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ALTEN Technology USA

Embedded Systems Security Engineer

Foster City, California, United States$120k–$150kmidAdded yesterday

About this role

ALTEN Technology USA seeks an Embedded Systems Security Engineer to design and implement comprehensive security solutions for next-generation embedded Linux platforms. You'll architect hardware root of trust, secure boot mechanisms, trusted execution environments, and production provisioning workflows while automating security pipelines across CI/CD infrastructure.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement Hardware Root of Trust and Secure Boot architecture from bootloader through Linux kernel
  • Implement dm-verity for cryptographically verified filesystems and secure data encryption at rest
  • Develop, integrate, and maintain Trusted Execution Environments (e.g., OP-TEE) and Secure Applications
  • Enforce user-space isolation and sandboxing using SELinux, AppArmor, cgroups, namespaces, and seccomp
  • Build automated cryptographic signing pipelines in CI/CD (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions) using HSMs or secure vaults
  • Collaborate with manufacturing teams on secure hardware configuration, eFuse programming, and end-of-line testing

What they're looking for

  • Embedded Linux development and Board Support Package customization
  • Bootloader configuration (U-Boot Verified Boot, Barebox)
  • Linux kernel hardening and storage/security subsystems (dm-crypt, dm-verity)
  • ARM TrustZone architecture and processor security (ARMv7-A/ARMv8-A)
  • SELinux and AppArmor policy implementation
  • Yocto Project or Buildroot for embedded Linux builds
  • Advanced C programming and Python/Bash scripting
  • Cryptography, PKI, and Hardware Security Module management
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ALTEN Technology USA

ALTEN Technology USA provides engineering validation, testing, and technical support services for automotive systems including connected vehicles, propulsion controls, infotainment, battery systems, and power electronics. The company is hiring validation engineers, test engineers, design engineers, and issue resolution specialists to develop test plans, verify compliance, investigate technical issues, and support product development across automotive hardware and software platforms.

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Likely interview questions

  • Describe your experience designing and implementing Secure Boot architectures—what challenges did you encounter with bootloader verification and how did you resolve them?
  • Walk us through a project where you deployed dm-verity and dm-crypt in production; how did you handle key management and ensure filesystem integrity?
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