Wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter/in für das Projekt Q-SAFE
Core
Research and development of hardware security countermeasures against side-channel and physical attacks on field devices, combined with empirical studies on access and maintenance practices.
Role type
Research Associate (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter) in Hardware Security and Human-Computer Interaction
Builds
Secure firmware implementations, measurement setups for leakage analysis, threat models for physical attacks, and academic publications
Domain
Hardware Security, Embedded Systems, Human-Computer Interaction, Industrial IoT
Required skills
Hardware security, side-channel analysis, firmware development, C programming, Assembler, FPGA development, empirical research methods, qualitative data analysis
Preferred skills
Leakage assessment, open side-channel measurement platforms, fault injection techniques
Technologies
C, Assembler, VHDL, Verilog, Oscilloscopes, FPGA, Microcontrollers
Responsibilities
Build and operate a measurement setup for power and EM analysis; Implement countermeasures on firmware; Evaluate hardware leakage and manipulation detection; Quantify runtime overhead of countermeasures; Harden systems based on measurement findings; Conduct qualitative field studies and interviews; Develop threat models for physical attacks; Design manipulation detection interfaces; Support field tests and investigate user adoption; Publish research results; Complete a dissertation
Seniority
Junior to Mid-level Researcher (PhD track)
