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Your Title: Lead Embedded Systems Security Architect
Job Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Our Department: Horizontal GNSS R&D
Architect the Future of Secure Positioning: Senior Embedded Systems Engineer
Step into a high-impact role where you will define the security standards for world-class GNSS technology. We are seeking a technical leader to safeguard our core receivers, bridging the gap between sophisticated embedded systems and modern cybersecurity to ensure Trimble remains the most trusted name in precision.
About Us
Trimble is a global technology company that connects the physical and digital worlds, transforming the ways work gets done. With relentless innovation in precise positioning, modeling and data analytics, Trimble enables essential industries including construction, geospatial and transportation. Whether it's helping customers build and maintain infrastructure, design and construct buildings, optimize global supply chains or map the world, Trimble is at the forefront, driving productivity and progress.
Field Systems: The Trimble Field Systems segment provides solutions to increase precision and productivity in construction tasks by empowering stakeholders to collect accurate information and manage conditions with cutting-edge technology.
What Makes This Role Great
In this role, you aren't just writing code; you are the technical architect of trust. Succeeding a legendary industry expert, you will take ownership of the security roadmap for our core GNSS receivers. You will serve as the critical technical link between engineering, the Trimble Cloud team, and global Product Marketing, ensuring our hardware is as secure as it is precise.
Key Exciting Responsibilities

• Architect Secure Workflows: Design and implement robust security frameworks and networking protocols for high-end GNSS receivers to defend against evolving cyber threats.
• Lead Technical Security: Act as the primary authority on cybersecurity issues, identifying system weaknesses and collaborating with global teams to document and resolve vulnerabilities.
• Drive Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner with Product Marketing and various Trimble divisions to translate complex security requirements into high-performance, user-centric features.
• Innovate Systems Architecture: Specify and define software architectures capable of being deployed across multiple operating systems for next-generation product development.
• Collaborate Globally: Interface with the Trimble Cloud team and international R&D hubs to ensure seamless, secure communication across the entire product ecosystem.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Cybersecurity Focus: Demonstrated expertise in designing secure workflows and implementing defensive security measures in embedded environments.
• Networking Competence: Deep understanding of networking and communication protocols.
• Embedded Development: Significant experience with C/C++ and Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS), including primitives like mutexes, semaphores, and task priorities.
• Linux Proficiency: Solid knowledge of Embedded Linux and various Linux distributions.
• Communication: Ability to collaborate effectively with non-technical stakeholders, such as product marketing, to drive security requirements.

Bonus Points For

• Experience with GNSS or high-precision positioning technology.
• Knowledge of cloud-to-device secure integration.
• Experience transitioning legacy systems to next-generation software architectures.

Logistics

• Location: Sunnyvale, CA (On-site)
• Travel Requirement: 0%

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Why You'll Love Working With Us
At Trimble, we're not just a company that "does good"-we are a team dedicated to making a tangible, positive Real-World Impact.

• You'll work on projects that truly matter: Our purpose-driven culture means you'll be helping to build and deliver solutions that make work faster, safer, and more sustainable for millions of people worldwide. Our impact is tangible, from connected machines that save fuel to data-driven insights that reduce waste.
• Collaborate with like-minded people: Our strong internal culture is a "hidden gem." You will work with a collaborative, supportive team that shares your purpose and fosters a genuine sense of belonging. We're a company of "visionary pragmatists" who think boldly and build things that work.
• Be an owner: Trimble thrives on individuals who take initiative and embrace ownership. You'll find an entrepreneurial spirit where success is often "self-authored," empowering proactive "doers."

Compensation: Trimble provides the following compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position. This compensation range is based on a full time schedule. Trimble reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant's sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.
Hiring Range
$138,700.00-$190,700.00
Pay Rate Type
Salary
Bonus Eligible?
Yes
Commission Eligible?
No
Benefits: Trimble offers comprehensive core benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Time off plans and retirement plans. Most of our businesses also offer tax savings plans for health, dependent care and commuter expenses as well as Paid Parental Leave and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. If this position is identified above as commission- or bonus-eligible, the terms of the commission plan or discretionary bonus plan for which you are eligible will be provided following the employee start date.
How to Apply: Please submit an online application for this position by clicking on the 'Apply Now' button located in this posting.
Application Deadline: Trimble accepts applications on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
At Trimble, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace where everyone can thrive. Guided by our core values-Belong, Innovate, and Grow-we embrace and celebrate differences, knowing they make us stronger and more innovative. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, welcoming individuals of all backgrounds and advancing opportunities while embracing race, color, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, veteran status, or any other protected and diverse characteristic. We are committed to offering our candidates and employees with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs the ability to seek reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law and/or where it would not constitute undue hardship for Trimble. For more, please see Trimble's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics at https://investor.trimble.com, under "Corporate Governance."
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