IP Security Engineer: Hybrid, Equity

NVIDIA; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 184,000 - 357,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

NVIDIA in the United States is seeking an experienced engineer for the Hardware IP Security team to protect our intellectual property and help engineering teams build secure-by-default workflows and environments. You will mentor high‑performing engineers, define priorities, and collaborate across Security, Hardware Engineering, and IT to implement mitigations while keeping product velocity high.

The role offers equity, comprehensive benefits, and the chance to influence security practices at

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Mentor and lead high-performing technical teams across hardware engineering and security.
• Strong threat-modeling experience including STRIDE, data flows, trust boundaries.
• Ability to prioritize practical risk reduction in a fast-moving engineering environment.
• Experience securing Linux-based on-prem or cloud infrastructure at scale.
• Comfortable presenting to senior management to convey risk and prioritize mitigation.
• 8+ years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Protect NVIDIA IP by building secure-by-default workflows and environments.
• Develop and deliver security training materials and methodologies.
• Define security priorities, plan schedules, and collaborate with Security, Hardware Engineering, and IT partners.
• Investigate newly discovered threats to the integrity of NVIDIA's security infrastructure.
• Mentor engineers and drive secure, reliable systems from design through deployment.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Team leadership

Threat modeling

Risk prioritization

Security in Linux (on-prem/cloud)

Executive communication

8+ years experience

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or related field

Job description

NVIDIA in the United States is seeking an experienced engineer for the Hardware IP Security team to protect our intellectual property and help engineering teams build secure-by-default workflows and environments. You will mentor high‑performing engineers, define priorities, and collaborate across Security, Hardware Engineering, and IT to implement mitigations while keeping product velocity high.

The role offers equity, comprehensive benefits, and the chance to influence security practices at