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Principal Embedded Systems Security Engineer

True Anomaly · Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA

Posted 8 days ago · $225,000-$330,000

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
8 days
True Anomaly's roles stay open a median of 45 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
95% of True Anomaly's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at True Anomaly
low
0 stale, 4 reposted of 183 open
Hiring momentum
220 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from True Anomaly's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for True Anomaly.

About this role

As the Principal Embedded Systems Security Engineer, you will be responsible for the security architecture and threat modeling of spacecraft systems, ensuring that embedded systems are secure by default. Your role involves hands-on work with C++ flight software, embedded C firmware, and hardware security implementations, as well as leading security assessments and driving secure design practices across teams. You will tackle novel security challenges in space-based systems and utilize AI to enhance your work in embedded systems security.

Our read on this posting4.8out of 5
benefits
4/5
freshness
5/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
5/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of True Anomaly as an employer.

What you need

  • Active security clearance, or the ability to obtain and maintain one
  • Deep, hands-on expertise in embedded, hardware, and firmware security
  • Strong software development skills in C and C++
  • Proven track record of building production security platforms
  • Deep, expert-level PKI knowledge with hands-on experience
  • Expert-level applied cryptography knowledge

Nice to have

  • Hands-on experience taking cryptographic modules through formal FIPS validation
  • Experience with real-time or safety-critical embedded systems
  • Background in a regulated or high-assurance domain
  • Hardware reverse engineering and firmware analysis experience
  • FPGA/VHDL security and RF/radio security experience

What you get

  • Base Salary: $225,000-$330,000
  • Equity
  • Health, Dental, Vision insurance
  • HRA/HSA options
  • PTO and paid holidays
  • 401K

Worth weighing

  • Base salary range is quite broad, actual salary may vary based on multiple factors
  • Position requires ability to obtain a security clearance
  • Some work must be done on-site despite a hybrid work environment
  • Job involves high-stakes security implications, which may lead to a high-pressure work environment

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Listed by True Anomaly on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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