Embedded Hardware Security Research Engineer
Location
US-OH-Dayton
ID
2024-3516
Category
Research & Development
Position Type
Full Time Salary
Riverside Overview
Riverside Research is an independent National Security Nonprofit dedicated to research and development in the national interest. We provide high-end technical services, research and development, and prototype solutions to some of the country's most challenging technical problems.
All Riverside Research opportunities require U.S. Citizenship.
Position Overview
Riverside Research is seeking an Embedded Hardware Security Research Engineer to work alongside our US Air Force (USAF) and Department of Defense (DoD) partners to develop tamper-protected microelectronic devices and intellectual property (IP). This position will be a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the understanding of advanced attacks against state-of-the-art integrated circuits and the countermeasures and protective controls to prevent such attacks. Research is conducted in a microelectronics laboratory. You will work with hardware security experts employing a range of microelectronics test equipment, custom software, and computing resources to provide the best support to our customers. This position is located at WPAFB, Ohio.
Responsibilities
Job Responsibilities:
Provides subject matter expertise in state-of-the-art implementation attacks
Attends technology interchange meetings at DoD and contractor sites
Designs and performs research and experiments to assess attack effectiveness against microelectronic devices
Interacts with third-party vendors to collect appropriate source information
Analyzes secure architectures to identify vulnerabilities
Documents findings in technical reports and presentations
Develops, maintains, adjusts, and reports on project status and timelines
Attends technical conferences to understand new attacks and protections
Collaborates with Government research leads to develop and present papers across a variety of DoD conferences and technical interchanges
Supports Principal Investigator and Program Manager in the development and documentation of technical requirements for approved research areas
Contributes to proposals for new research in similar and/or related technology areas
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
Secret clearance to start, but must be able 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
