Security Engineer IV

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate System-on-a-Chip (SoC) security features including secure boot implementation, fault injection protection, secure key storage, anti-rollback mechanisms, cryptographic key management, and debug interface restrictions.
• Perform code reviews and identify weaknesses and vulnerabilities.
• Interface directly with manufacturers and review security requirement compliance evidence.
• Help manufacturers mitigate vulnerabilities.
• Partner with multiple stakeholders to accomplish tasks.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field.
• 5 years of experience in hardware security, embedded systems security, or similar.
• Experience programming in at least one modern language such as C, C++, or Rust.
• Strong knowledge of secure boot implementations, cryptography (RSA, AES, HMAC, PQC), and hardware security architectures (e.g. ARM TrustZone or Client SGX).
• Knowledge of debug interface security (JTAG, BDM), anti-rollback mechanisms, and fault injection protection.
• Experience writing technical documents, project plans and progress reports to leadership and to stakeholders.
• Experience with hardware security testing tools and methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in relevant technical field or equivalent advanced experience.
• Experience with DRM implementations and content protection systems.
• Experience designing or reviewing RTL designs in VHDL or Verilog.
• Knowledge of side-channel attack analysis and associated countermeasures.
• Hands-on experience testing, debugging, or hacking hardware using common electronics test equipment.
• Experience with penetration testing or hacking consumer electronic devices.
• Experience designing, testing, and analyzing circuit designs and PCB layouts.

Pay

Competitive salary commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Full-time, Monday through Friday.

Benefits

Health insurance, retirement plan, paid time off, and professional development opportunities.

Skills

Hardware security, embedded systems security, secure boot, cryptography, debug interface security, anti-rollback mechanisms, fault injection protection, software security, hardware security testing, side-channel attack analysis, penetration testing, circuit design, PCB layout.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities, health insurance, retirement plan, paid time off.