AI-Powered Hardware Security Engineer (m/w/d) – Defensive FPGA Security

Munich (DEU), Remote, Bochum (DEU), Lviv (UKR), Munich Hybrid, Different Hubs all over Europe, Berlin, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Warschau, Paris

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Your mission

  • Develop defensive security measures for FPGA-based UAV systems to prevent hardware hacking and tampering
  • Implement AI-powered countermeasures against side-channel attacks, fault injection, and reverse engineering
  • Design secure boot mechanisms, cryptographic protections, and physical attack resistance for UAV hardware
  • Optimize real-time anomaly detection to identify and mitigate threats at the hardware level
  • Work with FPGA, ASIC, and embedded security teams to enhance UAV resilience in contested environments
  • Ensure compliance with security standards (NIST, MIL-STD, ITAR, DO-254, Common Criteria, NATO STANAGs)

Your profile

  • Experience in hardware security, FPGA security, or embedded system protection
  • Knowledge of side-channel analysis, fault injection, and tamper-resistant design
  • Familiarity with cryptographic implementations on FPGA/ASIC (AES, ECC, PQC)
  • Hands-on experience with Verilog, VHDL, HLS, or RTL security techniques
  • Understanding of AI-driven security monitoring for real-time threat detection
Nice to have
  • Experience in secure UAV avionics, trusted execution environments (TEE), and post-quantum cryptography
  • Background in AI-powered security analytics and machine learning for hardware anomaly detection

Why us?

Join us to shape the future of AI-driven defense!

Do you feel that you fit the description, but don't think you fulfill all the criteria 100%? Apply to us anyway.   
We look forward to receiving your detailed application via our online form.  

The world is changing. Exponential technologies are enabling new types of security threats. We are committed to staying ahead by building nimble, scalable, and cost-effective defences. We are looking for passionate developers who are eager to create exceptional products, safeguard our freedom, and strengthen the resilience of democracies

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Tags: AES Analytics Compliance Cryptography Machine Learning Monitoring NATO NIST Reverse engineering Threat detection

Regions: Remote/Anywhere Europe
Countries: France Germany Ukraine

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