Hardware Security Engineer IV

TEKsystems•Seattle, WA

1d•$110 - $125•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Hardware Security Engineer to join our client's team focused on device security and hardware validation. This role is essential in ensuring our products meet the highest security standards through comprehensive requirement verification security assessment and implementation oversight. You will work at the intersection of hardware design security engineering and manufacturing processes to deliver secure reliable products to millions of customers worldwide. This Hardware Security Engineering role focuses on verifying and validating security across the entire hardware lifecycle for the client's devices. This role will focus on ensuring that the manufactured hardware meets design specifications and security implementation requirements through systematic evaluation of components and assemblies. Key responsibilities include ensuring that designs are implemented without unauthorized modifications or component substitutions verifying that all hardware meets established design requirements and testing hardware to ensure security features are properly enforced. The role also requires reviewing schematics and hardware samples to verify compliance with circuit designs. You will interface with manufacturers and suppliers directly and will review the security compliance evidence that they provide. You will also be responsible for identifying hardware backdoors and attempts to circumvent hardware-based security features. Success in this position requires partnering with multiple stakeholders to accomplish these tasks.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science or related technical field
5 years of experience in hardware security embedded systems security or similar
Experience designing testing and analyzing circuit designs and PCB layouts
Knowledge of threat modeling secure boot implementations and cryptography RSA AES HMAC PQC
Experience with manufacturing security processes including secret provisioning and secure production flows
Hands-on experience testing debugging or hacking hardware using common electronics test equipment

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in relevant technical field or equivalent advanced experience
Knowledge of side-channel attack analysis and associated countermeasures
Knowledge of manufacturing processes and procedures especially automated quality inspection techniques
Experience writing technical documents project plans and progress reports to leadership and to stakeholders
Knowledge of debug interface security JTAG BDM anti-rollback mechanisms and fault injection protection
Experience programming in at least one modern language such as C C or Rust

Responsibilities

ensuring that designs are implemented without unauthorized modifications or component substitutions
verifying that all hardware meets established design requirements
testing hardware to ensure security features are properly enforced
reviewing schematics and hardware samples to verify compliance with circuit designs
interfacing with manufacturers and suppliers directly and will review the security compliance evidence that they provide
identifying hardware backdoors and attempts to circumvent hardware-based security features
partnering with multiple stakeholders