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Embedded Firmware Engineer I - Security

Aurora
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Full Time
Posted October 14, 2025
$105k - $157k
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Job Description

The Embedded Firmware Engineer I at Aurora is responsible for designing, developing, testing, and securing embedded vehicle firmware for autonomous vehicles, working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure safety, security, and performance throughout the product lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, prototype, build, and test embedded vehicle firmware with a focus on security.
  • Evaluate, implement, test, and optimize secure applications in a real-time operating system environment.
  • Collaborate with software, hardware, and security engineers throughout the product lifecycle to ensure security from design to deployment.
  • Develop testing frameworks and harnesses at unit, integration, and system levels, including security testing.
  • Develop a deep understanding of functional safety and security standards relevant to autonomous vehicles, such as ISO 21434 and ISO 26262.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or higher degree in Electrical Engineering (EE), Computer Science (CS), Computer Engineering (CE), or equivalent.
  • Basic knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals to support low-level debugging.
  • Expert level knowledge of C or C++ programming languages; knowledge of other programming languages is also valuable.
  • Prior project work in Secure Boot, Firmware Encryption, and Update mechanisms.
  • Knowledge in automotive security topics such as SecOC, UDS, and TPM 2.0 for ECU security.
  • Familiarity with electronics test equipment and hardware debugging tools such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, and power supplies.
  • Experience with designing, prototyping, building, and testing production embedded vehicle firmware with a focus on security.
  • Ability to evaluate, implement, test, and optimize secure applications in a real-time operating system environment.
  • Experience working with software, hardware, and security engineers throughout the product lifecycle, from device bring-up to manufacturing and deployment, ensuring security from design to deployment.
  • Experience developing testing frameworks and harnesses at the unit, integration, and system levels, including security testing.
  • Deep understanding of functional safety and security concepts relevant to autonomous vehicles, including standards like ISO 21434 and ISO 26262.

Benefits & Perks

Compensation/salary range: $105,000 - $157,000 per year
Annual bonus
Equity compensation
Benefits (unspecified)

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