Embedded Crypto Software Engineer — SCA & Post-Quantum

NXP Semiconductors; Gratkorn; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home office

Flexible working time

Meal benefits

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors Austria seeks a seasoned security engineer to advance cryptographic software across ARM Cortex-M and RISC-V platforms, contributing to state-of-the-art libraries and countermeasures against side-channel and fault injection, in a highly international setting. You bring 5+ years in cryptography and embedded security, deep experience with C/Assembly, and knowledge of ECC/RSA/AES/SHA-2/3.

Optional Rust; you own topics, collaborate with security architects, OS/firmware teams and

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in math/cryptography/CS/engineering.
• 5+ years in cryptography and embedded security.
• Experience with cryptographic primitives (ECC/RSA/AES/SHA-2/3).
• Proficient in C and Assembly for embedded software; ARM Cortex-M/RISC-V knowledge.
• Knowledge of hardware/software countermeasures against side-channel/fault-injection.
• Post-Quantum Cryptography knowledge a plus.

Responsibilities

• Implement cryptographic algorithms across platforms including SCA/FI countermeasures.
• Design software countermeasures against SCA and FI.
• Collaborate with security architects and evaluation teams.
• Own technical topics within cryptographic domains.
• Collaborate with OS and firmware teams for secure integration.
• Support product certification activities.

Skills

5+ years cryptography/embeddedSecurity

Strong debugging/analysis

Proactive team player

Ownership and delivery

Security-minded

Education

BSc/MSc/PhD in math/cryptography/CS/engineering

Tools

C

Assembly

Rust

Job description

NXP Semiconductors Austria seeks a seasoned security engineer to advance cryptographic software across ARM Cortex-M and RISC-V platforms, contributing to state-of-the-art libraries and countermeasures against side-channel and fault injection, in a highly international setting. You bring 5+ years in cryptography and embedded security, deep experience with C/Assembly, and knowledge of ECC/RSA/AES/SHA-2/3.

Optional Rust; you own topics, collaborate with security architects, OS/firmware teams and