Junior Hardware Embedded Security Engineer

Riverside Research is seeking an entry-level 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 is an entry-level engineering role that provides a technical path and opportunity to become a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the understanding of advanced attacks against state-of-the-art integrated circuits and the design and development of protective controls to mitigate such attacks. You will work with nationally recognized hardware security experts employing a range of microelectronics test equipment, specialized software, and computing resources to provide exceptional support to our customers. This research work is conducted on-site in Riverside Research's Beavercreek, Ohio office.

Performs research supporting assessment state-of-the-art attack effectiveness against various microelectronic devices
• Supports development of hardware algorithms for secure microelectronic devices (microcontrollers, FPGAs, etc.)
• Analyzes secure architectures to identify vulnerabilities
• Develops, maintains, adjusts, and reports on project status and timelines
• Collaborates with Government research leads to develop and present papers across a variety of DoD conferences and technical interchanges
• Supports the Principal Investigator and Program Manager in the development and documentation of technical requirements for approved research areas
• Interacts with third-party vendors to collect appropriate source information as requested by program, leadership
• Documents findings in technical reports and presentations
• Develops and presents technical briefings to technical audiences and conferences
• Supports technology interchange meetings at DoD and contractor sites
• Attends technical conferences to understand new attacks and protections

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics, and one year direct experience, through courses or previous employment, or a Master's degree.
• Familiarity with Verilog, VHDL, or SystemC
• Some experience programming microcontrollers or microprocessors
• Understanding or experience working with design of security features of FPGAs or ASICs
• Experience programming and/or scripting in C, C++, Rust, or Python
• Experience performing statistical analysis and performing data analysis
• Ability to work semi-independently on assigned tasks with limited scope and with technical supervision in a highly collaborative team-based R&D environment
• Willing to travel a few times per year
• Ability and willingness to obtain a security clearance, and program access requirements

Desired Qualifications:

• Active security clearance.
• Understanding of cryptographic algorithms and protocols, or their implementation in embedded technologies including microcontrollers, FPGAs, ASICs.
• Familiarity implementing hardware attacks including side-channel, glitching, and their countermeasures.
• Understanding of sub-100 nm CMOS and FinFET device fabrication, assembly, and packaging including 3DICs.
• Experience in creating technical reports, developing research papers and presentations supporting research areas.