Sr Security Firmware Engineer, AI Accelerators

Qualcomm

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San Diego, CA Posted 12 days ago $111,300–$166,900 / year
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TL;DR

Qualcomm Cloud BU is hiring a System Software Engineer (Security) to join their team as an experienced professional focusing on developing secure computing environments for Edge and Data Center use cases with Qualcomm’s high-performance inference accelerator. The role involves expanding Trusted Execution Environments (TEE) on server platforms, integrating solutions to protect sensitive workloads in TDISP-compliant trusted VMs, and validating SR-IOV-based secure execution environments across multi-tenant deployments. Candidates should have expertise in cloud computing or on-prem server security systems, with a focus on confidential computing, virtualization, and secure execution environments, including familiarity with Intel TDX, AMD SEV-SNP, ARM CCA, or AWS Nitro Enclaves. Essential skills include Linux kernel development, cryptographic primitives, threat modeling, and debugging at the hardware-firmware level using tools like JTAG and protocol analyzers.

Skills

Linux KVM TPM PCIe SR-IOV Intel TDX AMD SEV-SNP ARM CCA AWS Nitro Enclaves QEMU Trusted Execution Environment Confidential Computing Threat Modeling Cryptographic Protocols Secure Boot Attestation Linux Kernel Development JTAG Logic Analyzers Protocol Analyzers

What you'll do

  • Design and integrate TDISP-compliant trusted device assignment for secure inference acceleration.
  • Validate SR-IOV-based secure execution environment supporting isolation and multi-tenant deployments.
  • Extend open-source OS/hypervisors to support confidential workload security extensions.
  • Work with server security technologies including TPM, secure provisioning, and firmware integrity.
  • Contribute to threat modeling and compliance alignment with industry standards like TDISP and OCP.

What we're looking for

  • 3+ years of experience in embedded systems and Linux kernel development.
  • Proficiency in cryptographic primitives, key management, and certificates.
  • Knowledge of threat modeling, network/cloud security, and VM/container security.
  • Experience with virtualized environments using platforms like KVM or VMware.
  • Ability to debug at the kernel level or hardware-firmware level using tools.

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