Hardware Security Engineer CSDL Hybrid

What you'll do

• Review hardware architectures from system level to components, identify vulnerabilities, and advise on resilient designs.
• Translate industry and government security standards into practical engineering guidance and design requirements.
• Create security documentation and support multiple hardware security engagements and initiatives.

What they ask for

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, with 7+ years of relevant hardware design/engineering experience; or a Master’s degree with 4+ years of experience.
• Prior hardware development experience, such as interpreting schematics, block diagrams, datasheets, PCB designs or reviews, or register-level hardware documentation.
• Prior knowledge of hardware security fundamentals, such as Hardware Root of Trust (RoT), Secure Boot, resiliency, cryptography, or secure key storage.

Nice to have

• Experience with AI-assisted development or automation for hardware security applications.
• Experience with scripting and RTL design/verification, or hardware security standards, threat modeling, analysis, or industry forums.

Pay

$132,800.00 to $185,100.00 (starting salary range; base salary)

Tools

NIST SP 800-193, CNSA 2.0, EU Cyber Resilience Act, IEEE 2883, Python, Bash, Verilog, SystemVerilog

AI focus

Preferred experience includes AI-assisted development and automation for hardware security, such as LLM-assisted compliance checks, automated review scripts, or security analysis tooling.