Staff Hardware Security Engineer

Job Title

Staff Hardware Security Engineer

Role Summary

Hands-on hardware security engineer in the Arm Product Security team responsible for assessing and improving the security of SoC hardware platforms. The role performs technical analysis, develops proof-of-concept demonstrations, and builds tools and methodologies to evaluate silicon security features.

The role works closely with architecture, silicon design, firmware, and platform teams to communicate findings and support mitigations.

Experience Level

Senior (Staff). No specific years-of-experience requirement stated.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities focus on hands-on evaluation of SoC hardware components, demonstration of issues, and collaboration to drive mitigations.

• Perform hands-on security assessments of SoC hardware components and security features (trust anchors, debug interfaces, isolation mechanisms).
• Identify and analyze hardware security issues via architecture review, hardware interface analysis, and experimental testing.
• Develop proof-of-concept demonstrations that show realistic system-level impacts of hardware weaknesses.
• Develop and maintain tools and methodologies for hardware security evaluation and experimentation.
• Apply and expand knowledge of hardware security techniques relevant to silicon security, privilege boundaries, and trust architectures.
• Collaborate with architecture, silicon design, firmware, and platform teams to communicate findings and support effective mitigations.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience required for the role.

• Practical experience in offensive security, vulnerability research, or low-level systems security.
• Deep knowledge of microarchitecture and SoC design principles.
• Experience reviewing architectural specifications and RTL for security-relevant behavior.
• Strong understanding of modern SoC architectures, including security boundaries, privilege levels, and hardware isolation mechanisms.
• Experience analyzing hardware interfaces and platform components such as debug infrastructure, secure boot roots of trust, or system interconnects.
• Familiarity with hardware debug interfaces (e.g., JTAG, SWD) and hardware attack techniques.
• Experience with low-level programming in C and working knowledge of assembly (preferably Arm).
• Ability to write clear technical reports and to work independently and collaboratively in diverse teams.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with Arm-based platforms and SoC security architectures.
• Familiarity with fault injection, side-channel analysis, and other hardware security analysis techniques.
• Experience using laboratory equipment and tooling for hardware experimentation and debugging.
• Exposure to silicon bring-up environments or hardware validation workflows.
• Contributions to internal or external hardware security research, tools, or vulnerability disclosures.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

About the Company

Company: Arm

Headquarters: Cambridge, United Kingdom

ARM is a global leader in semiconductor and software design, driving innovation in computing technology. The company specializes in designing processors and systems that provide the essential building blocks for electronic devices. ARM's architecture is widely used in smartphones, servers, and IoT devices, and its collaborative culture fosters bold thinking, diversity, and high-impact benefits for its talented workforce.