Hardware Security Architect, Threat Modeling

Job Description

Job title: Principal Hardware Security Architect, Advanced Technologies and Threat Modeling. Location: Santa Clara, California, USA; Remote, USA

Responsibilities:

• Define the long-term platform security roadmap in collaboration with hardware, software, research, and marketing teams.

• Research, design, and develop architectural mitigations against physical attacks, including fault injection and side-channel attacks.

• Drive adoption of and compliance with industry standards such as the Open Compute Project (OCP) S.A.F.E. program.

• Ensure firmware and hardware supply chains meet rigorous security assurance requirements;

• Develop threat models for advanced packaging technologies, including 2.5D/3D ICs, chiplets, and silicon photonics connectivity.

• Investigate hardware Trojans in multi-chiplet photonic neural network accelerators, inter-chiplet side-channel analysis, and threats to optical on-chip networks.

• Use AI-driven tools to discover, analyze, and prioritize hardware vulnerabilities at scale.

• Evaluate AI-assisted hardware security verification methods and autonomous research agents for fuzzing GPU kernel drivers.

• Review architectural, microarchitectural, and verification specifications to ensure IP aligns with platform security requirements.

• Work with customers and partners to identify and address security issues and threats.

Qualifications:

• MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.

• At least 15 years of relevant professional or research experience.

• Experience with ASIC design processes and the architecture of large SoCs or GPUs.

• Programming and debugging experience with C/C++, Verilog, ARM assembly, and Python or Perl scripting.

• Deep understanding of SoC security architecture, including secure and measured boot and ARM or RISC-V CPU architectures.

• Direct experience implementing mitigations against physical attacks, including fault injection and side-channel attacks.

• Knowledge of security threat modeling and penetration testing;

• Familiarity with OCP S.A.F.E. or similar industry security frameworks.

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively in a dynamic, customer-focused team.

Preferred:

• Published research or hands-on experience securing 2.5D/3D ICs, chiplets, or System-in-Package (SiP) designs against supply-chain tampering, interconnect attacks, and hardware Trojans.

• Expertise in silicon photonics (SiPH) and optoelectronic security risks, including vulnerabilities in microring resonators and quantum key distribution (QKD) hardware.

• Demonstrated experience using AI/ML models for hardware vulnerability discovery, automated triage, or autonomous fuzzing of complex systems;

• Active participation in standards organizations such as OCP or IEEE, or a record of patenting security inventions, such as current-flattening circuits for power side-channel protection.

Benefits and compensation:

• Base salary range: $272,000 to $431,250 per year.

• Eligible for equity compensation and employee benefits.

• Salary depends on location, experience, and pay for comparable positions.

Additional information:

• The position is for an existing vacancy.

• NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

• NVIDIA is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on protected grounds.