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Hardware Security Architect
Axelera AI
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇮🇹 Italy
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Lead the design and implementation of hardware and software security for our next-generation AI processors
- Architect and implement a fully secure hardware/software infrastructure for Axelera AI’s processors and platform
- Define and document security features such as secure boot, trusted execution environments, key management
- Ensure protection of sensitive assets (AI models, parameters, user data) and balance security with DFT/testability requirements
- Design and manage end-to-end security provisioning, including secure key and credential management
- Define, plan, and lead certification efforts (e.g., Common Criteria, FIPS, PSA Certified, ISO/SAE 21434)
- Collaborate with software and hardware teams to integrate secure boot, encryption, and authentication mechanisms
- Stay abreast of advancements in cryptography, trusted computing, and hardware security
Requirements
- Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years’ experience in secure system architecture for embedded or high-performance computing
- Strong foundation in computer architecture, applied cryptography, and digital design
- Proven expertise with Secure Boot, Root-of-Trust, Secure Engines, and hardware security IPs
- Experience with security certification processes (Common Criteria, FIPS, PSA Certified, ISO/SAE 21434)
- Familiarity with AI/ML system security, model protection, side-channel and fault-injection mitigations
- Experience collaborating with external security vendors, auditors, and provisioning providers
- Excellent communication skills and a proactive, ownership-driven mindset
Benefits
- attractive compensation package, including a pension plan
- extensive employee insurances
- option to get company shares
- collaborative ownership and freedom with responsibility
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
secure system architectureapplied cryptographydigital designSecure BootRoot-of-TrustSecure Engineshardware security IPsencryptionauthentication mechanismssecurity provisioning
Soft skills
excellent communication skillsproactive mindsetownership-driven mindset
Certifications
Common CriteriaFIPSPSA CertifiedISO/SAE 21434