Senior Hardware Security Researcher (Embedded Crypto)

Tanqeeb; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Technology Innovation Institute (TII) in Abu Dhabi seeks a Senior Hardware Security Researcher to conduct hardware and firmware security assessments across physical and logical attack surfaces. You will work with embedded targets, JTAG/SWD interfaces, and cryptographic protections.

Candidates bring 5+ years of hands-on hardware security experience, memory extraction, side-channel analysis, and tools like Ghidra and ChipWhisperer.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of hands-on hardware security experience across physical and logical surfaces.
• Experience performing firmware extraction and analysis (memory dumping, patching, reconstruction).
• Experience with side-channel analysis and/or fault injection using commercial platforms like ChipWhisperer or Riscure Inspector.
• Strong understanding of applied cryptography, secure protocol design, and embedded crypto implementations.
• Experience with embedded systems (ARM Cortex-M, RISC-V, STM32) and debugging interfaces (JTAG, SWD, UART, SPI).
• Advanced programming skills in Python, C, and assembly; comfortable in Linux with build systems and git.

Responsibilities

• Conduct hardware and firmware security assessments using physical and logical techniques.
• Perform memory extraction from Flash, EEPROM, NOR/NAND, or other storage devices.
• Reverse engineer firmware using Ghidra, IDA Pro, Binary Ninja, or radare2 to find weaknesses.
• Implement and automate test benches and toolchains for HW/SW analysis.
• Execute and analyze side-channel attacks (CPA, DPA, EM, timing) and fault injection campaigns.
• Analyze secure boot, cryptographic primitives, and firmware protection mechanisms.
• Interface with embedded systems through JTAG, SWD, UART, SPI, etc.
• Deliver clear, well-documented technical reports.

Skills

Hardware security

Firmware analysis

Side-channel analysis

Embedded systems

Python / C / Assembly

Lab instrumentation

Debugging interfaces

Linux / build systems

Tools

ChipWhisperer

Riscure Inspector

Ghidra

IDA Pro

Binary Ninja

radare2

Job description

Technology Innovation Institute (TII) in Abu Dhabi seeks a Senior Hardware Security Researcher to conduct hardware and firmware security assessments across physical and logical attack surfaces. You will work with embedded targets, JTAG/SWD interfaces, and cryptographic protections.

Candidates bring 5+ years of hands-on hardware security experience, memory extraction, side-channel analysis, and tools like Ghidra and ChipWhisperer.