Senior Hardware Security Engineer
Core
Provide hardware security support, research, and development for National Security Space Systems, focusing on securing ground systems and microelectronics.
Role type
Senior Hardware Security Engineer (Embedded Systems & FPGA)
Builds
Secure space mission ground systems, FPGA/ASIC/embedded systems, and microelectronics assurance policies.
Domain
Aerospace, Defense, Hardware Security, Embedded Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
FPGA design and verification, embedded system design, hardware security architecture, vulnerability analysis, threat path definition, hardware/firmware debugging, HDLs (VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog), C/C++/Python scripting
Preferred skills
Hardware Trojans analysis, Side Channel Analysis, Fault Injection, Reverse Engineering, AI/Quantum computing applications, industry certifications (CompTIA Security+, CISSP)
Technologies
Xilinx Zynq/Microblaze, ARM, Altera NIOS, AMD Xilinx, Microchip, Intel Altera, Jira, MS Project
Responsibilities
Provide hardware security support for security controls and microelectronic security assessments; Review security architecture of space mission ground systems; Define threat paths and develop guidance on FPGA/ASIC/embedded systems vulnerability mitigations; Support development of microelectronics assurance policy and documentation; Diagnose and debug hardware and firmware issues; Assist in tasking junior engineers.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship
