Job description

EM is looking for a Senior Security Engineer to expand its Security Team in Marin, Switzerland. The candidate must be an experienced and motivated professional with proven experience in security topics, from lower level hardware design to high level system security concepts.

He/she will have to work in close contact with the EM Business Units in order to define, implement and verify the security architecture of EM’s SoCs .

Your main tasks and responsibilities will include:

Define hardware and software security requirements of our products

Define the hardware security architecture of the IC

Define the hardware IP security blocks

Perform security threat analysis and review of security systems

Collaborate closely with the product development teams for the design and implementation of features

Review and audit the security implementation

Interface with our customers from the security requirements to the IC design

Provide security consulting to the customers

Occasionally design blocks on your own

Profile

Masters or PhD in security, software engineering, electronics

At least 7 years experience in security field

Teamplayer, flexible, hard worker, good analytical skills

Used to work in multicultural environment

Creative, accountable, goal-oriented and efficient

Strong autonomy in his field and capability for teamwork

Good written and verbal communication skills

Professional requirements

Proven experience in secure microcontrollers architecture

Experience with design of hardware security IPs

Experience in conducting threat and risk analysis of SoCs

Knowledge of the security automotive standards (ISO 21434, A-Spice etc.)

Understanding of physical attacks

Advanced understanding of applications such as Bluetooth, Smart Cards, RFID,...

The following skills would be considered as a plus

Knowledge of cryptography fundamentals: algorithms and protocols

Experience performing physical attacks (invasive attacks, side-channel attacks, fault attacks)

Secure software development (libs, bootloader etc..)

Experience with certification schemes such as FIPS140 and Common Criteria

Languages

Good written and spoken English

French and/or German would be an asset