NVIDIA
Offensive Hardware Security Researcher
$184K–$356K
US, CA, Santa Clara · Full-time · Posted Jun 26, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years of work experience in a security-related field.
- Education
- BS/BA degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
About the job
Research and exploit hardware vulnerabilities in SoC and GPU designs, develop security tools, and integrate mitigations into security architecture.
What you'll do
- Research vulnerabilities in SoC and GPU designs, including side-channel, fault, and advanced physical attacks.
- Develop and use security tools and techniques for hardware vulnerability research.
- Guide integration of mitigations into security architecture.
What they ask for
- BS/BA in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 6+ years of work experience in a security-related field.
- Experience with ARM/RISCV assembly, Verilog, and low-level C programming; understanding of large SoC and ASIC architecture and design.
- Security code review experience for complex firmware projects and defensive coding practices; expertise in two or more listed security fields.
Nice to have
- Understanding of pre-silicon hardware design and testing and hardware security architecture components.
- Strong computer architecture background, especially GPU or AI accelerator design.
Pay
184,000 USD - 287,500 USD (base salary, Level 4); 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD (base salary, Level 5)
Tools
ARM/RISCV assembly, Verilog, low-level C, TrustZone, ChipWhisperer, IDA Pro, Ghidra, JTAG
AI focus
Practical use of machine learning techniques for performing side-channel attacks is listed as one area of expertise.
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