Offensive Hardware Security Researcher

NVIDIA • Santa Clara, CA

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About The Position

We are now looking for an Offensive Hardware Security Researcher! NVIDIA is seeking an outstanding Offensive Hardware Security Researcher to work on a wide variety of security research challenges. Do you excel at thinking like an attacker, identifying hardware weaknesses, creating tools and automation for hardware vulnerability research? Join our team to hack the future, fortify the silicon frontier, and shape the destiny of groundbreaking chip technology!

Requirements

• BS/BA degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
• 6+ years of work experience in a Security related field
• Experience with ARM/RISCV assembly, Verilog and low-level C programming
• Understanding of large SoC and ASIC architecture and design
• Experience with security code reviews of complex firmware projects and defensive coding best practices (SDL, threat modeling)
• Ability to work collaboratively and remotely with multiple experts to accomplish complex goals
• Expertise in two of more of the following fields: Expertise in side-channel analysis and mitigation for cryptographic primitives TEE (TrustZone, SE), Confidential Computing, and/or microarchitectural attacks Proficiency with Symbolic Execution and/or fuzzing tools JTAG, debugging, binary instrumentation frameworks, ChipWhisperer Reverse-engineering (IDA Pro, Ghidra) Practical experience in utilizing machine learning techniques for performing side-channel attacks Track record of advancing offensive security research field through vulnerability discoveries, research publications, and/or developing security tools

Nice To Haves

• Understanding of pre-silicon hardware design and testing
• Knowledge of key hardware security architecture components, and their implementation in complex SoC designs
• Strong background in computer architecture, especially GPU or AI accelerator design

Responsibilities

• Research vulnerabilities on cutting-edge SoC and GPU designs
• Develop and use cutting-edge security tools and techniques
• Guide the continuous integration of latest mitigations into our security architecture
• Research and exploit side-channel, fault, and advanced physical attacks

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees