Principal Software Security Engineer

Principal Software Security Engineer

Job Description

**Background**
Technical trends in security are becoming increasingly advanced, complex, and system‑oriented. To address these challenges, we require an experienced security expert—particularly someone strong in software security—to support our products and combined HW+SW solutions. In addition, as a global team, we need an individual who can provide guidance from a global and cross‑industry perspective.

**Role Summary**
The position requires broad technical depth across SoC software stacks, strong understanding of automotive and embedded cybersecurity use cases, and the ability to translate market and regulatory drivers into clear, actionable cybersecurity requirements applicable to Renesas‑developed software products (combined with hardware).

This position serves as a strategic authority and technical advisor—influencing product roadmaps, architectural decisions, and cross‑organizational al...