IP Security Engineer — Secure AI Hardware

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 357,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation is seeking an experienced Security Engineer for the Hardware IP Security team in Santa Clara. You will protect intellectual property by shaping secure-by-default workflows, policies, and incident response across engineering groups.

The role emphasizes independent work, strong threat modeling, and collaboration with Security, Hardware Engineering, and IT to reduce risk while maintaining productivity. Equity and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Strong threat-modeling experience, including data flows, trust boundaries, STRIDE-style analysis.
• Experience securing Linux-based on-prem or cloud infrastructure at scale (auth, patching, logging, incident response).
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of relevant security engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Protect NVIDIA’s intellectual property by helping teams build secure-by-default workflows and environments.
• Craft training materials, implement security policies and methodologies, and investigate threats.
• Define priorities, plan schedules, and collaborate with Security, Hardware Engineering, and IT partners.
• Mentor engineers and drive secure, reliable systems from design through deployment.

Skills

Threat modeling

Security strategy

Linux security

Stakeholder communication

Team leadership

Requirements analysis

Independent contributor

Risk reduction

Education

Bachelors/Masters in CS or related field

Job description

NVIDIA Corporation is seeking an experienced Security Engineer for the Hardware IP Security team in Santa Clara. You will protect intellectual property by shaping secure-by-default workflows, policies, and incident response across engineering groups.

The role emphasizes independent work, strong threat modeling, and collaboration with Security, Hardware Engineering, and IT to reduce risk while maintaining productivity. Equity and comprehensive benefits are offered.