Apple

SoC Security Engineer - Platform Architecture

Apple$130K — $180K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
  • 3+ years of relevant industry experience.
  • Experience in defining secure systems and threat modeling.
  • Solid background in applied cryptography.
  • Familiarity with SoC architecture and OS security.
  • Good knowledge of Verilog/VHDL and programming skills in C/C++ and scripting languages like Perl/Python.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with multi-functional engineering teams to design and verify security systems.
  • Evaluate security threats and architectural weaknesses in products.
  • Define and implement security features for Apple's next generation products.
  • Work closely with software teams to integrate security seamlessly into systems.
  • Coordinate with silicon teams through the entire design flow to ensure robust security in both in-house and outsourced chips.
  • Utilize innovation and independently pursue new ideas for security advancements.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on groundbreaking Apple products.
  • Collaboration with diverse and talented engineering teams.
  • Engagement in the latest security technologies and advancements.
  • Exposure to both hardware and software security challenges.
  • Encouragement to pursue innovative ideas and personal growth.
Full Job Description
We are looking for a Security Engineer with experience spanning both hardware and software. You will work with a multi-functional engineering team to define, design, and verify security systems. Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple product.

As part of the Platform Architecture organization, the Security Architecture team has a mission to provide rock-solid security foundation to Apple's products. We evaluate security threats, define security features, architect security solutions. We collaborate with the software teams to ensure seamless security systems. We work together with different silicon teams throughout the entire design flow to guarantee state-of-the-art security goes into various in-house and out-sourced silicon chips.

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.

3+ years of relevant industry experience. MS or PhD in EE/CE, Computer Science or related engineering degree. Solid background of applied cryptography. Exposure to OS security. Excellent interpersonal skills. Ability to independently pursue new ideas and innovations. Good knowledge of Verilog/VHDL. Experience in C/C++ and interpretive language such as Perl/Python.

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

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Size
154,000 employees
Market Cap
$2,074.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
+11.5%
Revenue
$294.1 billion
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