FPGA Security Engineer

Job Summary Are you looking for an exciting, innovative company with over 100 years of excellence and commitment to ethical business? Amentum is a trusted partner to United States government agencies, allied governments, and corporations worldwide supporting critical programs across a broad range of domains. We are hiring a Senior Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) Security Engineer in support of the Trusted and Assured Microelectronics (T&AM) program. This position can be performed through a mostly teleworking basis; however, in lieu of working on-site, you will be required to travel to NSWC Crane 25% of the time. Travel costs to the site will be covered. The selected candidate will support areas such as; FPGA Security Research; Hardware Security; Hardware Assurance; Digital Design; Verification and validation of FPGA tools; Bitstream Analysis; and Reverse-Engineering. Position Responsibilities: Creating innovative solutions to securing the full life-cycle of FPGAs and their design flow per customer requirements. Applying hardware cybersecurity and assurance best practices to current and future FPGA applications. Testing and validating the capabilities of FPGA security and assurance tools for use in DoD applications. Support the development of functional testing for FPGAs, by testing and verifying recently developed functional testing tools. Presenting research to prestigious academic and government conferences. Providing expert insight into contractor or other program technical reviews for FPGA security and assurance tools. Reverse-engineering of the cryptosystems and configuration files used in state-of-the-art FPGAs and their respective EDA tools. Interested, but not local? Ask us about relocation opportunities and discussing your options. Visit: https://www.craneindianajobs.com/ to learn more about our exciting work supporting the Crane Naval Base! Minimum Requirements Master’s degree in Engineering or related scientific field and at least 10 years of job-related experience or equivalent. Excellent communications and analytical skills; working knowledge of computer systems and integrated software application programs. Strong understanding of FPGA EDA tools (Vivado, Quartus, Diamond, etc.). Knowledge of the basic elements that make up the FPGA fabric space and how it all works together. Understanding of hardware security and assurance best practices (PUFs, power analysis, watermarking, metering, authentication, encryption, etc.). Experienced in digital logic and design. Confident in using the Python and C programming languages, Tcl, and HDLs (Verilog, SystemVerilog, and VHDL). Position will require the ability to pass and maintain a Security Clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. Ability to travel, as required. Preferred Qualifications Active Secret Clearance