# Security Engineer, Device/Hardware at Motive

- Company: Motive
- What the company does: Motive provides an integrated platform to help improve the safety, productivity, and profitability of fleet operations for the physical economy. Backed by Kleiner Perkins.
- Company website: https://go.gomotive.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Hybrid - Austin, Texas; Hybrid - Buffalo, New York; Hybrid - Nashville, Tennessee; Hybrid - San Francisco, California;...
- Work setup: Hybrid
- Posted: 2026-10-25
- Apply by: 2026-12-09
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/gomotive/jobs/8915912002?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/motive-security-engineer-device-hardware/

## About the role

As a Security Engineer, Hardware Security you will be a key member of the Product Security Team. You will be the primary Security partner for Engineering and Hardware teams, focusing on design reviews, threat modeling, and building scalable "secure-by-default" components (libraries, services, frameworks, components) that empower hardware engineers to ship the product securely. You will work across teams, influencing security and driving the hardware security initiative. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years years of experience in Hardware Security, including creating security by design patterns into new devices and platforms
- 5+ years of experience in working with product teams creating security designs and providing security requirements
- 5+ years of hands on development experience in the programming languages like python and C/C++
- Strong understanding of hardware root of trust, secure boot, attestation, key protection, device identity, and secure provisioning concepts
- Demonstrated hands-on experience designing, reviewing, and validating security controls for hardware and low-level system architectures
- Experience in cloud security, runtime security, supply chain security, and application security best practices

Tags: Security

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