1X · 1 month ago
Product Security Engineer, Cryptography & PKI
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$138K/yr - $240K/yr1X is a company that builds humanoid robots to solve labor shortages and create abundance. They are seeking a Product Security Engineer specializing in cryptography and PKI to build and scale the cryptographic infrastructure that secures their robots and communications.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)ManufacturingRobotics
Hiring Manager
Andrew H.
Responsibilities
Design and manage end-to-end cryptographic services, including PKI and key lifecycle management
Establish HSM infrastructure as the root of trust for firmware signing and IoT authentication
Lead the evaluation, procurement, configuration, and integration of HSM vendor solutions
Architect scalable key management systems for future growth
Design remote device attestation mechanisms leveraging technologies such as fTPM or OP-TEE
Build and automate secure pipelines for firmware and bootloader signing
Define infrastructure and policies for author key provisioning, rotation, and destruction
Secure build systems and code-signing workflows
Develop factory provisioning architecture for mass key and certificate distribution
Support secure communication protocol development
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product Security, Cloud Infrastructure, Device Engineering, and SecOps
Qualification
Required
Strong experience with cryptography, PKI design, and key management
Experience working with hardware security modules (HSMs), including vendor selection, integration, and root‑of‑trust establishment
Familiarity with remote device attestation frameworks (such as fTPM, OP‑TEE, or similar)
Demonstrated ability to design and scale secure firmware signing and code signing pipelines
Proven track record in defining and enforcing trust policies (key generation, rotation, destruction) and provisioning mechanisms
Experience securing build/artifact pipelines and developing secure communication protocols
Ability to work cross‑functionally with hardware, software, security operations, and infrastructure teams
High attention to detail, strong problem solving, with a mindset of anticipating vulnerabilities and designing defendable systems
Preferred
Vendor-specific HSM credentials or labs (Thales, Utimaco, AWS CloudHSM)
NVIDIA Orin or similar SoC platform experience
Background in post-quantum crypto evaluation and migration planning
Familiarity with large-scale factory provisioning tools (KMIP gateways, ACME/SCEP)
ProdSec/supply-chain security expertise (SBOMs, CI/CD hardening)
Experience in C/C++/Rust/GoLang (in addition to Python / Bash)
GoLang preferred
Additional security certifications
Benefits
Health, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) with company match
Paid time off and holidays
Company
1X
1X is an engineering and robotics company that develops humanoid robots designed to work alongside humans.
Founded in 2014
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$136.49MKey Investors
EQT VenturesOpenAI Startup Fund
2025-07-07Series B
2024-01-11Series B· $99.94M
2024-01-11Secondary Market
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