Hardware Security Lead

Our Mission  

SPAN develops products that accelerate the rapid adoption of renewable energy in the home. The flagship SPAN Smart Panel is the first true evolution for the traditional home electric panel, harnessing enhanced technology for metering, monitoring, and control. An expanded product suite of intelligent, integrated solutions radically lowers the cost and complexity of energy upgrades–including solar, batteries and EVs–empowering homeowners to be active, resilient and informed players in the energy market. 

 

The Role

SPAN Information Security team is looking for a Hardware Security Lead as part of the Security & IT team at SPAN. The person will closely work with product teams to implement device security features, which includes, but not limited to: secure boot, LUKS encryption, hardware TPM, OTA updates, SSH certificate management and process isolation. Responsibilities include:

• Work with product teams to develop device security features.
• Foster sharing of common security features across multiple device projects.
• Lead the development of a secure embedded platform for future projects.

 

About You 

Required Qualifications

• Prior experience in embedded Linux, preferably Yocto.
• Prior experience with secure boot process, either UEFI or U-BOOT.
• Prior experience in volume encryption, in particular LUKS and key management.
• Prior experience in hardware TPM, in particular TPM 2.0.

Bonus Qualifications

• Familiarity with cryptography (e.g., RSA, AES, HMAC, ECDSA, ECDH).
• Familiarity with SSH certificate management.
• Familiarity with OTA updates, both application and OS.
• Familiarity with process isolation through Docker or similar technologies.

The U.S. base salary range for this position is $149,000 - $204,000 plus benefits, equity and variable compensation for Sales-related roles. This range represents SPAN’s good faith estimate of competitively-priced salary for the role based on national, real-time industry data from companies of a similar growth stage. This range reflects minimum and maximum new hire salaries for the role across US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by location and individual factors including relevant skills, experience and education or training. This range correlates to the relative level of the candidate we believe we need for the role and may require an adjustment for candidates of a different level. 
Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the location this role is based during the hiring process.   

Life at SPAN

SPAN embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. 

Headquartered in San Francisco’s vibrant SoMa neighborhood, we are an eclectic group of creative thinkers who value open communication, teamwork, and a ‘make it happen’ approach to addressing complex challenges. 

We’re hiring talented individuals who are driven by success and are passionate about shaping the future of renewable energy. If that sounds like you, we’d love for you to consider joining the rapidly growing team at SPAN.

The Perks:

⚡ Competitive compensation + equity grants at a well-funded, venture-backed company

⚡ Comprehensive benefits (including medical; dental, vision, life and disability insurance)

⚡ Comfortable, sunny office space located near BART and Caltrain public transit

⚡ Strong focus on teambuilding and company culture (events, meet-ups, clubs)

⚡ Flexible hours and unlimited PTO

Interested in joining our team? Submit an application today and we’ll be in touch with next steps!