Cisco
Hardware Security Technical Leader CSDL Hybrid
$139K–$282K
RTP, North Carolina, US · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Experience
- 9+ years (BS), 6+ years (MS), or 3+ years (PhD).
- Education
- Degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field.
About the job
Provides technical leadership and practical security guidance to Cisco hardware teams, translating security assessments and standards into secure hardware designs and requirements.
What you'll do
- Advise and mentor hardware engineering teams on security evaluation findings, design guidance, and HW-CSDL compliance.
- Review hardware architectures from system level to components to identify vulnerabilities and improve resilience.
- Translate standards into engineering requirements and author security documentation while leading multiple initiatives.
What they ask for
- Degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or a related field, with 9+ years of experience (BS), 6+ years (MS), or 3+ years (PhD).
- Prior experience leading security initiatives and mentoring engineers as a technical leader.
- Hardware development experience, including interpreting schematics, diagrams, datasheets, PCB layouts, or register-level documentation.
- Knowledge of hardware security fundamentals, such as Hardware Root of Trust, Secure Boot, resiliency, cryptography, or secure key storage.
Nice to have
- Experience with AI-assisted development or automation for hardware security; scripting and RTL design/verification are also noted.
- Experience with hardware security standards, threat modeling or analysis, or industry forums and standards bodies.
Pay
$139,200.00 to $201,400.00 (base salary); $171,600.00 - $281,800.00 (base salary, New York City Metro Area); $151,300.00 - $250,900.00 (base salary, non-metro New York state & Washington state)
Tools
NIST SP 800-193, CNSA 2.0, EU Cyber Resilience Act, IEEE 2883, Python, Bash, Verilog, SystemVerilog
AI focus
Preferred experience using AI-assisted development and automation for hardware security, such as LLM-assisted compliance checks, automated review scripts, or security analysis tooling.
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