Red Team Platform and Hardware Security Researcher, SEAR
Core
Secures the hardware/software boundary for Apple's products (iPhone, iPad, Mac, AirPods) by designing, implementing, and validating low-level security systems for operating systems, kernels, firmware, and user data protection.
Role type
Senior IC hardware and firmware security researcher
Builds
AI-powered security tools, automated verification/testing tools, and security features for Apple Silicon and wireless chipsets
Domain
Consumer electronics, embedded systems, low-level security
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Applied LLM technologies (agent architectures, context management, prompting frameworks, MCP, Skill application), systems-level security research, vulnerability discovery, C/C++/Objective-C programming, Python scripting
Preferred skills
Assembly languages, ARM architecture, SoC microarchitecture, secure programming patterns, exploit classes, OS internals (macOS/iOS/UNIX), wireless technologies (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, NFC, UWB, cellular, GNSS), AI model optimizations, kernel/driver programming, reverse engineering (IDA Pro), cryptographic primitives
Technologies
Apple Silicon, iOS, macOS, IDA Pro, Python, C, C++, Objective-C, ARM, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, NFC, UWB, cellular, GNSS
Responsibilities
Mature AI-based capabilities for security reviews, provide hardware and firmware security design assistance, create tools for automated security verification and testing, audit security-critical firmware and hardware, reverse engineer exploits
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
