ASIC Security Engineer: Crypto Cores & Post-Quantum

Rambus.com; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Rambus is hiring an ASIC Security Engineer in the Netherlands (Vught or Rotterdam). You will architect and develop security IPs such as post-quantum crypto accelerators and RNGs, reporting to the Security Engineering Manager.

The role involves collaboration across hardware and software teams to enable secure crypto cores and ensure certification readiness. The position offers a hybrid work model with an average of three days onsite and up to two days remote work, plus Rambus’ competitive

Qualifications

• MS/PhD in electrical or computer engineering required.
• 4+ years working on secure hardware design; PhD may substitute for experience.
• Proficiency in Verilog or VHDL and digital design.
• Familiarity with front-end ASIC design flows: design, synthesis, timing, LA/LEC, linting/rule checking.
• Expertise in cryptographic algorithms and side-channel attacks.
• Experience with back-end flows, especially place-and-route.
• DFT techniques, testing and characterization, or Logic BIST.
• Hardware development in UNIX/Linux environments, including shell scripting and Perl/Python.

Responsibilities

• Research, invent and patent/publish new techniques in security.
• Collaborate with system architects to contribute to crypto core architecture and design.
• Cooperate with software, product managers, security experts and stakeholders to support current and next-generation security products and certifications.
• Drive design improvements for quality and safety of Rambus products.
• Ensure delivered products and documentation adhere to Rambus quality and safety standards.

Skills

Verilog

SystemVerilog

Digital design

Cryptographic algorithms

Side-channel attacks

Place-and-route

DFT

Linux shell scripting

Python

Perl

Education

MS/PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Xilinx Vivado

Unix/Linux

Shell scripting

Python

Tcl

Cadence Design Compiler

Cadence Genus

Synopsys Spyglass

Cadence Conformal-LP

Cadence Xcelium

Synopsys Verdi

Mentor Questa Formal Verification

Job description

Rambus is hiring an ASIC Security Engineer in the Netherlands (Vught or Rotterdam). You will architect and develop security IPs such as post-quantum crypto accelerators and RNGs, reporting to the Security Engineering Manager.

The role involves collaboration across hardware and software teams to enable secure crypto cores and ensure certification readiness. The position offers a hybrid work model with an average of three days onsite and up to two days remote work, plus Rambus’ competitive