Security Architect

What you'll do

• Define SoC security architecture, including root of trust, secure boot, key management, secure debug, and lifecycle provisioning.
• Lead threat modeling and translate security risks into hardware and firmware requirements across silicon, firmware, safety, and platform teams.
• Set security standards and review practices, and support secure updates, attestation, certification, audits, and customer assurance.

What they ask for

• 10+ years in security engineering or architecture, including significant hardware/SoC security experience for shipping silicon or embedded platforms.
• Expertise in hardware security primitives and applied cryptography, including root of trust, secure boot, TEEs, key management, secure debug, and physical and side-channel attack countermeasures.
• Hands-on SoC development experience spanning RTL/silicon design, firmware, and low-level platform software.
• Proven ability to lead threat modeling and drive security requirements across multidisciplinary teams; Master’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to have

• Experience securing AI/ML accelerators or NPUs; familiarity with robotics, autonomous systems, or safety-critical domains and related standards.
• Experience with post-quantum cryptography, confidential computing, hardware supply-chain security, or building security practices at a semiconductor or hardware company.

Pay

USD 200,000–300,000 (per-year-salary) — base salary

Tools

SoC, RTL, TrustZone, NPU, ISO 26262, ISO/SAE 21434, Common Criteria, FIPS 140-3

AI focus

Protect AI models and workloads on-chip, including model confidentiality and integrity, secure AI/NPU execution, memory isolation, trusted execution environments, and cryptographic acceleration.