Senior Hardware Security Architect — AI-Driven SoC Security

NVIDIA; California; On-site; USD 272,000 - 431,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a Principal Hardware Security Architect to drive security architecture for next‑gen SoCs and GPUs. You will guide the security roadmap across hardware, software, and research teams, focusing on advanced packaging and physical attack vectors.

The role requires 15+ years of relevant work and an MS/PhD in EE/CS/CE, with deep expertise in ASIC/SoC security, threat modeling, and secure boot concepts. A strong interdisciplinary, customer‑facing approach is expected.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering.
• 15+ years of meaningful relevant work or research experience.
• Deep ASIC/SoC security architecture knowledge and secure boot concepts.
• Experience with physical attacks mitigations and threat modeling.
• Familiarity with OCP S.A.F.E. or similar industry security frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Define a long-term security roadmap for platform hardware security.
• Research and design mitigations against physical and side-channel attacks.
• Analyze threat models for advanced packaging and photonics technologies.
• Lead AI-driven vulnerability discovery and verification methodologies.
• Review architecture and verification specifications for IP security alignment.

Skills

ASIC/SoC security

Security architecture

Threat modeling

C/C++

Verilog

Education

MS or PhD in EE/CS/CE

Tools

Python

Perl

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking a Principal Hardware Security Architect to drive security architecture for next‑gen SoCs and GPUs. You will guide the security roadmap across hardware, software, and research teams, focusing on advanced packaging and physical attack vectors.

The role requires 15+ years of relevant work and an MS/PhD in EE/CS/CE, with deep expertise in ASIC/SoC security, threat modeling, and secure boot concepts. A strong interdisciplinary, customer‑facing approach is expected.