Offensive Hardware Security Researcher

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

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/RISCV assembly, Verilog, and low-level C programming
• Strong understanding of large SoC and ASIC architecture and design
• Expertise in at least two of the following: side-channel analysis, TEE (TrustZone, SE), Confidential Computing, microarchitectural attacks, symbolic execution, or fuzzing tools
• Proficiency with reverse-engineering tools such as IDA Pro or Ghidra
• Experience with security code reviews of complex firmware and defensive coding best practices (SDL, threat modeling)

Preferred Qualifications

• 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, specifically GPU or AI accelerator design
• Practical experience utilizing machine learning techniques for performing side-channel attacks

About the Company

NVIDIA is the AI computing company. Our invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market and revolutionized parallel computing. Today, our technology acts as the brain of computers, robots, and self-driving cars. We are looking for creative, autonomous individuals who love a challenge to join our team and help shape the future of groundbreaking chip technology.