NXP Semiconductors

HW Security Architect

NXP Semiconductors • $120K — $160K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master/PhD in Cryptography, Security, Software Engineering or Electrical Engineering
  • Minimum of 10 years industry experience in Embedded Secure Systems design and development
  • Strong knowledge of SoCs and/or Secure Element products
  • Security background with embedded security experience preferred
  • Familiarity with 'state of the art' CAD tools (e.g., Cadence)
  • Knowledge of Hardware description languages (System Verilog, VHDL)
  • Proficient in independent work and collaboration
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Willingness to travel internationally

Responsibilities

  • Specify innovative and disruptive security solutions
  • Manage and define security requirements linking to functional needs
  • Design and review security architectures
  • Model detailed attack scenarios and define security mechanisms in various layers
  • Advise and train teams on hardware/software security design, implementation, and testing
  • Conduct detailed implementation reviews of RTL and firmware code
  • Plan and execute pre-silicon vulnerability analysis
  • Serve as a technical interface to customers and product development teams
  • Support certification processes and communicate with evaluators and certifiers
  • Perform root cause analysis of security defects and vulnerabilities

Benefits

  • Positive work culture that emphasizes collaboration and innovation
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge security solutions
  • International travel opportunities for project coordination
  • Commitment to diversity and equal opportunity
  • Support for reasonable accommodations for disabled individuals
Full Job Description

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Specification of innovative and disruptive security solutions
  • Security requirements management and definition, linking security mechanisms to functional requirements
  • Specification, design and review of security architectures
  • Detailed attack modeling and definition of security mechanisms in hardware, firmware, protocols, etc.
  • Advising and training the teams on design, implementation and test of hardware/software security mechanisms
  • Detailed implementation reviews (RTL, firmware code)
  • Planning, coordination and execution of pre-silicon vulnerability analysis (VA)
  • Technical interface to customers and to the different business and product development teams
  • Certification support and technical interface with evaluators and certifiers
  • Root cause analysis of security defects and vulnerabilities

Qualifications:

  • Master/PhD in Cryptography, Security, Software Engineering or Electrical Engineering
  • Minimum of 10 years industry experience in the design and development of Embedded Secure Systems.
  • Strong knowledge of SoCs and/or Secure Element products
  • Security background, ideally experience in embedded security
  • Familiar with “state of the art” CAD tools (e.g. Cadence, …)
  • Knowledge of Hardware description languages (System Verilog, VHDL)
  • Able to work independently
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Willing to travel internationally

About NXP Semiconductors

NXP Semiconductors N.V. is a Dutch semiconductor manufacturer with headquarters in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The company employs approximately 31,000 people in more than 35 countries, including 11,200 engineers in 33 countries. NXP reported revenue of $8.88 billion in 2020. The company's products are used in a wide range of automotive, identification, wireless infrastructure, lighting, industrial, mobile, consumer and computing applications. NXP is the co-inventor of near field communication (NFC) technology along with Sony and supplies NFC chip sets that enable mobile payments, as well as secure access to cars and buildings.
Learn more about NXP Semiconductors
Size
31,000 employees
Market Cap
$39.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$52 million
Founded
1953
5 Year Trend
+3.1%
Revenue
$8.6 billion
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