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Internship - SW-based gadgets for protected PQC

Agrate Brianza, ItalyInternship2026-07-24 → 2026-11-10

Core

Design, implement, and evaluate secure software gadgets for masked protected Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) on embedded Cortex-M microcontrollers.

Role type

Intern, embedded security software engineer

Builds

Secure software implementations for PQC algorithms on STM32 microcontrollers

Domain

Embedded systems, cryptography, Post-Quantum Cryptography

Required skills

C programming, embedded software development, PQC algorithms (ML-KEM, ML-DSA), microcontroller programming (Cortex-M), security evaluation, performance analysis

Preferred skills

Masking techniques, side-channel resistance, simulation tools (ChipWhisperer)

Technologies

STM32, Cortex-M, C, ChipWhisperer, ML-KEM, ML-DSA

Responsibilities

Study and design masked gadgets for PQC, optimize software for Cortex-M CPUs, analyze performance of different approaches, evaluate security using simulation and tools

Seniority

Intern