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Staff Applications Engineer

Staff Applications Engineer

Silicon LabsHyderabad
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

We are Silicon Labs. We are a leader in secure, intelligent wireless technology for a more connected world. Our integrated hardware and software platform, intuitive development tools, unmatched ecosystem and robust support make us the ideal long-term partner in building advanced industrial, commercial, home and life applications. We make it easy for developers to solve complex wireless challenges throughout the product lifecycle and get to market quickly with innovative solutions that transform industries, grow economies and improve lives.

What does the Security Applications team do?

Silicon Labs' award-winning technologies are shaping the future of the Internet of Things. Our world-class engineering team creates products focused on security, performance, energy savings, connectivity and simplicity. The Product Security Applications team at Silicon Labs is a critical link between our products and the end customers’ success, and our primary mission is to help our customers design secure systems using our wireless SoC and MCU products. The Applications Engineer is the product expert and utilizes this expertise to provide the customer with support, training and design collateral, such as application notes, design guides, hardware reference designs and evaluation hardware. Learn more about our IoT Wireless and Security product offerings here :

Responsibilities

You have the opportunity to join a small expert team whose charter is to help IoT product developers design secure systems. Your responsibilities include :

  • Work closely with the sales team and field application engineers to answer customers’ technical questions and assist them with debugging problems
  • Participate in our Product Security Incident Response process by assisting in the intake of new findings, triage, assembling the case team, championing the development of mitigations as needed, and communicating the vulnerabilities to customers and other relevant stakeholders
  • Write and maintain security collateral documentation including Security Advisories, Application Notes, User's Guides, Datasheets, Reference Manuals, and security-related code examples
  • Handle high-pressure security vulnerabilities with precision and demonstrate resilience addressing critical security issues promptly and effectively
  • Plan, execute and lead large-scale projects across functions by taking charge of strategic initiatives, ensuring seamless execution and alignment across different teams
  • Drive security apps teams’ technical requirements by serving as the security advocate and collaborate with diverse teams to achieve alignment and consensus on key decisions.
  • Author and deliver product and feature training such as Secure Boot, Secure Debug, Secure Key Storage, Secure Identities, and Secure firmware updates to customers, internal stakeholders and our field personnel
  • Work with key customers to assess their security requirements and match those requirements to our hardware and software features and capabilities
  • Participate in external industry groups representing protocols and ecosystems to participate in their product security related initiatives
  • Work with internal teams to improve security ease of use through the full product development and deployment lifecycle

Required Skills or experience

  • Ability to work as a self-starter in a fast-paced environment in a quickly evolving market space
  • Strong knowledge of engineering fundamentals and methodologies
  • Strong time management skills with the ability to work on multiple tasks within the same day
  • Knowledge of basic cryptography, symmetric key, public key, PKI, certificates and certificate chains, cipher and hash algorithms are required
  • Strong embedded C programming skills are required
  • Demonstrated proficiency in security domains such as secure boot, secure debug, TrustZone, secure key storage, Public Key Infrastructure, etc.
  • Understanding of handling security incidents, including authoring security notifications and advisories is preferred
  • Working knowledge of wireless technologies and protocols (Z-Wave, Bluetooth, Zigbee, etc.) is required
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; Fluency in English
  • Great attention to detail, including professional written correspondence and documentation with minimal grammatical and spelling errors
  • Ability to swiftly learn new technologies to build and grow skills across MCU and Wireless technologies
  • Ability to troubleshoot and debug software, electronic systems, circuits, and devices
  • Required Education or experience

  • Bachelor’s degree Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related Security degree program required
  • 5-7 years of hands-on experience in embedded systems development
  • Benefits & Perks :

    Not only will you be joining a highly skilled and tight-knit team where every engineer makes a significant impact on the product; we also strive for good work / life balance and to make our environment welcoming and fun.

  • Equity Rewards (RSUs)
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
  • Insurance plans with Outpatient cover
  • National Pension Scheme (NPS)
  • Flexible work policy
  • Childcare support