Field Application Engineer - Embedded Cybersecurity
📍Location
Location: Paris (75017), France | Permanent contract (CDI) | Hybrid work
Scope: Europe + Global engagements in embedded security
🏢 Company
At ProvenRun, our mission is to establish trust in the Internet of Things (IoT). In a world where
embedded systems control critical infrastructure from transportation to energy and communication
securing these platforms is no longer optional.
We develop certified, ultra-secure embedded software solutions, including:
- ProvenCore: the world’s most secure operating system, Common Criteria EAL7 certified
- ProvenVisor: a lightweight hypervisor designed for embedded environments
- ProvenBox: our plug-and-play Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) for secure deployment of sensitive applications
🚀 Your role
As a Field Application Engineer (FAE), you will help us expand our presence in the embedded cybersecurity market.
The FAE position is a crucial member of the ProvenRun team, responsible for the technical interface with our clients. Your mission will be to promote ProvenRun product and service portfolio, particularly our highly secure operating system ProvenCore and our hypervisor ProvenVisor. You will work crossfunctionally with our product, sales, engineering, and support teams.
You will support deployment, integration, and technical promotion of our solutions and play a vital role in customer success.
Main responsibilities:
- Identify current and future client needs to ensure the success of their projects and collaborate with them to find appropriate solutions
- Develop a network of contacts within the client’s organization to enhance cooperation and become a trusted partner
- Work with the sales engineers to identify opportunities and convert them into won contracts to achieve sales objectives
- Generate, prepare, and present proposals, specifically the technical aspect, of ProvenRun in collaboration with the product and integration services teams
- Take charge of product evaluations at client sites
- Actively participate in support and project execution activities to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction
- Potentially handle training and consulting assignments
- Prepare for and participate in public events such as trade shows, seminars, etc
👤 Your Profile
We’re looking for a proactive, technically strong, and customer-focused engineer with a hands-on mindset and the ability to manage technical conversations at all levels.
🧩 Mindset:
- Proactive, problem-solving, and customer-oriented
- Strong communication skills and ability to build trust with customers
- Adaptable, self-motivated, and comfortable with autonomy
- High integrity, honesty, listening ability, communication skills, teamwork, autonomy, motivation, and professional rigor
- Above all, an excellent attitude, customer orientation, and a desire to make a difference
Technical skills
✅ Required:
- 5+ years in cybersecurity / embedded / cryptography fields and technical customer facing position
- Experience with at least one of the following OS/RTOS: Linux (Yocto or buildroot), VxWorks,
- QNX, Integrity, FreeRTOS, Zephyr, or others
- Processor architectures: ARM Cortex-A, Cortex-M, and RISC-V
- Languages: C/C++, RUST, and Python would be advantageous
- Development environment and debugger: GDB, Eclipse, or equivalent.
- Communication stacks: TCP/IP, OpenSSL, IPSEC, IKE, Routing, Bridging, QoS, VLAN.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Fluent in written and spoken English, knowledge of German is a plus.
⭐ Bonus points for:
- Good knowledge of embedded hypervisors
- Knowledge in the following areas would be highly appreciated:
- Security architectures
- Applied cryptography
- Certification for functional safety: DO-178, IEC-61508, etc.
- Certification for cybersecurity: Common Criteria, SESIP, DO-356, IEC 62443, WP-29, ISO/IEC 27000.
🎁 Why you’ll want to join us ?
- Work with world-class security experts on certified technologies
- Join a mission-driven company shaping the future of embedded security
- Regular in-house training (ProvenTalks and Masterclasses) and events
- Health insurance, lunch card
- Regular internal in person Townhalls and events
📬 How to apply ?
Please complete the form below or send your CV by email to the following address: 👉careers@provenrun.com