Senior Hardware Security Research Engineer

Riverside Overview

Riverside Research is an independent National Security Nonprofit dedicated to research and development in the national interest. We provide high-end technical services, research and development, and prototype solutions to some of the country’s most challenging technical problems.    All Riverside Research opportunities require U.S. Citizenship.  

Position Overview

The Riverside Research Engineering and Support Solutions (ESS) directorate conducts Research and Development (R&D) of cyber-physical attacks against embedded systems. As a Senior Hardware Security Research Engineer you will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team of research engineers and scientists on a range of microelectronics research projects. You’ll work directly with a team of embedded system security research subject matter experts (SME), the senior Principal Investigator, and Program Manager to support various project-specific research scope and deliverables providing value to our customers. The position is in Beavercreek OH and requires a Top Secret security clearance. Remote work is not available for this position. Travel is not expected to exceed two to four times a year.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research in the application of non-invasive side channel analysis (SCA) for problems within microelectronic hardware security• Analyzes secure architectures to identify vulnerabilities• Develop whitepapers and presentations to communicate research findings • Contributes to proposals for new research in similar and/or related technology areas• Work with Program Manager and Principal Investigator to plan, lead, and execute technical resource application to project; manage and communicate deliverable status and timelines• Interacts with third-party vendors to collect appropriate source information• Attends conferences to understand new attacks and protections• Provide technical mentorship to junior researchers supporting your programs

Qualifications

Required Qualifications• Secret clearance required to start, but must be able obtain Top Secret security clearance and all required program access approvals• Bachelor’s Degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g., computer engineering, electrical engineering, statistics, computer science, mathematics, physics, or other STEM fields) and 8 years' experience, or Master’s Degree in a related discipline and 6 years' experience, or 3 years' experience with a PhD in a related discipline• Understanding of implementation attacks including side-channel, glitching, etc.• Experience with Verilog, VHDL, or SystemC• Experience designing or working with security features of FPGAs or ASICs• Demonstratable understanding of cryptography implementation in embedded technologies including microcontrollers, FPGAs, ASICs, and related technologies.• Experience bare-metal programming microcontrollers or microprocessors• Proficiency in C, C++, or Python• Experience presenting technical material to both technical and non-technical audiences• Ability to manage timelines, product delivery, and product quality for research projects• Willing to work in a secure US Government facility• Interest in solving open-ended research challenges• Willing to travel 2-4 times per year

 

Desired Qualifications• Active DoD Top Secret (TS) or equivalent US Government security clearance• Strong understanding of cryptographic algorithms and protocols• Experience implementing side-channel countermeasures• Understanding of sub-100 nm CMOS and FinFET device fabrication, assembly, and packaging including 3DICs• Experience working in an R&D environment solving open-ended problems• Experience in project management including scheduling and reporting• Experience developing and presenting research papers and presentation in relevant subject area publications or conferences• Experience developing research proposals• Experience using revision control software• Understanding of information theory and its application to cryptographic algorithms• Understanding of signal processing is highly desired

Global Comp

$113,000 - $200,000 This represents the typical compensation range for this position based on experience, location and other factors.

Closing Statement

  Riverside Research Institute is a not-for-profit, technology-oriented defense company, where service to our customers and support of our staff is our overall mission. Riverside is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring.  Riverside offers comprehensive compensation and benefit packages to our employees. Riverside bases its employment decisions solely on technical experience, qualifications and other job-related criteria related to our organizational purpose as a not-for-profit company, and without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran’s status or any other status legally protected by applicable federal, state, and local law.