NVIDIA
Senior Security Architect - Hardware
$184K–$356K
US, CA, Santa Clara +4 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 7, 2026
- Location
- US, CA, Santa Clara
US, TX, Austin
US, OR, Hillsboro
US, NC, Durham
US, WA, Redmond - Experience
- 8+ years of relevant work or research experience.
- Education
- BS, MS, PhD (or equivalent experience) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering.
About the job
Defines and guides hardware Root of Trust security architecture for NVIDIA SoCs and GPUs, coordinating implementation across internal teams and external partners.
What you'll do
- Develop platform security direction and a long-term HW Root of Trust roadmap with hardware, software, research, and marketing teams.
- Research, design, and develop architecture solutions that meet security requirements and standards; review specifications for platform security alignment.
- Work with customers and partners to identify and address security issues and threats.
What they ask for
- Experience with the ASIC design process and architecture of large SoCs or GPUs.
- Programming and debugging fundamentals across languages such as C/C++, Verilog, ARM assembly, and Python/Perl scripting.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work in a dynamic, customer-focused team.
- Direct experience in several listed areas, including SoC security, secure boot, CPU architectures, cryptography, or security threat modeling.
Pay
184,000 USD - 287,500 USD base salary (Level 4); 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD base salary (Level 5)
Tools
C/C++, Verilog, ARM assembly, Python/Perl, ARM, RISCV, TPM
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