SoC Security Architect: Platform & Silicon Security

Socket.dev; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple in Austin, Texas, seeks an experienced Security Architect to define, design, and verify security systems spanning hardware and software. You will work with a multi-functional engineering team to deliver rock‑solid security across Apple products.

In this role, you’ll collaborate with silicon teams throughout the design flow, applying threat modeling and cryptographic foundations while leveraging Verilog/VHDL, C/C++, and Python to implement secure architectures.

Qualifications

• BS in EE/CE, Computer Science or related engineering degree.
• Experience in definition of secure systems.
• Experience in threat modeling and weaknesses analysis.
• Experience with SoC architecture.

Responsibilities

• Define, design, and verify security systems for hardware and software.
• Collaborate with silicon teams across design flow to integrate security features.

Skills

Threat modeling

Secure systems design

SoC architecture

Interpersonal skills

Independent thinking

C/C++

Education

BS in EE/CE, CS or related engineering degree

MS or PhD in EE/CE, CS

Tools

Verilog/VHDL

Perl/Python

Job description

Apple in Austin, Texas, seeks an experienced Security Architect to define, design, and verify security systems spanning hardware and software. You will work with a multi-functional engineering team to deliver rock‑solid security across Apple products.

In this role, you’ll collaborate with silicon teams throughout the design flow, applying threat modeling and cryptographic foundations while leveraging Verilog/VHDL, C/C++, and Python to implement secure architectures.