Hardware Security Engineer - Silicon Lifecycle Tools
SiemensJob Title
Hardware Security Engineer - Silicon Lifecycle Tools
Role Summary
Join Siemens EDA's Tessent R&D team to design and implement hardware and firmware security for silicon lifecycle management tools. The role focuses on protecting test IP and test-access mechanisms from physical and logical attacks and driving security strategy across product lifecycles.
Experience Level
Mid-level. Specific years of experience not stated.
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities involve architecting secure hardware and firmware, performing adversarial evaluations, and collaborating across engineering and product teams.
- Design secure architectures for hardware components and firmware.
- Implement cryptographic and authentication mechanisms to mitigate physical and side-channel attacks.
- Conduct adversary-style evaluations to identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses.
- Integrate security requirements across the product lifecycle with cross-functional teams.
- Work with international teams in hardware, software, QA, support, documentation, and product marketing.
- Contribute to product development using modern tools, including AI/ML where applicable.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills and competencies for immediate contribution.
- Strong understanding of semiconductor design and architecture.
- Practical experience designing hardware and firmware defenses against physical attacks and side-channel analysis.
- Hands-on experience with hardware roots of trust, secure boot, secure key storage, and hardware-accelerated crypto.
- Knowledge of cryptographic primitives, side-channel attacks, and fault injection techniques.
- Expertise in hardware design languages and methodologies (Verilog, SystemVerilog).
- Demonstrated analytical problem-solving and creative engineering skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English.
Education Requirements
No formal degree or field-of-study is specified. The posting highlights familiarity with industry standards and compliance frameworks (examples mentioned: FIPS, Common Criteria, ISO 26262, ISO/SAE 21434) as preferred domain knowledge.
About the Company
Company: Siemens
Headquarters: Munich, Germany
Siemens EDA is a leading global provider of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) products and systems. Their innovative solutions enable companies to enhance the development of electronic products efficiently and effectively, keeping pace with the complex demands of technology and physics. Siemens is committed to delivering advanced workflow solutions that integrate both EDA and MCAD tools for multi-domain design and manufacturing in the semiconductor industry.
