Hardware Security Engineering Director

Siemens EDA (Siemens Digital Industries Software); Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens EDA in Cambridge, UK, is seeking a hardware security expert with a background in analog/digital circuit design and verification. You will design secure architecture, implement cryptographic and authentication mechanisms, and work with HW and SW engineers to protect test IPs and TAMs throughout the silicon lifecycle.

You will lead security strategy, advise committees, and translate customer security requirements into concrete specifications for cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Understanding of digital and analog design and flows.
• Experience with secure hardware and firmware design to defend against physical and side-channel threats.
• Experience with implementing hardware roots-of-trust, secure boot, secure key storage, and hardware-accelerated encryption mechanisms.
• Knowledge of cryptography primitives, side-channel attacks, and fault injection methods.
• Proficiency in Verilog and SystemVerilog.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect secure hardware and firmware solutions to defend against physical and side-channel threats.
• Implement cryptographic and authentication mechanisms across silicon lifecycle management solutions.
• Perform adversarial assessments and security testing to identify and remediate vulnerabilities.
• Architect and design overall security architecture and framework for hardware and firmware systems.
• Specify HW/SW interfaces and security software stack requirements.
• Advise and collaborate with hardware and software engineering teams on security implementations.
• Serve on Security advisory committees and task groups within Siemens EDA and external organizations.
• Convert customer silicon security requirements into concrete technical specifications for cross-functional teams.
• Lead overall security strategy initiatives that add significant value to products and solutions.

Skills

Digital & analog design

Secure hardware design

Hardware roots-of-trust

Cryptography knowledge

Verilog

SystemVerilog

Analytical problem solving

English communication

Tools

Verilog

SystemVerilog

Job description

Company Overview

Siemens EDA is a global technology leader in Electronic Design Automation software. Our software tools enable companies around the world to develop highly innovative electronic products faster and more cost-effectively. Our customers use our tools to push the boundaries of technology and physics to deliver better products in the increasingly complex world of chip, board, and system design.

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated, creative, and energetic engineer with a background in analog/digital circuit design and verification, with emphasis on hardware/software security to strengthen our research and development team. Security is an important aspect for solutions being deployed for silicon lifecycle management. We are looking for a candidate who is a hardware security expert and can help protect our test IPs and Test Access Mechanisms (TAMs) against cyber-attacks. Our system-wide DFT, in-system testing, silicon monitoring, bring-up, and debug infrastructure helps silicon engineering teams ensure their products do what they were designed and trusted to do, safely and securely throughout product lifecycle.

You will be responsible for designing secure architecture, implementing cryptographic and authentication mechanisms, and performing adversarial assessments to find vulnerabilities. You will work with a team that develops hardware, software and diagnostic/analytic solutions to ensure that silicon systems are fully testable from manufacturing to at-scale deployment with the ability to detect silicon defects and anomalies and provide actionable insights to system operators.

You will be responsible for architecting and designing security mechanisms and cyber security IP, designing overall security architecture and framework, and specifying HW/SW interfaces and security SW stack. You will be advising and collaborating with a team of experienced HW and SW engineers to accomplish this goal. You may be asked to serve on Security advisory committees and task groups within Siemens EDA as well as outside. You will discuss the silicon security requirements of Siemens EDA customers and convert the requirements into concrete specifications that can be implemented by the cross-functional team.

You will be working as part of an international team with fellow software and hardware development engineers, as well as quality assurance, customer support, documentation, and product marketing engineers. Together we continuously strive to develop innovative products using the latest tools and technologies across different areas including Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. You will have the opportunity to responsibly lead our overall security strategy that adds significant value to our products and solutions and further improve your personal and professional skills and knowledge.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and architect secure hardware and firmware solutions to defend against physical and side-channel threats
• Implement cryptographic and authentication mechanisms across silicon lifecycle management solutions
• Perform adversarial assessments and security testing to identify and remediate vulnerabilities
• Architect and design overall security architecture and framework for hardware and firmware systems
• Specify HW/SW interfaces and security software stack requirements
• Advise and collaborate with hardware and software engineering teams on security implementations
• Serve on Security advisory committees and task groups within Siemens EDA and external organizations
• Convert customer silicon security requirements into concrete technical specifications for cross-functional teams
• Lead overall security strategy initiatives that add significant value to products and solutions

Qualifications

• Very good understanding of digital and analog design and flows
• Experience with design and development of secure hardware and firmware solutions to defend against physical and side-channel threats
• Experience with implementing hardware roots-of-trust, secure boot, secure key storage, and hardware-accelerated encryption mechanisms
• Knowledge of cryptography primitives, side-channel attacks, and fault injection methods
• Expertise in hardware design, Verilog and System-Verilog
• Demonstrated strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills
• Good oral and written communication skills in English

Additional Experiences Of Advantage

• Hands-on experience in semiconductor design
• Knowledge of design flows and EDA tools in areas such as HDL simulation, logic synthesis, integrated circuit (IC) place and route, timing analysis (STA), logic equivalence checking, CDC and RDC
• AI/ML tools and packages (TensorFlow, Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, ChatGPT, etc.)
• Understanding of FPGA hardware, Jenkins CI and Docker
• Knowledge of embedded systems

Why Us

We are Siemens:
At Siemens Software, flexibility is how we work - hybrid by default, built on trust and autonomy. Together, 30,000 people across more than 200 countries build technology that shapes the real world.
You'll grow through real projects, strong technical peers, and global mobility, backed by the scale and benefits of an industrial software leader. We're committed to equality and inclusion, and we hire based on merit, skills, and impact. Bring your curiosity and creativity and help us shape tomorrow!

Our Benefits & Rewards

The salary range for this position is GBP 100,300to GBP 175,400 and this role is eligible to earn incentive compensation. The actual compensation offered is based on the successful candidate's job-related skills, experience, and relevant education/training. Siemens offers health and wellness benefits to employees; you can access the benefits available in your country via the link: https://jobs.sw.siemens.com/benefits/

Diversity & Inclusion

We value equal opportunities and welcome applications from all candidates. At Siemens, we believe people who've had real experiences dealing with being different will excel as leaders. Let's foster a culture of creativity and innovation. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate unlawfully on the grounds of age, disability, gender assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or trade union membership.