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Required Skills & Competences
Tag name is followed by "@" symbol and proficiency level value.
About proficiency levels:
- 1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;
- 3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;
- 7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;
- 10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.
Security @ 3
Machine Learning @ 3
Debugging @ 3
GPU @ 3
AI @ 6
- 1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;
- 3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;
- 7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;
- 10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.
Details
We are seeking an Offensive Hardware Security Researcher to work on a wide variety of security research challenges. You will think like an attacker, identify hardware weaknesses, and create tools and automation for hardware vulnerability research to help fortify next-generation silicon.
Responsibilities
- Research vulnerabilities on cutting-edge SoC and GPU designs.
- Develop and use advanced security tools and techniques.
- Guide continuous integration of latest mitigations into security architecture.
- Research and exploit side-channel, fault, and advanced physical attacks.
Requirements
- BS/BA degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 6+ years of work experience in a security-related field.
- Experience with ARM/RISC-V 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 and mitigation for cryptographic primitives.
- TEE (TrustZone, SE), Confidential Computing, and/or microarchitectural attacks.
- Symbolic execution and/or fuzzing tools.
- JTAG, debugging, binary instrumentation frameworks, ChipWhisperer.
- Reverse-engineering (IDA Pro, Ghidra).
- Practical experience using machine learning techniques for performing side-channel attacks.
- Track record of advancing offensive security research via vulnerability discoveries, research publications, and/or developing security tools.
Ways to Stand Out
- 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.
Compensation & Benefits
- Base salary ranges (location & level dependent):
- Level 4: 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD per year.
- Level 5: 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD per year.
- Eligible for equity and company benefits.
Additional Information
- Applications accepted at least until April 16, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy.
- NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
- NVIDIA is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in its workforce.