Senior Hardware Security Research Engineer

Salary: $165k DoE

Industry: Department of Defense

Location: Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

Clearance: Active Top Secret Required

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or Applied Mathematics (or closely related academic field) and 5+ years' direct experience in electromagnetic / side-channel analysis and embedded hardware technology countermeasures,
• Or a master s degree as listed above (or closely related academic field) and 3 years direct experience in electromagnetic / side-channel analysis and embedded hardware technology protection. Or a PhD with demonstrated research work in an applicable technical area that includes side-channel analysis
• Strong understanding of side-channel attack theory and implementation
• Demonstratable understanding of countermeasure implementation in embedded technologies including microcontrollers, FPGAs, ASICs, and related technologies
• Familiarity with NIST-recommended cryptographic algorithms
• Experience testing microelectronic devices
• Experience planning research and executing research plans successfully
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience using Python or Matlab
• Willing to travel at least 20%
• Active Top Secret security clearance is REQUIRED

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience leading R&D projects
• Experience developing embedded hardware (VHDL, Verilog) and software (C, Assembly)
• Prior experience with hardware and/or software reverse engineering
• Understanding of semiconductor device physics, design, and fabrication
• Experience presenting technical material to a technical audience
• Experience developing research proposals

Responsibilities:

• Perform as a technical area SME. Study current and emerging threats to embedded hardware including but not limited to microcontrollers, FPGAs, and ASICs
• Prototype new attack techniques by building custom hardware and software test setups
• Understand device architectures and features by reviewing system-level documentation and source code (VHDL, Verilog, C, Assembly)
• Design and perform experiments to assess attack effectiveness against microelectronic devices
• Document results in technical reports, present findings to technology stakeholders
• Attend technical conferences; develop and present papers with Government research leads
• Support the program Senior Principal Investigator and Program Manager in the development and documentation of technical requirements for approved research areas
• Support the program customer in the development of papers and presentations advancing the knowledge of the research field and technical area
• Contribute to proposals for new research in the same and/or related technology areas

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