Senior Hardware Security Architect

NVIDIA•Santa Clara, CA

9d•$184,000 - $356,500

About The Position

NVIDIA is seeking an experienced hardware security architect to define, craft, and guide implementation of security architecture for innovative SoCs and GPUs. The role takes a hands-on approach and works with teams across NVIDIA and external partners to meet security requirements for mobile, automotive, gaming, and server platforms. The architect will help set the direction of platform security and develop a long-term product security roadmap, research and develop architecture solutions that meet security requirements and standards, review architectural, microarchitectural, and verification specifications for compliance with platform security requirements, and work with customers and partners to identify and address security issues and threats. The position is part of NVIDIA's GPU Security Architecture team.

Requirements

BS, MS, PhD, or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering.
8+ years of relevant work or research experience.
Experience with the ASIC design process and architecture of large SoCs or GPUs.
Programming and debugging fundamentals across languages such as C/C++, Verilog, ARM assembly, and Python/Perl scripting.
Ability to work in a dynamic, customer-focused team with strong interpersonal skills.
Experience with or exposure to system architecture for gaming, automotive, server, or AI platforms, and cryptography algorithms, standards, implementation, and application.
Experience with or exposure to SoC security architecture and security fundamentals, including secure boot or measured boot, ARM or RISC-V CPU architectures, and related security functionality.
Experience with or exposure to security mitigations against physical attacks, including fault injection and side-channel attacks.
Experience with or exposure to remote attestation mechanisms based on TPM or other solutions, and Digital Rights Management (DRM) standards.
Experience with or exposure to security threat modelling, penetration testing, certification standards, and compliance testing.

Responsibilities

Collaborate across the company to guide platform security direction and develop a long-term security roadmap for products, working with hardware, software, research, and marketing teams.
Research, design, and develop architecture solutions that meet internal and external security requirements and standards.
Review architectural, microarchitectural, and verification specifications from internal teams to ensure IPs comply with platform security requirements.
Work with customers and partners to identify and address security issues and threats.