AMD

FPGA/SoC Embedded Cybersecurity Engineer

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17 hours ago
Remote, United States or Austin, TX, USASenior

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and deliver security solutions for next-generation FPGA, SoC, and embedded x86 products.
  • Define and drive security requirements, architectures, and implementations involving secure boot, cryptographic services, root-of-trust technologies, and access controls.
  • Collaborate with engineering, program management, and validation teams to integrate security into architecture, design, testing, and product release processes.
  • Support Secure Development Lifecycle activities including threat modeling, code reviews, penetration testing, red teaming, and security feature validation.
  • Investigate and resolve complex security challenges, including critical customer escalations.
  • Contribute to scalable security architectures addressing emerging threats and future product capabilities.

Requirements

  • Senior-level software engineering experience with cybersecurity principles and security solution development.
  • Expertise in AMD SoC, FPGA, embedded x86, and ARM-based platform security, including threat modeling, cryptography, secure boot, TEE, TrustZone, and access control.
  • Experience applying security principles to hardware and software products and supporting Common Criteria, FIPS, ISO21434, or IEC62443 certification efforts.
  • Hands-on experience with FPGA/SoC development, validation, simulation, verification using UVM, hardware debugging, and lab testing.
  • Proficiency in Python, C, Verilog, VHDL, or similar programming languages.
  • Knowledge of embedded systems, including RTOS, embedded Linux, and hypervisors.
  • Experience in Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Datacenter, or Test & Measurement environments is preferred.
  • Expertise in Physical Unclonable Functions and hardware root-of-trust technologies is preferred.
  • Ability to obtain and hold a security clearance is a plus.
  • Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.

Benefits

  • Austin, Texas location; remote work may be considered for exceptional candidates.

Tech Stack

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About AMD

10,000+ employees

AMD designs and sells CPUs, GPUs, and adaptive/embedded computing products for PCs, data centers, gaming, and edge devices. Its portfolio includes Ryzen and EPYC processors, Radeon and Instinct graphics, and adaptive SoCs from its Xilinx acquisition, sold to OEMs, cloud providers, and device makers. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Santa Clara, it is a public company on NASDAQ and supplies semi-custom chips for major game consoles.

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