Security and Access control - Lead/Staff Engineer

2 Months ago • 6-12 Years • Cyber Security

Job Summary

Job Description

The job involves working with Qualcomm's security architecture / IP and access control team on next-generation SOCs for smartphones, tablets, automotive, and IOT product categories. The engineer will assist product development teams in applying secure hardware design principles. Responsibilities include detecting and mitigating security vulnerabilities in hardware architecture and implementations, and addressing access control issues in both software and hardware. The candidate should have experience in security, with expertise in computer architecture, hardware-based access control, mobile platform security, ARM TrustZone, operating system security, and teamwork across teams. Experience in security is required. Candidates should have 6 to 12 years of experience.
Must have:
  • Computer architecture and hardware based access control
  • Mobile platform security, Secure Boot, Secure Storage
  • ARM TrustZone, Virtualization
  • Operating system security and hypervisor security
  • Languages: C/C++, Python, RTL
  • Teamwork across various teams and geolocations
  • Able to communicate in English, both verbal and written.
Good to have:
  • ARM architecture SoC security design
  • Applied Cryptography Trusted Computing
  • Working Knowledge on hardware firewalls for access control
  • Knowledge on AI/ML is added advantage
  • SystemVerilog, VHDL, Verilog, SystemC - FPGA/ASIC design is a plus
  • Side channel attacks, power analysis and timing attacks
  • Memory technology (DDR4, DDR5), storage technologies

Job Details

Job Description

Job Posting Date

2025-06-19


Company:

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Systems Engineering

General Summary:

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Systems Engineer, you will research, design, develop, simulate, and/or validate systems-level software, hardware, architecture, algorithms, and solutions that enables the development of cutting-edge technology. Qualcomm Systems Engineers collaborate across functional teams to meet and exceed system-level requirements and standards.

Minimum Qualifications:

•    Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Systems Engineering or related work experience.

Job Overview 

Work with Qualcomm's security architecture / IP and access control team on next generation SOC for smartphone, tablet, automotive and IOT product categories. is responsible for assisting product development teams throughout the company to apply secure HW design principles to individual blocks, computing cores, and at the SoC level. SW/HW co-design, HW development experience. Familiarity with debug architectures such as JTAG and ARM coresight are a plus

Successful candidates will be able to engage with product teams independently with minimal supervision to detect and mitigate security vulnerabilities in hardware architecture and implementations, involve in access control issues at both SW and HW.     

Minimum Qualifications 

6 to 12 years of industry or academic experience in Security are required.

Additionally, applicants must have expertise in two or more of the following areas:

  • Computer architecture and hardware based or assisted access control and security

  • Mobile platform security, Secure Boot, Secure Storage, Access Control, Secure Debug, DDR protection

  • ARM TrustZone, Virtualization

  • Operating system security and hypervisor security

  • languages: C/C++, Python, RTL

  • Teamwork across various teams and geolocations.

  • Able to communicate in English, both verbal and written.

Preferred Qualifications 

The following skills/experience will be considered a plus:

  • ARM architecture SoC security design

  • Applied Cryptography Trusted Computing

  • Working Knowledge on hardware firewalls for access control

  • Knowledge on AI/ML is added advantage

  • SystemVerilog, VHDL, Verilog, SystemC - FPGA/ASIC design is a plus

  • Side channel attacks, power analysis and timing attacks on crypto elements is a plus

  • Memory technology (DDR4, DDR5), storage technologies is (eMMC, UFS) is a plus

Educational Requirements:

  • Required: Bachelor degree and above, Computer Engineering and/or Electrical Engineering

Experience Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s/ Masters with 5-7+ years Systems Engineering or related work experience

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