Embedded Security Research Engineer

Security Researcher | Seed Security Product | SF or Remote | $200K* + Equity

Stanton House is partnered with an industry-lauded seed startup, to identify a Security Researcher, who will be responsible for performing novel security attacks on complex firmware systems. This will be vital work in helping the founders and the rest of the team shape and drive the product forward. This role will involve authentic freedom to choose research directions and genuinely propel innovation, rather than provide piecemeal iteration.

Highlights:
~Award winning startup with industry leading innovation nominations
~Engineering led start-up with focus on bringing in the top talent - founding team helped build Starlink's firmware
~Heavyweight investors including co-founders of multi-billion tech startups
~Blend of 50% research / 50% engineering - great for someone motivated by learning and curiosity
~Benefits: Medical/Dental, PTO, Equity at very early company stage

Requirements:
~Proficient in C, C++, or Rust programming languages
~Demonstrated expertise in reverse engineering and penetration testing bare metal or real-time operating systems (e.g., Zephyr, FreeRTOS, VxWorks, QNX, ThreadX, etc.) on embedded CPU architectures (e.g., ARM32, MIPS, PowerPC, TriCore, RISC-V, etc.)."
~Hands-on experience with firmware analysis, including use of at least one of Ghidra, Binary Ninja, or IDA Pro
~US Citizen or Green Card Holder

*We may be able to go higher on the base for a particularly experienced individual