Security Architect

Job Title

Security Architect

Role Summary

Design and develop product and system security solutions (IP, sub-systems, services) and provide security expertise across R&D and business lines. Deliver security specifications, architecture reviews, implementation analysis, and vulnerability assessments to ensure secure, scalable products.

Experience Level

Senior-level (title indicates senior/architect role; no explicit years of experience provided).

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Design and specify product and system security architectures and mechanisms.
• Translate functional requirements into security requirements and link mechanisms to those requirements.
• Perform detailed implementation reviews of RTL, firmware, and protocols.
• Conduct attack modeling and define countermeasures in hardware, firmware and protocols.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute pre-silicon vulnerability analysis (VA).
• Analyze root cause of security defects and vulnerabilities and drive remediation.
• Define and specify innovative and disruptive product security solutions.
• Collaborate with business lines and other R&D organizations to deliver secure, cost-competitive technologies.

Requirements

Required technical skills and experience (must-have):

• Digital Signal Processing
• Verilog
• C/C++ and Python
• MATLAB
• Side-channel analysis
• Digital system design
• Embedded system security, including cryptography

Education Requirements

Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, foreign equivalent, or a related field.

About the Company

Company: NXP Semiconductors

Headquarters: Nijmegen, Netherlands

NXP Semiconductors N.V. is a global semiconductor company that provides High Performance Mixed Signal and Standard Product solutions. With over 45,000 employees and operations in more than 35 countries, NXP is a leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, catering to automotive, industrial IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure markets. The company is committed to innovation and sustainability, advancing a smarter, safer, and more sustainable world through technology.