Hardware Security Engineer - Consultant
Core
Assess critical systems for vulnerabilities and design cyber-physical security solutions using physics-first approaches to protect against emerging threats.
Role type
Hardware Security Engineer (Consultant)
Builds
Proof-of-concept demonstrators, special products, and working prototypes for defence and national security clients.
Domain
Defence, National Security, Cyber-Physical Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Electronics hardware and sensors understanding, hardware debugging (JTAG, UART, oscilloscopes), hardware prototyping, vulnerability research, reverse engineering, low-level embedded programming, RF technologies, protocol analysis
Preferred skills
Cyber-physical systems expertise, client-facing experience, UK Defence sector experience
Technologies
JTAG, UART, oscilloscopes, Software Defined Radio
Responsibilities
Understand systems on a deep technical level through research and testing, identify cyber-physical vulnerabilities, generate novel concepts, rapid prototyping and troubleshooting, design and build proof-of-concept demonstrators, analyse results and present conclusions, make recommendations for further research
Seniority
Consultant, independent project ownership with mentorship
