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# Embedded Security Engineer

- **Company:** Tesla Motors
- **Location:** Palo Alto, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Salary:** $160,000.0 - $330,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Booting (BIOS), Cyber Security, Linux on Embedded Systems, Embedded Software, Firmware, Design of User Interfaces, Hardware Security Module, Public Key Infrastructure, Software Engineering, Systems Architecture, Strategies of Testing, Software Security, Build Management, U-Boot
- **Published:** September 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/9109265?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F9109265%2FEmbedded-Security-Engineer-Vehicle-Software-California-Palo-Alto

## About the Role

* Proven record of designing and delivering software security systems for internet-connectedembedded devices
 * Experience incorporating hardware-based security techniques (Hardware Security modules,TrustZone, Secure Boot,etc) into a robust hardware/software system design
 * Sound knowledge of Cryptography fundamentals and Public Key Infrastructure
 * Extensive experience creating, presenting, and refining clear, compelling technical specifications from top-level system architecture documents down to low-level implementation guides and test plans
 * System-level (kernel/bootloader) software development experience
 * Strong communicationskills
 * Ability to multi-task, prioritize and work in an extremely fast-paced, collaborative environment

## Description

Other automotive companies have talked for years about a future of connected cars - at Tesla, we make it happen through regular Over-the-Air updates, real-time remote interaction, and proactive resolution of fleet issues. As autonomy expands, the embedded software inside our vehicles, humanoids, batteries, and charging systems becomes part of the control path for real-world behavior, making its security foundational rather than optional. The Embedded Security Engineer role exists to design & build the next generation of those protections. You'll work across teams to define requirements, implement controls in real-time firmware & embedded Linux, and ensure the systems that enable connected services & remote diagnostics remain trustworthy as our product suite becomes increasingly software-driven.
What You'll Do

 * Design and implement security features in our embedded software systems
 * Contribute to technical requirements, architecture, and interface design documents
 * Design and development of real-time embedded firmware and embedded Linux software that implements security controls for the system
 * Develop and lead execution of test strategies and test plans
 * Agree on product-level requirements/goals with the Product team
 * Threat Model anddesignsecuritycontrols &mitigations with the Product Security and Connected Services team
 * Develop Software Security Architecture for the entire system, including component-level requirements for all computers/controllers in the system
 * Drive execution across contributing components, with help from the Program Management team


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