Embedded Software Engineer – CybersecurityLocation: Leuven, BelgiumExperience: Graduate – 5 years
The Company:An innovative cybersecurity company based in Leuven, developing secure embedded systems that protect connected devices and critical infrastructure. Their technology operates at the lowest layers of hardware and firmware, ensuring products are secure by design from boot-up to runtime.
As they continue to grow, they are looking for an Embedded Software Engineer to join their core engineering team.
The Role:You will work on low-level embedded software forming the foundation of secure systems. This includes firmware, boot processes, kernel-level development, and driver implementation for security-focused hardware platforms.
This role is open to strong graduates through to engineers with up to 5 years of experience.
Key Responsibilities:Develop and maintain low-level C code for embedded systemsDesign and implement device drivers and driver-level integrationsWork with Embedded Linux (kernel, bootloaders, BSPs)Contribute to boot process development and secure boot implementationsDevelop software for real-time embedded environmentsDebug hardware-software interactions at board levelCollaborate with hardware and security teams to ensure robust system architectureSupport performance optimisation and system reliability improvements
Requirements:Degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, or related fieldStrong C programming skills (low-level / close to hardware)Experience with Embedded Linux environmentsExposure to Linux kernel development or device driver developmentUnderstanding of bootloaders (e.g. U-Boot) and system bring-upKnowledge of real-time systems conceptsComfortable debugging using oscilloscopes, JTAG, serial interfaces, etc.
Nice to Have:Experience with secure boot, cryptography libraries, or hardware security modulesFamiliarity with ARM-based architecturesUnderstanding of networking stacksExposure to Yocto or Buildroot
Why Join?Work on cybersecurity at the firmware and hardware levelHigh technical ownership and real engineering depthLeuven-based innovation environmentOpen to ambitious graduates with strong fundamentalsCollaborative, research-driven engineering culture
If you're interested, please apply directly through the link below, feel free to share with anyone in your Network who you feel may be interested and contact me on the below email address for more information:
Joel.isaac@vividresourcing.com