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# RISC-V Security Architect

- **Company:** Qualcomm
- **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $243,200
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Microprocessors, Reduced Instruction Set Computing, Security Software, Software Engineering, Information Technology
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25304_02df4559c3e085b641aa329dbf3f1716

## About the Role

* 10+ years industry experience in Security and RISC-V encompassing both architecture and design, and in high-performance CPU and system design.
 * Demonstrated expertise in Security Technologies.
 * Proficient in Confidential Compute Architecture.
 * Understanding of Security Software Architectures.
 * Strong capabilities in creating and presenting architecture-level documentation., * Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
 * Leadership and management experience at the project level, * Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience., Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 7+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience., PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

## Description

In this position you will join the team responsible for security-related RISC-V extensions and their implementation within CPU cores and across SoCs., * Help establish system security requirements for RISC-V-based CPUs and SoCs, focusing on functionality, performance, and security levels.

 * Participate in RISC-V architecture standards development, including development of RISC-V security extensions.
 * Specify and review the architecture and implementation of CPU/SoC level security mechanisms.
 * Perform competitive analysis of security systems and features
 * Explore future and roadmap server security-related technologies.