Platform Security Hardware Intern

Rivos is seeking a Platform Security Hardware Intern to define, design, and verify security functions in hardware. Responsibilities include RTL design, microarchitecture definition, and security verification using formal and non-formal methods. Candidates should have experience with RTL design/verification tools, System Verilog, and FPGA tools, along with strong problem-solving and communication skills. This role is for students typically enrolled in a Masters/Ph.D. program in CS/CE/EE.

Must Have

• Define architecture/microarchitecture and implement security functions in RTL.
• Perform hardware design security verification using formal and non-formal methods.
• Possess excellent problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Be highly self-motivated and work well in a team under aggressive schedules.

Good to Have

• Familiarity with mapping security primitives to low-level hardware interfaces, and impact on hardware-software codesign.
• Familiarity with (RISC-V) assembly/C/C++/Rust.

Responsibilities:

• Architecture/microarchitecture definition, RTL Design/implementation of security functions
• Hardware design security verification using formal and non-formal methods.

Requirements:

• RTL design and / or verification tools, flows and methods
• Familiarity with tools to prove security properties of a system or find vulnerabilities
• Familiarity with System verilog, FPGA tools
• Familiarity with mapping security primitives to low-level hardware interfaces, and impact on hardware-software codesign is a plus
• Familiarity with (RISC-V) assembly/C/C++/Rust is a plus
• Excellent skills in problem solving, written and verbal communication
• Highly self-motivated and able to work well in a team under aggressive schedules

Education:

• Typically enrolled in a Masters/Ph.D. program in CS/CE/EE

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