True Anomaly
Principal Embedded Systems Security Engineer
$225K–$330K
Denver, CO +3 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Sep 8, 2026
- Location
- Denver, CO
Long Beach, CA
Denver, CO
Long Beach, CA - Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Owns spacecraft, radio, and hardware security by building security architecture, platforms, tooling, and validation systems for embedded systems.
What you'll do
- Set security architecture, threat models, and defensive controls across spacecraft hardware, firmware, FPGA designs, and flight software.
- Build security platforms and PKI, cryptographic implementations, secure boot, and supply-chain protections.
- Lead security assessments and testing, embed secure design practices across teams, and use AI to accelerate security work.
What they ask for
- Active security clearance or ability to obtain and maintain one.
- Deep hands-on embedded, hardware, and firmware security expertise, including attack surfaces, side-channel and fault-injection attacks, secure boot, and HSMs.
- Strong C and C++ development skills and production security-platform/tooling experience.
- Expert PKI and applied cryptography experience, including embedded systems, government standards, and post-quantum cryptography migration.
Nice to have
- FIPS validation experience; real-time or safety-critical embedded systems experience.
- Relevant aerospace, defense, avionics, medical device, or industrial-control background; FPGA/VHDL or RF security experience.
Pay
$225,000-$330,000 USD base salary
Tools
C, C++, FPGA, FIPS 140-3, CNSA 2.0, CCSDS Space Data Link Security (SDLS), HSMs, VHDL
AI focus
Use AI to accelerate development, analyze security data, and close technical knowledge gaps.
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