Hardware Security Engineer (New Graduate 2027)

Together AI; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive health insurance plans

Dental and vision insurance

Mental health support and services

Pre-tax flexible spending accounts

Income protection & retirement

401(k) plan

STD & LTD insurance

Life insurance

AD&D insurance

Flexible time off policy

Team-driven celebrations and events

Monthly commuting stipend + pre-taxBen

Monthly team lunches

Job summary

Together Computer Inc. is seeking a Hardware Security Engineer intern in San Francisco to design and implement security solutions for AI infrastructure across hardware, firmware, OS, and cloud layers.

You will assess and enhance security for server and accelerator platforms, contribute to device onboarding and lifecycle, and build automation in Python or Bash to support incident investigations and telemetry collection.

Qualifications

• Foundational understanding of computer architecture, operating systems, networking, embedded systems, digital logic, or electronics.

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, and implement security solutions for AI infrastructure across hardware, firmware, OS, and cloud services.
• 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.

Skills

Python

Bash

AI security apps

Computer architecture

Operating systems

Networking

Embedded systems

Security research

Education

Electrical Engineering

Computer Science

Software Engineering

Tools

FPGA development

Board bring-up

JTAG/SWD debugging

Serial interfaces

SPI

I2C

UART

PCIe

Ethernet

Job description

• As 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
• Design, 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

Benefits

• Competitive health insurance plans
• Dental and vision insurance
• Mental health support and services
• Pre-tax flexible spending accounts
• Income protection & retirement
• 401(k) plan
• STD & LTD insurance
• Life insurance
• AD&D insurance
• Flexible time off policy
• Team-driven celebrations and events
• Monthly commuting stipend + pre-tax bene
• Monthly team lunches

• Foundational 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 applicationsActively pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field expected by Summer 2027Prior 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 Ethernet