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Lead hardware security program management at Qualcomm, overseeing development and deployment of secure boot, cryptography, trusted execution environments, and hardware isolation mechanisms. Direct roadmap activities, manage budgets and resources, establish communication processes with senior leadership, and coordinate across engineering disciplines.…See more Requires 5+ years of program management experience, a degree in Engineering or Computer Science, and deep technical expertise in hardware security architectures, Root of Trust, and relevant security certifications (FIPS, Common Criteria, GlobalPlatform, EMVCo). The role emphasizes stakeholder communication, cross-functional negotiation, risk mitigation, and metrics-driven process improvement.

This Hardware Security Program Manager role manages development and deployment programs for secure boot, cryptography, trusted execution environments, and hardware isolation mechanisms at Qualcomm. The position requires rolling up milestones, budget, and risk metrics to senior executives; directing roadmap activities including scope, resource analysis, and cost projections; and managing budget allocation across engineering teams.…See more The ideal candidate combines 5+ years of program management experience with deep technical expertise in hardware security architectures, Root of Trust technologies, and VLSI/hardware-software development cycles, plus proven ability to lead globally distributed teams and negotiate across functional groups.

Lead the security assurance organization at Logos Space, responsible for defining security governance frameworks and leading a multi-disciplinary team of red teamers, vulnerability researchers, and penetration testers across embedded systems, spacecraft, supply chain, cloud infrastructure, and ground-based communications. You will own security sign-off for mission-critical software and hardware releases, establish vulnerability remediation thresholds, conduct adversarial modeling and red team exercises, and translate deep-dive security findings into architectural improvements.…See more The role requires 10–12+ years of security engineering experience with at least 5+ years in senior leadership of offensive security or assurance teams, plus demonstrable expertise leading security assurance programs for safety-critical aerospace or defense systems.

The Security Assurance Lead will build and direct a multi-disciplinary security team responsible for end-to-end security validation across embedded systems, spacecraft, cloud infrastructure, and supply chain. The role owns security governance frameworks, risk management thresholds, and go/no-go sign-off for mission-critical launches and deployments.…See more Key responsibilities include leading red team exercises, defining organizational testing strategies and security KPIs, and translating vulnerability research into architectural improvements across firmware, hardware, CI/CD pipelines, and orbital systems.

Lead a comprehensive security architecture program for Logos Space's ground-based satellite terminals, with technical ownership of end-to-end security design across mmWave apertures, RF/baseband subsystems, and baseband hardware. Design and implement RF-related datalink security, secure wireless protocols, threat models, and secure provisioning workflows while ensuring compliance with FIPS and other cryptographic standards.…See more Mentor security engineers, oversee manufacturing security and chain-of-custody processes, and collaborate with hardware and RAN teams to integrate security controls. This is a hands-on role with potential to build a team, requiring 7–10 years of embedded security experience, proficiency in C/C++/Rust and Python, and deep knowledge of threat modeling, secure boot, firmware security, and anti-tampering mechanisms.