management, device identity, or secure firmware updates.
  • Ability to work closely with ASIC and hardware teams during pre-silicon development and silicon bring-up.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience developing firmware specifically for secure enclaves, hardware roots of trust, or security subsystems.
  • Experience with manufacturing provisioning, device attestation, anti-rollback, secure debug, and tamper detection.
  • Experience with cryptographic hardware accelerators, key storage, OTP/eFuse, TRNG, or secure memory.
  • Experience with custom ASIC or SoC pre-silicon verification and post-silicon bring-up.
  • Experience developing firmware for high-reliability, aerospace, satellite, communications, networking, or other complex systems.
  • Familiarity with ARM or RISC-V processor architectures and associated embedded development environments.


Special Mentions
  • Relocation provided
  • Interviews will include a technical assessment


Base Pay Range for:
CA applicants is $230,398.00 - $322,556.85WA applicants is $230,398.00 - $322,556.85

Other site ranges may differ

Benefits
  • Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
  • Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
  • Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
  • Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.


About Blue Origin

Blue Origin is an aerospace company that develops rockets and spacecraft for commercial and government customers. The company's products include the New Shepard suborbital vehicle and the New Glenn orbital rocket. Blue Origin was founded in 2000 by Jeff Bezos and is headquartered in Kent, Washington.
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Founded
2000

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