Hardware Security Engineer, New Grad (2027)

VulnU; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health insurance

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Together AI in San Francisco is hiring a Hardware Security Engineer for new-graduate intake. You will design security solutions across hardware, firmware, OS, and cloud services, with opportunities to influence AI infrastructure security.

The role emphasizes building automation in Python or Bash, collaborating with IT teams, and exploring confidential computing and hardware roots of trust. The position offers base salary $140,000–$150,000, equity, and benefits.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, CS, or related field with expected Summer 2027.
• Foundational knowledge of computer architecture, OS, networking, embedded systems.
• Strong Python or Bash programming skills.
• Interest in hardware security, embedded security, or secure systems design.

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, and implement security solutions for AI infrastructure across hardware, firmware, OS, and cloud services.
• Assess and improve security posture of server and accelerator platforms including firmware updates and device identity.
• Build automation and internal tools in Python or Bash to collect telemetry and support incident investigations.
• Collaborate with IT/infrastructure teams to enforce identity, access-control, and privileged-access security.

Skills

Python

Bash

Education

Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (Summer 2027)

Job description

# Hardware Security Engineer, New Grad (2027)Together AI · togetherai.ioCategory: Hardware & Embedded SecurityLocation: San FranciscoSalary: $140,000 – $150,000## Quality of lifeWhat the posting states. Hover or tap a perk to see the line it came from.* EquityAbout the RoleAs a Hardware Security Engineer, you’ll contribute to building open, transparent, and secure AI systems. You’ll have the opportunity to work on projects that safeguard corporate assets by implementing and operating preventative and reactive security controls while collaborating with teams and stakeholders across the company. We’re looking for an intern that is interested in building AI-assisted security apps.ResponsibilitiesDesign, prototype, and implement security solutions for AI infrastructure across hardware, firmware, operating systems, and cloud services, including BMCs, TPMs, secure boot chains, networking interfaces, and workload identity systems.Assess and improve the security posture of server and accelerator platforms, including firmware update processes, device identity, trusted execution, and hardware-backed cryptography.Support the secure platform lifecycle, from device onboarding, provisioning, and inventory through configuration validation and decommissioning.Build automation and internal tools in Python, Bash, or similar languages to collect platform telemetry, detect configuration drift, and support incident investigation.Build AI-assisted security applications for asset classification, anomaly detection, and detection-and-response workflows.Partner with IT and infrastructure teams to implement and enforce identity, access-control, endpoint, and privileged-access security practices.Research and evaluate emerging technologies such as confidential computing, remote attestation, hardware roots of trust, and secure device management.Write clean, well-documented code, technical designs, test plans, and security findings.RequirementsActively pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field expected by Summer 2027Foundational understanding of computer architecture, operating systems, networking, embedded systems, digital logic, or electronicsStrong programming skills with a proficiency in Python or bashExposure to building AI-assisted applicationsPreferred QualificationsPrior security engineering experience through internships, hackathons, or projectsCoursework, projects, research, or internship experience in hardware security, embedded security, platform security, computer architecture, or secure systems designExperience with one or more of the following: Microcontrollers, FPGA development, board bring-up, JTAG/SWD debugging, serial interfaces, SPI, I2C, UART, PCIe, or EthernetAbout Together AITogether AI, the AI Native Cloud, is purpose-built for AI engineers. AI application developers get high-performance inference that scales reliably, fine-tuning and reinforcement learning for creating frontier-level specialized models, and pre-training at massive scale for fully custom intelligence, all around a marketplace of leading open models that teams can run, adapt, and own. Trusted by Cursor, Decagon, ElevenLabs, Salesforce, and Zoom, Together serves 400+ trillion tokens a month.CompensationWe offer competitive compensation, startup equity, health insurance and other competitive benefits. The US base salary range for this full-time position is: $140,000 - $150,000 + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by location, level and role. Individual compensation will be determined by experience, skills, and job-related knowledge.Equal OpportunityTogether AI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and more.Please see our privacy policy at https://www.together.ai/privacy