Embedded Crypto Expert

**Company**: Qualcomm Wireless GmbH

**Job Area**: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering

**General Summary**:
In this position you will join the team responsible for the security architecture of Qualcomm Snapdragon processors. The team works at a system level spanning across hardware, software and infrastructure while striving for industry-leading solutions. This team interacts with product management, customers (e.g., OEMs), partners, HW/SW engineering and Services engineering teams to find the optimal Security solution. Snapdragon processors are used in different types of devices ranging from mobile phones to televisions to ultra-book laptops, each of which have their own security requirements. Snapdragon processors are designed to meet most of these requirements thus work covers most types of security found in consumer electronics ranging from content protection to enterprise security to factory key provisioning issues to virtualization.

**In this position you will perform tasks like these**:

- Define HW crypto security requirements (Functional, Performance, Security level)
- Define HW/SW partitioning to address next challenges in cryptography as PQC and Crypto Agility.
- Define Crypto HW IP blocks that contributes to the overall SoC Security Architecture
- Design of mechanisms thwarting state-of-the-art physical attacks
- Monitor evaluation of crypto IP resistance and robustness
- Competitive analysis of security IPs and features
- Investigate future/roadmap security related technologies
- Participation to academic conference and industrial/research security working group

**Minimum Qualifications**:
MS degree preferred with 5+ years industry experience required in one or more of the following areas:

- Cryptography and protocols using cryptography
- Design of HW/SW security blocks and modules such as HW cryptographic engines
- HW/SW threat analysis, security analysis, risk analysis
- Smart Card HW/SW Security Technologies
- Security Certification Process and Requirements

**Additional skills in the following areas are a plus**:

- Research background (Publications, Conference)
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills required
- Leadership & management background is required

**Education Requirements Required**:
Bachelor's, Computer Engineering and/or Electrical Engineering
Preferred: Master's, Computer Engineering and/or Electrical Engineering

**Minimum Qualifications**:

- Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 8+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.

OR

Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 7+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer and supports workforce diversity.

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.