Posted 4 months ago
HW Security Architect
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Architects and specifies hardware security solutions for embedded systems, including SoCs and Secure Elements, performing attack modeling, design reviews, and pre-silicon vulnerability analysis while advising teams and supporting certifications.
About this role
Primary Responsibilities:
- Specification of innovative and disruptive security solutions
- Security requirements management and definition, linking security mechanisms to functional requirements
- Specification, design and review of security architectures
- Detailed attack modeling and definition of security mechanisms in hardware, firmware, protocols, etc.
- Advising and training the teams on design, implementation and test of hardware/software security mechanisms
- Detailed implementation reviews (RTL, firmware code)
- Planning, coordination and execution of pre-silicon vulnerability analysis (VA)
- Technical interface to customers and to the different business and product development teams
- Certification support and technical interface with evaluators and certifiers
- Root cause analysis of security defects and vulnerabilities
Qualifications:
- Master/PhD in Cryptography, Security, Software Engineering or Electrical Engineering
- Minimum of 10 years industry experience in the design and development of Embedded Secure Systems.
- Strong knowledge of SoCs and/or Secure Element products
- Security background, ideally experience in embedded security
- Familiar with “state of the art” CAD tools (e.g. Cadence, …)
- Knowledge of Hardware description languages (System Verilog, VHDL)
- Able to work independently
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Willing to travel internationally
More information about NXP in the United States...
NXP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, NXP will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.
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