Senior Hardware Security Engineer
Skills
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What the job involves
The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.
Requirements
- 5+ years in hardware or firmware security engineering
- Strong expertise in firmware security platform security physical attack assessment or embedded systems security
- Practical experience with hardware security testing tools methodologies and lab equipment
- Ability to perform black-box characterization vulnerability assessment and validation of hardware components and firmware
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a remote environment
- Experience in a fast-paced startup or high-growth environment
- Passion for staying current with hardware security trends
Nice to have
- Proactive
- Collaborative
- Adaptable
- Detail-oriented
- Self-motivated
- Continuous learner
Day to day
- Contribute to hardware security architecture reviews for product platforms, including secure boot chains, hardware roots of trust, TEEs, and cryptographic implementations.
- Perform hands-on security assessments of hardware and firmware, such as side-channel analysis, fault injection testing, reverse engineering, and debug interface evaluation.
- Develop and improve firmware hardening, security tooling, and automated validation to strengthen embedded systems and platform security across product lines.