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# Senior Hardware Security Engineer

- **Company:** MITRE Corporation
- **Location:** Albuquerque, NM, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $126,800.0 - $158,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer Vision, C++ (Programming Language), Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Embedded Software, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Description Language, Hardware Security Module, Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Reverse Engineering, Software Engineering, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Information Technology, Vlsi Design, U-Boot, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** September 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/3ACF5716AE7B41328791C1ECB91634E2/job/

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field and 5 years of related experience; or Master's degree/PhD in a similar field and 3 years of related experience
 * Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 3 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with relevant experience who can immediately contribute at this job step; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
 * Knowledge of semiconductor devices, integrated circuit fabrication processes, and common IC structures
 * Understanding of digital circuit design topics - including hardware description languages, microelectronics, VLSI design automation, and computer architecture
 * Understanding of protections against physical attacks including secure boot, tamper sensing, secure key storage, memory encryption/authentication, and debug interface disablement
 * Ability to independently execute complex technical work in collaborative environments
 * Effective oral and written communication skills
 * Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S Government issued Security Clearance. Per the U.S. Government's eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance.
 * This position requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site, * Master's degree or PhD in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
 * Active security clearance, especially Top Secret or TS/SCI.
 * Demonstrated technical leadership and mentoring experience

Experience with:

 * Embedded system tear-down, reverse engineering, vulnerability analysis, and circuit/component modifications
 * Anti-tamper design, implementation, evaluation, and/or research
 * ASIC and/or FPGA design
 * Netlist recreation of printed circuit boards and components using X-ray or destructive imaging
 * Board- and component-level instrumentation, measurement, and protocol analysis
 * Prototyping printed circuit boards for probing or injecting high-speed signals
 * Software development (e.g., C/C++, Python)
 * Digital signal and image processing
 * Computer vision and machine learning

Familiarity with:

 * Semiconductor depackaging, delayering, failure analysis, and FIB-SEM techniques
 * Application of side-channel analysis and/or fault injection to black-box systems
 * Analysis of cryptographic algorithms and protocols
 * Analysis of RF protocols
 * Analysis of security architectures of modern commercial processors and SoCs
 * Embedded firmware reverse engineering

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s)