Security Architect
Summary
Design and own the security architecture for a Physical AI SoC, including hardware roots of trust, secure boot, and key management to protect AI workloads and sensitive assets.
You own the end-to-end security architecture for a Physical AI SoC, defining hardware roots of trust, secure boot, key management, secure debug, and lifecycle strategies. You protect AI workloads and sensitive assets, lead threat modeling, embed security requirements into hardware and software, and guide secure updates, attestation, certification, and audits.
Responsibilities
- Own the SoC security architecture
- Define hardware roots of trust, secure boot, key management, secure debug, and lifecycle strategies
- Architect protection for AI workloads and sensitive on-chip assets
- Lead threat modeling and security risk assessments
- Translate attacker capabilities into hardware and firmware requirements
- Embed security requirements into RTL, boot flows, and SDKs
- Define secure updates, attestation, and device identity approaches
- Establish security architecture standards, review processes, and design practices
- Guide alignment with security and functional-safety standards
- Support certification, audit, and customer security-assurance efforts
Requirements
- 10+ years in security engineering or architecture
- Significant experience defining hardware or SoC security for shipping silicon or embedded platforms
- Deep expertise in root of trust, secure boot, TEEs, key management, secure debug, and hardware/software cryptographic implementations
- Strong command of applied cryptography and physical and side-channel attack classes
- Hands-on experience with SoC development flows and RTL, silicon design, firmware, and platform software
- Ability to specify and review security-relevant hardware and firmware
- Proven ability to lead threat modeling and drive security requirements across multidisciplinary teams
- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience securing AI/ML accelerators or NPUs
- Familiarity with robotics, autonomous systems, automotive, or other safety-critical domains
- Experience with ISO 26262, ISO/SAE 21434, Common Criteria, FIPS 140-3, or PSA Certified
- Experience with post-quantum cryptography, confidential computing, or hardware supply-chain security
Benefits
- Performance-based incentives
- Equity participation
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities