Offensive Hardware Security Researcher
NVIDIA· Architect
Santa Clara, CA$184k - $287.5kFull-timePosted 6mo ago
About the role
Offensive hardware security researcher to identify hardware weaknesses in SoC/GPU designs, develop security tools, and research/execute advanced attack and mitigation techniques. On-site in Santa Clara, CA.
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
Qualifications
- 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 or more of the following fields: side-channel analysis/mitigation for cryptographic primitives; TEE/Confidential Computing/microarchitectural attacks; Symbolic Execution and/or fuzzing tools; JTAG, debugging, binary instrumentation frameworks, ChipWhisperer; Reverse-engineering (IDA Pro, Ghidra); ML techniques for side-channel attacks
- Track record of advancing offensive security research through vulnerability discoveries, publications, and/or tools
Skills
Required:ARM/RISCV assemblyVeriloglow-level C programmingSecurity code reviewsSide-channel analysis
Nice to have:TEE/Confidential ComputingSymbolic Execution/FuzzingJTAG/ChipWhispererReverse engineering
Benefits
- Equity
- Benefits (see company page)
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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