CareerPlan

RISC-V Security Architect

Santa Clara, California, United States of AmericaFull-time$243k–$365k2026-09-23 → 2026-11-10

Core

Design and implement security-related RISC-V extensions within CPU cores and SoCs, establishing system security requirements and participating in architecture standards development.

Role type

Senior IC RISC-V Security Architect

Builds

Secure RISC-V CPU architectures and SoC security mechanisms

Domain

Semiconductor / CPU Engineering / Hardware Security

Required skills

RISC-V architecture, Security Technologies, Confidential Compute Architecture, Security Software Architectures, CPU/SoC design, Architecture documentation

Preferred skills

Project leadership, Competitive analysis, Roadmap planning

Technologies

RISC-V, SoC, CPU cores

Responsibilities

Establish system security requirements for RISC-V-based CPUs and SoCs; Participate in RISC-V architecture standards development; Specify and review CPU/SoC level security mechanisms; Perform competitive analysis of security systems; Explore future server security technologies