Vice President of Engineering
Vice President of Engineering
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22-04-2025
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Meet Yubico: the inventor of the YubiKeythe worlds first and leading security key. Our companys mission is to make secure login easy and available for everyone. Yubico was founded in 2007 by Stina and Jakob Ehrensvard and recently went public on Nasdaq Stockholm Main Market: YUBICO. Our customers include Fortune 500 companies hundreds of government agencies and millions of individuals in over 160 countries that rely on Yubico technology to secure access to computers online services and mobile apps. We are a global company with a strong company culture and employees located in over 14 countries. Yubicos headquarters are based in Stockholm Sweden and Santa Clara CA. Aligned with our mission to make the internet more secure for everyone Yubico donates YubiKeys to organizations helping atrisk individuals through our philanthropic initiative Secure it Forward.
At Yubico we offer:
Yubico Values: We work to ensure that our employees have an open space to have their voices amplified to create a workplace where everyone feels like they belong. Aligned with this our employees have created some pretty cool Employee Resource Groups: YubiPride YubiBIPOC YubiSustainability and YubiWomen. Additionally Yubico donates YubiKeys to organizations in need all over the world (you can read more about our work here).
Social Connection: Relationships and connectedness matter and we love spending time with our team! Our virtual workspace keeps us connected daytoday whether its through Yubico celebrating wins or our buzzing Slack communities. We host an allteam event in a new location every year where we plan for upcoming quarters set goals and most importantly host fun events to encourage team building outside of the workplace. Check out our Life at Yubico Page on LinkedIn and our awards here.
The Role:
We are seeking a Vice President of Engineering to lead our engineering teams in hardware engineering firmware development tools SDKs & applications development and manufacturing in our Stockholm office. This executive role will be a key part of the leadership team responsible for driving the technical vision and of Yubicos engineering strategies overseeing product development from design to manufacturing and ensuring that Yubicos products continue to meet the highest standards of security performance and reliability.
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in hardware and firmware engineering along with exposure to manufacturing processes. You will be responsible for building leading and mentoring a highperforming engineering team while collaborating closely with other departments to ensure smooth product development and successful product launches.
Tasks & Responsibilities:
- Leadership & Team Management: Build lead and mentor Yubicos engineering teams across hardware engineering firmware development and manufacturing. Cultivate a culture of innovation collaboration and excellence while ensuring continuous team growth and development
- Technical Strategy & Vision: Define and drive the engineering strategy for hardware and firmware systems at Yubico ensuring alignment with the overall product vision and business goals. Lead the of this strategy to create nextgeneration security products
- Product Development & : Oversee the endtoend product development lifecycle from initial concept and prototyping to mass production. Ensure all hardware and firmware products are delivered on time meet security requirements and exceed quality and reliability
- Manufacturing & Supply Chain Management: Collaborate with the operations and manufacturing teams to ensure smooth and efficient production processes. Drive optimization of manufacturing workflows quality control and supply chain management to ensure highquality products and scalability
- CrossFunctional Collaboration: Work closely with product management design marketing and sales teams to align engineering efforts with business objectives. Ensure that products meet market needs and user requirements integrating feedback into future development cycles
- Innovation & R&D: Foster a culture of innovation within the engineering team ensuring that Yubico continues to lead the market with groundbreaking security technologies. Stay informed on industry trends and emerging technologies that can influence future product development
- Security & Quality Assurance: Ensure that all engineering processes and products adhere to the highest standards of security reliability and performance. Implement and enforce best practices for hardware and firmware testing verification and validation
- Process Optimization: Continuously evaluate and improve engineering processes tools and workflows to increase efficiency reduce timetomarket and support scalability. Promote best practices in hardware and firmware development to streamline development efforts
- Customer Focus: Engage with customerfacing teams to understand user needs and pain points ensuring that engineering solutions meet and exceed customer expectations. Leverage market insights to guide product improvements and new product initiatives
Basic Qualifications:
- Education: Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science or a related field
- Experience:
- 10 years of experience in hardware and firmware engineering with a proven ability to design and deliver complex secure products at scale
- At least 5 years in a leadership role managing engineering teams and collaborating crossfunctionally to deliver successful hardware and firmware products
- Strong experience with manufacturing processes including familiarity with hardware prototyping assembly quality control and scaling production Knowledge of contract manufacturing and managing global supply chains is a plus
- Experience in secure hardware (e.g. smart cards hardware security modules encryption devices) and an understanding of security protocols (e.g. FIDO2 U2F TLS) is highly desirable
- Experience with embedded firmware development (C C lowlevel programming) and embedded systems.
- Proven ability to drive endtoend product development across hardware and firmware from design and development to testing deployment and production.
- Familiarity with hardware design tools (e.g. PCB design schematic capture) and firmware development tools
Technical Skills:
- Strong technical background in hardware engineering with experience in electrical design PCB layout and signal integrity
- Indepth knowledge of embedded systems and firmware development with the ability to integrate hardware and software components to deliver highperformance secure products
- Familiarity with manufacturing techniques and processes for highvolume product production (e.g. SMT PCBA etc.
- Understanding of cryptography and security protocols is a major advantage
Leadership & Soft Skills:
- Strong leadership and management skills with the ability to mentor and develop engineering talent while fostering a culture of collaboration innovation and accountability
- Exceptional communication skills capable of presenting technical topics to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders
- Strategic thinking and a strong business acumen able to balance shortterm product development goals with longterm technological growth and sustainability
- Ability to thrive in a fastpaced dynamic environment managing multiple projects while maintaining high standards of quality and performance
- Agility to address rapid shifts in product development and technology needs while ensuring that team members feel heard and that decisions are made collaboratively and inclusively to promote a sense of unity
- Fluency in English is required; proficiency in Swedish is a plus
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We are an equal opportunity employer we value diversity and uphold an inclusive environment where all people feel that they are equally respected and valued. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age marital status religion national origin disability protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Wed love to learn about what you can add to our diverse team.
Yubico does not accept agency resumes or referrals so please do not send them to our careers staff or employees. Yubico is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes or referrals.
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