The Silicon and Systems Group (SSG) is seeking a Software Development Manager to lead our SoC Security team. This role owns the end-to-end security charter for custom silicon, spanning secure boot and hardware root of trust firmware, Trusted Execution Environments (
TEE/OP-
TEE),
DRM content protection (Widevine, PlayReady,
HDCP), cryptographic key management and code signing infrastructure, factory provisioning via HSMs, security review and vulnerability management, and next-generation security architecture including crypto agility for post-quantum readiness and hardware-enforced confidential computing at the edge. You will lead a geographically distributed team of engineers across the US and India, serving as the single point of accountability for security decisions that ship in silicon—many of which are irreversible. You will drive security milestone execution aligned to product launch dates, own the review process for one-way-door decisions (
OTP fuse locks, boot
ROM changes, key hierarchy), and coordinate with partner security organizations across the company. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise in hardware-rooted security, secure boot chains,
TEE platforms, and cryptographic systems with proven people-management experience leading distributed software teams in a fast-paced silicon development environment.
Key job responsibilities
Lead and grow a geographically distributed team of security engineers across the US and India, hiring and developing talent while setting clear goals aligned to product ship milestones. Serve as the single escalation point for
cross-functional security decisions across the organization.
Own the end-to-end SoC security charter spanning secure boot firmware,
TEE platform,
DRM content protection, cryptographic key management, factory provisioning, and security reviews. Drive security milestone execution tied to silicon tapeout and product launch schedules, and own the review process for irreversible hardware security decisions such as
OTP fuse programming, boot
ROM locks, and key hierarchy changes.
Triage and prioritize critical security vulnerabilities across multiple SoC platforms, balancing ship timelines against security risk. Lead security review intake, penetration test coordination, and remediation tracking. Establish and maintain incident response processes for silicon-specific threats.
Partner with Device Security, OS Security, and Platform Security teams to align requirements and resolve dependencies. Coordinate with factory and manufacturing teams on secure provisioning flows including
HSM integration, key injection, and fuse programming. Represent SoC security in product readiness reviews and executive escalations.
- 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience
- 3+ years of managing system or software development teams experience
- Experience with any combination of the following: application security frameworks, identity and access controls, incident response, mobile security, cloud computing and security, AI security, threat intelligence, and
penetration testing- Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations, or experience managing teams
- Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and
product strategy- Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers
- Experience with hardware security concepts including secure boot, hardware root of trust, cryptographic key management, or Trusted Execution Environments (
TEE)
- Experience with
DRM content protection systems (e.g., Widevine, PlayReady,
HDCP) or similar content security frameworks
- Experience driving security reviews,
threat modeling, or
penetration testing for embedded or hardware platforms
- Experience with factory security processes such as secure provisioning, key injection,
HSM integration, or
OTP fuse programming
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USA, CA, Sunnyvale - 212,700.00 - 287,700.00 USD annually