CareerPlan

2027 Hardware Security Engineering Grad Intern

El Segundo, CA, USInternship2026-10-21 → 2026-11-10
On-siteCitizens onlySecurity clearance required

Core

Graduate intern contributing to hardware security research, development, and applications for National Security Space Systems.

Role type

Graduate Hardware Security Engineer Intern

Builds

FPGA/ASIC/embedded systems vulnerability mitigations and microelectronics assurance policies

Domain

Defense space systems, hardware security, embedded computing

Required skills

FPGA design (VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog), embedded system design (Xilinx Zynq/Microblaze, ARM, Altera NIOS), C/C++/Python/Perl/Shell scripting, Linux environments, hardware security research, threat path definition

Preferred skills

Active Security Clearance, machine learning experience, ASIC/FPGA verification tools (linting, clock domain crossing, x-propagation)

Technologies

Xilinx, Microchip, Intel Altera, Mentor Graphics, Cadence, Synopsys, Linux

Responsibilities

Diagnose and debug hardware and firmware issues, develop guidance on system vulnerability mitigations, assist in microelectronics assurance policy development, collaborate on technical demonstrations

Seniority

Intern, graduate student