5 months ago
San Jose, CA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$80k - $200k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own Platform Firmware Resiliency architecture and implementation across multiple product lines.
- Design and develop secure firmware modules protecting BIOS, FPGA, BMC, and other critical platform firmware.
- Integrate and validate hardware root-of-trust solutions, including Intel PFR, TPM, and cryptographic accelerators.
- Implement firmware recovery mechanisms that restore integrity after corruption or compromise.
- Perform threat modeling and risk assessments for firmware-level attacks.
- Develop test strategies for PFR capabilities, including attack simulation and penetration testing.
- Ensure compliance with NIST SP 800-193 and relevant platform security guidelines.
- Collaborate with hardware, BIOS, security, and cloud teams to integrate PFR features.
- Mentor engineers in firmware security, secure coding, and resiliency design patterns.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- 20+ years of experience in embedded software development.
- Strong C/C++ development background.
- Strong understanding of Platform Firmware Resiliency concepts and NIST SP 800-193 requirements.
- Experience with secure boot, measured boot, and cryptographic firmware verification.
- Familiarity with UEFI/BIOS architecture, BMC firmware, and FPGA firmware update flows.
- Hands-on experience with hardware root-of-trust solutions such as Intel PFR and TPM 2.0.
- Strong debugging skills using JTAG, logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers.
- Experience with Intel Server Platform Services or similar management engines is preferred.
- Familiarity with secure firmware update protocols, including capsule updates and signed images.
- Knowledge of supply chain security for firmware components.
Benefits
- Compensation range of $80,000–$200,000 per year.
- Work with a fast-growing, well-funded company developing secure silicon, systems, and AI-powered digital infrastructure.
- Collaborative environment emphasizing continuous learning, mutual support, curiosity, execution, and respect.
- Axiado is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
About Axiado
Axiado builds hardware-anchored platform security for servers and infrastructure, centered on its Trusted Control/Compute Unit (TCU) processor with root-of-trust functions and AI-based threat detection. It sells security silicon, firmware, and reference platforms to server and network equipment makers and cloud providers integrating baseboard management and platform resiliency. The company was founded in 2017, is privately held, and is headquartered in San Jose, California.