NVIDIA
Senior Hardware Security Architect, GPU
$152K–$288K
US, CA, Santa Clara · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 10, 2026
- Experience
- 3–5 years of relevant hardware development experience.
- Education
- Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Architects, designs, and validates hardware security for NVIDIA GPU products, including security analysis, testing, and support for secure scaling in data centers.
What you'll do
- Develop tools and tests to analyze vulnerabilities and verify GPU security features.
- Review hardware and firmware designs and help define, implement, and verify security features.
- Support GPU security architects in maintaining secure products from design through implementation.
What they ask for
- Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 3–5 years of relevant hardware development experience focused on or interested in hardware security.
- Proficiency in C/C++ and low-level firmware experience.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work in a dynamic product-oriented team.
Nice to have
- Scripting experience with Perl and Python on Linux; security testing experience such as threat modeling, fuzzing, or negative testing; familiarity with kernel-level security concepts.
- Interest in microarchitectural attacks or hardware applications of cryptography, such as secure boot and key management.
Pay
152,000 USD - 241,500 USD (base salary, Level 3); 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD (base salary, Level 4)
Tools
C/C++, Perl, Python, Linux
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