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# Firmware Engineer, Security

- **Company:** Blue Origin
- **Location:** San Diego, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $192,051.0 - $268,870.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software System Penetration Testing, ARM Architecture, Public-Key Cryptography, Biometrics, Computer Engineering, Datasheets, Software Debugging, Device Drivers, Embedded Software, Emulators, Firmware, FreeRTOS, Hardware Design, Hardware Interface Design, Hardware-In-The-Loop Simulation, Public Key Infrastructure, Quick EMUlator (QEMU), Software Engineering, Information Technology, U-Boot
- **Published:** August 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/88174139/1

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
 * 5+ years of experience in firmware development.
 * Experience developing software in C.
 * Experience writing software that directly controls hardware, such as firmware, kernel device drivers, or low-level embedded code.
 * Experience debugging and validating embedded firmware and hardware/software interactions.

Preferred Qualifications

 * Experience with Rust, especially no-std Rust.
 * Experience with Cortex-M ISA.
 * Experience with ARM TrustZone and TF-M.
 * Experience with RTOSes such as FreeRTOS, Zephyr, or TockOS.
 * Experience with CI flows and automated hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing.
 * Familiarity with security concepts including secure boot, root of trust, symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, PKI chains, penetration testing, or similar technologies.
 * Understanding of board-level hardware design, including the ability to work with schematics and data sheets.
 * Experience testing firmware using simulation and emulation platforms such as QEMU, Palladium, or ZeBu.
 * Experience with secure manufacturing provisioning.
 * Experience developing code for safety-critical environments.

## Description

As part of a hardworking team of specialists and engineers, you will develop firmware for the secure enclaves of custom ASICs in the TeraWave system. You will work closely with hardware and communications systems engineers to develop and validate low-level firmware supporting the security, operation, and lifecycle management of custom silicon.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

 * Develop ROM code, bootloaders, and runtime firmware for secure enclaves of custom ASICs.
 * Develop and support firmware for secure boot, attestation, OTA updates, manufacturing provisioning, secure debug, telemetry, recovery, tamper monitoring, and security.
 * Work closely with hardware and communications systems engineers to define and implement firmware and hardware interfaces.
 * Support pre-silicon firmware development, integration, and validation.
 * Support post-silicon bring-up, debugging, and validation of custom ASICs., Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S.as a refugee or granted asylum.

Background Check

 * Required for all positions: Blue's Standard Background Check
 * Required for Certain Job Profiles: Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation
 * Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in any vehicle on a public road while in commerce, may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including: Driver Qualification Files, Medical Certification (obtained before onboarding), Road Test, Hours of Service, Drug and Alcohol Testing, vehicle inspection requirements, CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials transportation/shipping training.
 * Required for certain Job Profiles: Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential, which includes pre-employment and random drug testing as well as DOT physical, Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws,
including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on "Know Your Rights," please see here.

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation

Applicants wishing to receive information on Blue Origin's Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us atEEOCompliance@blueorigin.com. Please note this is a publicly managed inbox. Please do not include any personal medical information in your request.

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government commercial space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3), applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the U.S. (i.e. current green card holder), or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1157-1158. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified
applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For more information on "EEO Is the Law," please see here and here.


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