Software Security Analyst (m/f/d)

We are seeking a Senior Embedded Security Vulnerability Analyst to perform deep technical analysis of embedded systems, focusing on identifying and understanding vulnerabilities at the hardware/software boundary.

You will analyze low-level firmware, boot code, and system components to uncover exploitable weaknesses and work closely with development teams to drive secure designs. The role requires a strong systems mindset, curiosity for attack techniques, and the ability to reason about complex execution environments. You will also leverage and help shape modern analysis approaches, including AI-assisted vulnerability discovery workflows, to improve both depth and scalability of analysis.

If you are already exploring how LLMs and agentic workflows can augment deep code and system analysis, this role provides an opportunity to apply and advance these approaches in a real-world embedded security setting.

We welcome both:

• experienced security researchers
• strong embedded engineers with a demonstrated interest in transitioning into security

Your Responsibilities

• Perform in-depth vulnerability analysis of embedded software (bare-metal, RTOS, trusted execution environments)
• Analyze boot flows, privilege boundaries, and security-critical components (e.g., crypto libraries, key handling, isolation mechanisms)
• Conduct root cause analysis and assess exploitability and impact of identified weaknesses
• Support security certifications and evaluations (e.g., PSA, SESIP, Common Criteria)
• Analyze PSIRT incidents and derive structural improvements
• Develop and apply analysis methodologies and tooling (static analysis, fuzzing, scripting, automation)
• Apply and evaluate AI-assisted techniques for code analysis and vulnerability discovery (e.g., LLM-based workflows)
• Design and refine workflows that combine traditional analysis (static and dynamic) with AI-assisted approaches
• Research and evaluate emerging attack techniques relevant to embedded systems
• Collaborate with development teams to translate findings into concrete mitigations

Education & Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field
• Strong understanding of low-level system behavior (memory layout, interrupts, privilege levels, concurrency)
• Solid experience in C programming; familiarity with ARM and/or RISC-V architectures
• Experience with assembly-level debugging and analysis

Strong differentiators:

• Experience with vulnerability research, reverse engineering, or exploit development
• Familiarity with static and dynamic analysis tools, fuzzing, or symbolic execution
• Understanding of common vulnerability classes (memory corruption, logic flaws, side channels)
• Experience with debugging interfaces (e.g., JTAG, trace, GDB)
• Experience using or evaluating AI-assisted code analysis or vulnerability discovery tools
• Experience building or integrating automated analysis workflows (e.g., scripting, pipelines, agent-based approaches)
• Rust experience or interest in memory-safe system design

Your Profile

• Strong analytical thinking and curiosity for how systems fail under adversarial conditions
• Ability to work independently and drive complex technical investigations
• Interest in combining deep technical analysis with modern AI-assisted techniques
• Clear communication of technical findings and risks to diverse audiences
• Collaborative mindset when working with development and architecture teams

Please note: The successful candidate may/will be responsible for security related tasks. The assignment may/will be in scope of security certifications, therefore a conscious and reliable way of working is necessary.

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