Graduate Research Assistant: Hardware Security & Trust

Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI); Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 20,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) seeks a Graduate Research Assistant for Spring 2027 to support hardware security research in microelectronics and embedded systems under CIPHER's Hardware Security and Trust Division. The role involves formal verification, FPGA development, software tool prototyping, and data visualizations.

Applicants must be enrolled full‑time in a related Georgia Tech graduate program with a 3.0+ GPA and commit 15–20 hours weekly. U.S.

Qualifications

• Enrolled full-time (12+ credit hours) in a relevant graduate program.
• Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA.
• Security clearance eligibility may be required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct formal verification of cyber-physical systems using theorem proving and model checking.
• Explore software/hardware security technologies (FPGA, embedded systems) in research context.
• Develop software tools and prototypes to support microelectronics research.
• Create visualizations of experimental results and data structures.
• Review and validate hardware/software designs; assist with research objectives.

Skills

C/C++

Rust

Java

Kotlin

Python

TCL

Education

Master's or PhD in Computer Engineering/CS/EE/Math

Job description

The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) seeks a Graduate Research Assistant for Spring 2027 to support hardware security research in microelectronics and embedded systems under CIPHER's Hardware Security and Trust Division. The role involves formal verification, FPGA development, software tool prototyping, and data visualizations.

Applicants must be enrolled full‑time in a related Georgia Tech graduate program with a 3.0+ GPA and commit 15–20 hours weekly. U.S.