CareerPlan

Principal Hardware Security Architect, Advanced Technologies and Threat Modeling

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$272k2026-10-13 → 2026-11-10

Core

Define and guide security architecture for next-generation SoCs and GPUs, focusing on mitigating physical attacks, advanced packaging threats, and photonics vulnerabilities.

Role type

Principal Hardware Security Architect (Strategy & Architecture)

Builds

Security roadmaps, threat models, and architectural specifications for mobile, automotive, gaming, and data center platforms.

Domain

Semiconductor hardware security, advanced packaging, silicon photonics, and AI-driven vulnerability discovery.

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

ASIC design process, SoC security architecture, physical attack mitigation (fault injection, side-channel), threat modeling, AI/ML for vulnerability discovery, hardware Trojans analysis, silicon photonics security, secure boot, ARM/RISC-V architectures.

Preferred skills

Advanced packaging (2.5D/3D ICs, chiplets), photonics security (microring resonators, QKD), autonomous fuzzing agents, industry standards (OCP S.A.F.E.), patenting security inventions.

Technologies

C/C++, Verilog, ARM assembly, Python, Perl, AI/ML systems, GPU kernel drivers.

Responsibilities

Define long-term security roadmap for platforms; research and design architecture solutions against physical attacks; analyze threat models for advanced packaging and photonics; employ AI tools to accelerate vulnerability discovery and triage; review architectural specifications to ensure alignment with security requirements.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategy & mentorship