Security Software Engineering Manager

The role :

Openchip is building new RISC-V chips with security at heart, enabling safer and more privacy-respectful execution of data processing workloads like AI models.

As a Security Software Engineering Manager, you will design and implement security features across Openchip’s software stack : from low-level platform firmware to integrations with AI and Cloud runtimes. You will also contribute to hardware / software co-design, providing requirements and identifying potential IPs, as well as engage with the wider security community.

Key responsibilities :

• Manage a team of engineers working in the relevant technical space. In particular :

Create a welcoming work environment in their org and strive for reports’ motivation, well-being, and professional growth opportunities.

Provide technical and professional guidance to their reports. Give feedback, priorities, and higher level context.

Take part in task tracking and assignment, monitoring their reports’ workloads as well as how tasks are contributing to development and business goals.

Host regular 1 : 1 and team-wide meetings for frequent communication and overall team awareness.

Host regular performance conversations with reports and complete the periodical performance appraisal process for their team. Determine clear performance goals, keep track of their progress, and take part in promotion decisions following the established processes.

Determine the needs for individual- and team-level career development and training. Host regular career conversations with reports.

Work with HR to handle special situations (e.g., medical leave).

Ensure the appropriate growth of the team : identify the need of new positions, define job profiles, work with HR to create and filter candidate pools, coordinate and take part in interview panels,

make final hiring decisions.

Develop and maintain security features for novel and existing hardware architectures (RISC-V and others).

Implement secure boot, confidential computing, cryptography, and other platform security features.

Define new interfaces and modify existing ones to expose security features to user applications. When possible, identify and leverage existing standard ones.

Work with firmware and operating systems teams, incorporating security features into low-level and platform software.

Work with middleware teams, exposing security features to user applications and / or hardening frameworks.

Work with hardware teams, providing requirements for security and influencing hardware / software co-design.

Required qualifications :

Confidential computing technologies (RISC-V CoVE, Intel SGX, Intel TDX, AMD SEV, confidential containers).

Platform security features (kernel / firmware hardening, CHERI, CFI, pointer tagging, virtualization-based security, IOMMU).

Cryptograpy usage across networks (certificates, signatures, TLS / SSL, PKI remote attestation).

Boot integrity technologies (UEFI Secure Boot, measured boot, TPM).

Cryptography, including experience with cryptography libraries (OpenSSL, libssl, wolfssl, mbedtls, libsodium).

Preferred qualifications

What do we offer?

Why Join Us?

At Openchip, we are pioneers in the semiconductor industry, driving innovation that transforms industries and shapes the future of computing. As a key member of our leadership team, you will have the opportunity to work on groundbreaking technologies that power some of the most demanding applications in AI, HPC, and cloud computing. We offer :

We are looking for outstanding people willing to join our mission to change this industry and help to build a better world.

If you feel identified with Openchip, please contact us. We can offer a competitive compensation package in a flexible work schema that will help you to keep a balance between your personal and professional life.

At Openchip & Software Technologies S.L., we believe a diverse and inclusive team is the key to groundbreaking ideas. We foster a work environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to reach their full potential – regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

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