Print Engineering and Authentication Technologist

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Job Summary
The engineer is responsible for the architecture, design, and delivery of secure authentication capabilities for HP print supplies using embedded secure microcontrollers (smart chips). This role partners closely with firmware, silicon vendors, cryptography specialists, and manufacturing teams to protect HP supplies from counterfeiting and unauthorized reuse, while ensuring a high-quality customer experience. This role will primarily focus on the integration of firmware and software with HP security chips.

Responsibilities

• Create, design, develop, test, and deliver authentication features for smart‑chip–based print products
• Define and implement secure authentication protocols between supplies and printers
• Collaborate with firmware, ASIC/microcontroller vendors, HP product teams, and cryptography teams on secure implementations
• Support threat modeling and attack analysis related to counterfeit and aftermarket supplies
• Drive authentication requirements into new product introductions (NPI)
• Partner with manufacturing and quality teams to ensure robust deployment
• Support field issues related to authentication failures or security events
• Support IP enforcement activity.

Education & Experience Recommended

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• Typically 7-10 years of experience developing firmware or software.  C/C++ experience preferred.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience with embedded systems, secure microcontrollers, or firmware-integrated hardware
• Working knowledge of authentication, security protocols, or cryptographic concepts
• Ability to work cross-functionally across hardware, firmware, security, and manufacturing teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with secure elements, smart cards, or trusted execution environments (TEE)
• Familiarity with anti‑counterfeiting technologies
• Experience in printing systems, consumables, or embedded product ecosystems
• Prior exposure to failure analysis, attack mitigation, or threat modeling
• Experience writing object-oriented code (C#, Java, C++)
• .NET experience preferred, development experience using C# and LINQ

Knowledge & Skills
• Agile Methodology
• Algorithms
• C (Programming Language)
• C++ (Programming Language)
• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Debugging
• Electrical Engineering
• Embedded Software
• Embedded Systems
• Firmware
• Firmware Development
• Git (Version Control System)
• Linux
• New Product Development
• Operating Systems
• Python (Programming Language)
• Real-Time Operating Systems
• Software Development
• Software Engineering

Cross-Org Skills
• Effective Communication
• Results Orientation
• Learning Agility
• Digital Fluency
• Customer Centricity

Impact & Scope
• Impacts function and leads and/or provides expertise to functional project teams and may participate in cross-functional initiatives.

Complexity
• Works on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors.

Disclaimer
• This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

The pay range for this role is $116,150 to $182,400 USD annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to United States of America candidates only). Pay varies by work location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits:

HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position, including:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Long term/short term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Generous time off policies, including;
• 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
• 11 paid holidays
• Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)

The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

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