Senior Director – Security Vulnerability Analysis
NXP Semiconductors
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Hamburg • Germany
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About the role
- Lead, mentor, and develop a specialized team of security analysts and engineers.
- Define team goals, priorities, and growth plans aligned with company objectives.
- Define the long‑term technical strategy for vulnerability analysis.
- Identify emerging attack vectors and proactively integrate innovative techniques into the team’s workflows.
- Oversee systematic vulnerability assessments of semiconductor devices, IP blocks, SoCs, and firmware.
- Validate high‑impact findings and support internal teams in remediation planning.
- Partner with IC design, product security, firmware engineering, verification, and quality teams.
- Represent the Security Vulnerability Team in internal reviews, audits, and customer discussions.
- Ensure high‑quality reporting of vulnerabilities, risk levels, and mitigation recommendations.
- Drive process improvements, tooling enhancements, lab development, and automation initiatives.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Embedded Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
- 10+ years embedded security experience
- Strong understanding of semiconductor architectures, secure design, and cryptographic implementations.
- Experience leading engineers, technical teams, or complex cross‑functional security initiatives.
- Ability to translate complex technical challenges into clear strategic direction.
- Skilled at fostering collaboration and motivating teams.
- Experience with security‑certified products such as Automotive ECUs, IoT devices, or secure elements.
- Knowledge of secure architecture design and semiconductor IP security.
- Experience driving lab automation, new security tooling adoption, or innovative test frameworks.
- Familiarity with vulnerability disclosure programs and secure product lifecycle management.
- Proactive, visionary mindset with strong strategic thinking.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- High degree of creativity paired with structured problem‑solving ability.
- Confident decision‑making and ability to handle ambiguity in fast‑paced environments.
- Strong team‑building and leadership presence.
Benefits
- Career Development Opportunities
- Commitment to Sustainability and Diversity
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Hard Skills & Tools
embedded securityvulnerability analysissemiconductor architecturessecure designcryptographic implementationslab automationsecurity toolingtest frameworksvulnerability assessmentsremediation planning
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringstrategic thinkingcollaborationmotivationcommunicationstakeholder managementcreativityproblem-solvingdecision-making