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Senior Hardware Security Architect

NVIDIA is hiring a Senior Hardware Security Architect. Level rates it ; you can apply on NVIDIA.

Level's read on this job

  • On Level's scale, this cybersecurity role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
  • The posting mentions Risc V, Rtl and asic design among its tools and skills.
  • Level classes it as a senior role.
  • NVIDIA has 2,600+ other open roles on Level.

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Design security engines and secure boot flows for hardware architectures supporting various product lines including AI.

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NVIDIA is seeking best-in-class ASIC Design Engineers to design and implement the world’s leading CPU's and SoC's. This position offers you the opportunity to have real impact in a dynamic, technology-focused company impacting product lines ranging from consumer graphics to self-driving cars and the growing field of artificial intelligence. NVIDIA is a “learning machine” that constantly evolves by adapting to new opportunities that are hard to pursue, that only we can take on, and that matter to the world. We have crafted a team of excellent people stretching around the globe, whose mission is to push the frontiers of what is possible today and define the platform for the future of computing.

NVIDIA is building a new group in Israel, this group will deliver security engines and risc-V processor IPs to all of NVIDIA product lines working with all NVIDIA groups around the world. We are looking for an Architect with a security experience to help lead the Arch work on security engines and secure boot flows. You will work closely with NVIDIA security architects, design engineers, verification engineers, and SW engineers to accomplish your tasks.

What you will be doing:

  • Participate in Architecture development and document specifications.

  • Work with RTL and the verification team to ensure that the design meets the spec.

  • Help deliver a design that meets the high security standards of NVIDIA and our customers.

What we need to see:

  • A BSc and/or MSc from a major university in electrical engineering or computer engineering

  • At least 10 years of relevant experience in ASIC design, uArch and Arch in the areas of crypto engines and root of trust.

  • A good system level understanding and experience working with multiple groups including ASIC design, FW and SW.

  • Good interpersonal skills. And team player

With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We employ some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world. Are you passionate about becoming a part of an outstanding team supporting the latest technology? If so, we want to hear from you.

NVIDIA is an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

How we rate this

Senior Hardware Security Architect at NVIDIA rates 20 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

  1. ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
  2. ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
  3. ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
  4. ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Asic DesignSecurity ArchitectureCryptographySecure BootRisc VRtl

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Pay

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$159k

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Questions you could be asked

  1. Tell me about a project where asic design was part of your work. What did you do?
  2. Tell me about a project where security architecture was part of your work. What did you do?
  3. Tell me about a project where cryptography was part of your work. What did you do?
  4. Tell me about a project where secure boot was part of your work. What did you do?
  5. Walk me through how you've used Risc V in your day-to-day work.

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  • List these exact terms on your resume: Asic Design, Security Architecture, Cryptography, Secure Boot, and Risc V. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
  • Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.

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