FPGA/SoC Embedded Cybersecurity Engineer - TX, Austin, United States
Digital Design & SoC Architecture
Originally posted 10 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
What you'll do
- Define and drive security requirements, architectures, and implementations, including secure boot, cryptographic services, root-of-trust technologies, and access control mechanisms.
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering, program management, and validation teams to integrate security into architecture, design, testing, and product release processes.
- Support Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL) activities, including threat modeling, code reviews, penetration testing, red teaming, and security feature validation.
- Investigate and resolve complex security challenges, including critical customer escalations.
- Contribute to the evolution of scalable, innovative security architectures that address emerging threats and enable future product capabilities.
What you'll need
- Expertise in AMD SoC, FPGA, embedded x86, and ARM-based platform security, including threat modeling, cryptography, secure boot, TEE, TrustZone, and access control.
- Experience applying security principles to hardware and software products, including certification efforts (Common Criteria, FIPS, ISO21434, IEC62443).
- Hands-on experience with FPGA/SoC development, validation, simulation, verification (UVM), hardware debugging, and lab testing.
- Proficiency in Python, C, Verilog, VHDL, or similar programming languages.
- Knowledge of embedded systems, including RTOS, embedded Linux, and hypervisors.
Nice to have
- Industry experience in Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Datacenter, or Test & Measurement environments.
- Expertise in Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and hardware root-of-trust technologies.
- Able to obtain and hold a security clearance is a plus.
Market context
This role has been open 34 days — well below the 57-day median for FPGA Design roles.
FPGA Design · RTL Design
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Open roles in category
104
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Median days open
57 d
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Median salary
$162k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | AMD | All employers we track in this specialty (104 roles · 27 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 12 | 104 |
| Median days open | 48 d | 57 d (−9 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $162k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Altera · 29 open roles · median 58 d
- AMD (this employer) · 12 open roles · median 48 d
- Teradyne · 10 open roles · median 67 d
- Qualcomm · 8 open roles · median 39 d
- Microchip Technology · 6 open roles · median 90 d
- Keysight Technologies · 5 open roles · median 7 d
How we counted: 104 open FPGA Design (RTL Design) roles from 27 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.