About the role
We are looking for a highly skilled Automotive Cybersecurity Developer with hands-on experience implementing security mechanisms in ECU software and a strong understanding of automotive cybersecurity standards and practices.
Education & Experience
• Bachelor's or master's degree in Electronics Engineering, Embedded Systems, or Cybersecurity
• 4-8+ years of experience in embedded software development, automotive ECU security, cryptographic systems, and automotive communication protocols.
• Prior exposure to automotive ECU development, secure boot, security-critical systems is essential.
Technical Requirements
• Expert C / C++ for embedded systems; bare-metal firmware, bootloaders, ECU software stacks
• Secure coding practices - MISRA-C, ASPICE
• Hands-on experience with RTOS or equivalent, AUTOSAR Crypto Stack.
• Automotive embedded platforms - ARM, TriCore, TI (Aurix, Sitara) or similar; Working on TI AM26x SDK and drivers hands-on is an added advantage
• Cybersecurity architecture for automotive ECUs - Root of Trust, Secure Boot, Secure Update, HSM stack integration, Key Management, KMS, PKI, Digital signing of software/firmware, lifecycle management.
• Strong understanding of cryptographic algorithms - AES, RSA, ECC, SHA, PKI, CMAC, HMAC, HKDF, KDF
• Communication protocols - CAN, UDS, XCP, J1939, UART, SPI, I2C
• Standards - ISO/SAE 21434, UNECE R155 / R156, ISO26262, AUTOSAR.
• Proven experience in:
o Secure boot architecture and implementation
o Secure flashing / secure firmware update mechanisms based on UDS standard
o UDS security (ISO 14229 - UDS $27/$29) authentication and access control
o Hardware Security Modules (HSM) and secure element integration
o Threat modeling (TARA) and risk-based security design approaches.
o Cybersecurity test planning, security validation techniques, vulnerability assessment, penetration / fuzz testing.
o Experience working in AUTOSAR, ISO26262, ISO/SAE 21434 compliant engineering environments.
o Working on Vector AUTOSAR stack.
Tools
• Testing: CANoe, CANalyzer, CANape or equivalent
• IDE/Compiler: TI Code Composer Studio, Eclipse, GCC-ARM
• Static Analysis: Polyspace, Coverity, Blackduck
• Requirements: IBM Jazz, DOORS (DNG), Jira
• Version Control: Git, Sharepoint
Key Competencies
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving.
• Ability to design and implement secure embedded solutions from requirements.
• Good understanding of system-level security trade-offs and constraints.
• Strong debugging skills for hardware / software integration issues.
• Effective communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.
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