Embedded Hardware Security Research Specialist

3 days ago


Dayton, Ohio, United States Riverside Research Full time
Job Title: Embedded Hardware Security Research Engineer

Riverside Research is seeking a highly skilled Embedded Hardware Security Research Engineer to join our team. As a key member of our research team, you will be responsible for developing tamper-protected microelectronic devices and intellectual property (IP) for our US Air Force (USAF) and Department of Defense (DoD) partners.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Provide subject matter expertise in state-of-the-art implementation attacks
  • Design and perform research and experiments to assess attack effectiveness against microelectronic devices
  • Interact with third-party vendors to collect appropriate source information
  • Analyze secure architectures to identify vulnerabilities
  • Document findings in technical reports and presentations
  • Develop, maintain, adjust, and report on project status and timelines
  • Collaborate with Government research leads to develop and present papers across a variety of DoD conferences and technical interchanges
  • Support Principal Investigator and Program Manager in the development and documentation of technical requirements for approved research areas
  • Contribute to proposals for new research in similar and/or related technology areas
Requirements:
  • Secret clearance to start, but must be able to obtain Top Secret security clearance and all required program access approvals
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics, and 8 years direct experience in cryptography or embedded hardware security, or a master's degree in related academic field and 6 years direct experience in cryptography or embedded hardware security, or a PhD with 3 years experience within a related area
  • Experience with Verilog, VHDL, or SystemC
  • Experience designing or working with security features of FPGAs or ASICs
  • Demonstratable understanding of cryptography implementation in embedded technologies including microcontrollers, FPGAs, ASICs, and related technologies
  • Proficiency in C, C++, or Python
  • Proficient in creating technical reports and presentations supporting research areas
  • Willing to travel a few times per year
Desired Qualifications:
  • Top Secret clearance
  • Experience bare-metal programming microcontrollers or microprocessors
  • Strong understanding of cryptographic algorithms and protocols
  • Strong understanding of implementation attacks including side-channel, glitching, etc.
  • Experience implementing side-channel countermeasures
  • Understanding of sub-100 nm CMOS and FinFET device fabrication, assembly, and packaging including 3DICs
  • Experience working in an R&D environment solving open-ended problems
  • Experience developing and presenting research papers and presentations in relevant subject areas
  • Experience developing research proposals

Riverside Research offers a comprehensive compensation and benefit package to our employees. We are an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring.



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