Staff Engineer, HSM Firmware

Job Title

Staff Engineer, HSM Firmware

Role Summary

Senior firmware engineer responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining firmware for Hardware Security Module (HSM) products used in cloud data protection and encryption solutions. The role collaborates with product, R&D, support, and technical marketing teams to deliver secure, reliable firmware and fixes for deployed systems.

Work involves feature implementation, troubleshooting customer issues, and improving software development processes for cryptographic and embedded systems.

Experience Level

Senior (Staff-level). Specific years of experience not stated.

Responsibilities

Primary duties include design, development, validation, and support of HSM firmware and related components.

• Define and implement product and firmware improvements; propose and deploy fixes and short-term workarounds for production issues.
• Design functional and technical aspects of firmware modules and validate implementations.
• Develop, integrate, and maintain firmware and related infrastructure components; participate in code reviews and development process improvements.
• Analyze and troubleshoot deployment, configuration, and product issues; diagnose escalated customer problems.
• Coordinate with Support, R&D, and Technical Marketing to test and deliver patches, hot-fixes, and updates.
• Write and maintain reliable, testable, and secure firmware code for cryptographic operations.

Requirements

Required technical skills and constraints for the candidate. Degree information is listed separately under Education Requirements.

• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity and data security concepts, including symmetric and asymmetric key cryptography.
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design for low-level systems.
• Expert-level development and debugging skills in C, C++, and Rust.
• Experience with firmware development and debugging for embedded platforms; familiarity with embedded systems is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to diagnose and resolve production/customer issues and to coordinate delivery of patches or hot-fixes.
• Strong interest in learning new technologies and adapting to evolving security requirements.
• Must be eligible to access export-controlled technology and information; some applicants may be subject to export license review prior to employment.

Education Requirements

BS/BE/B.Tech, MS/ME/M.Tech or PhD in Computer Science or a related field. The posting explicitly lists Computer Science or related fields as acceptable degrees.

About the Company

Company: Marvell Technology

Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, United States

Marvell’s semiconductor solutions serve as essential building blocks of the data infrastructure connecting our world, driving innovation across enterprise, cloud, AI, and carrier architectures. The company focuses on creating transformative technology that shapes the future.