{"id":1363173,"url":"https://alion.io/job/ore-energy-software-engineer-edge-systems-embedded-security","title":"Software Engineer – Edge Systems & Embedded Security","company":{"id":1789234,"name":"ORE Energy","domain":"oreenergy.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/oreenergy","size_band":"11-50","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Personio","truth_index":null},"role":"Hardware","role_family":"Hardware","seniority":"middle","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Amsterdam, Netherlands"],"countries":["NL"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":57000,"max_usd":132000,"period":"year","method":"global_role_cell_scaled_by_country","sample_n":536},"experience_years_min":4,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"C++","optional":false},{"name":"Linux","optional":false},{"name":"MQTT","optional":false},{"name":"OPC UA","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false},{"name":"Rust","optional":false},{"name":"AWS","optional":true},{"name":"Azure","optional":true},{"name":"GCP","optional":true},{"name":"PKI","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-08-03T14:50:26Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-08-03","last_verified_at":"2026-09-29T12:07:38Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":57,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":57},"description":"The role\nAt Ore Energy, we are on a mission to fundamentally expand the amount of energy society can reliably harness and use, helping move civilization toward a more abundant energy future. We are doing this by developing long-duration, utility-scale iron-air batteries that provide safe, low-cost, multi-day energy storage for electricity grids and data centers.\nWe are expanding our engineering team and are looking for a Software Engineer - Edge Systems & Embedded Security to join us in Amsterdam. In this role, you will take technical ownership of the secure software and data architectures that bridge our physical, edge-connected battery systems with cloud platforms.\nYou will design scalable data pipelines, secure edge-to-cloud communication interfaces, and end-to-end cybersecurity frameworks. We are looking for a pragmatic, hands-on engineer who thrives at the intersection of connected hardware, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure; ensuring our energy storage systems remain secure, resilient, and observable at scale.\nKey responsibilities\nEdge-to-Cloud Connectivity & Gateway Software:Design and develop communication software for industrial edge gateways, enabling secure and reliable connectivity between BESS containers, battery systems, EMS/SCADA systems, field devices, and cloud platforms. Develop scalable solutions for collecting, transmitting, and managing operational, diagnostic, and performance data using industry-standard communication protocols.\n\nIndustrial Communication & Security:Develop secure communication solutions using protocols such as IEC 61850, IEC60870-5-104, Modbus TCP/RTU, OPC UA and MQTT. Implement secure authentication, encryption and certificate-based communication to protect connected systems.\n\nCybersecurity Architecture:Design and implement cybersecurity features across embedded software, industrial edge gateways and cloud-connected systems. Promote security-by-design principles throughout the software development lifecycle and ensure communication channels are resilient against cyber threats.\n\nRemote Management & OTA Updates:Develop secure solutions for remote device monitoring, diagnostics, configuration, provisioning and over-the-air (OTA) software and firmware updates, including reliable update and recovery mechanisms.\n\nCross-Functional Collaboration:Work closely with other engineering departments to develop, validate and deploy communication software for next-generation Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).\n\nYour profile\nExperience:4+ years of hands-on software engineering experience in edge-to-cloud systems, cybersecurity and IoT platforms connected to physical devices.\n\nSoftware Engineering:Strong programming skills in Python and C/C++. Experience with Go or Rust is considered an advantage.\n\nIndustrial Communication: Experience with industrial communication protocols such as Modbus TCP/RTU, OPC UA, MQTT, IEC 61850 or IEC 60870-5-104 and a good understanding of communication architectures used in industrial and energy systems.\n\nEmbedded & Edge Computing:Experience developing software for Linux-based embedded devices, industrial PCs or edge gateways is highly desirable.\n\nCloud & Connected Systems:Experience connecting industrial or embedded devices to cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud for remote monitoring, diagnostics and device management.\n\nCybersecurity & Secure Systems:Good understanding of secure communication concepts including TLS/mTLS, PKI, authentication, digital certificates, secure firmware updates and secure software design principles.\n\nDomain Knowledge: Experience in Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), renewable energy, power conversion systems, industrial automation, automotive or other critical infrastructure is considered a strong advantage.\n\nCommunication & Collaboration:Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary engineering teams. 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