GPU Hardware Security Architect - CA, Santa Clara, United States
$203,000 - $348,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 16 June 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a GPU Hardware Security Architect in the GPU Architecture team, you will help define GPU security architecture across AI/ML, Compute, and Discrete Gaming products. The position drives security features that protect register access, firmware interfaces, configuration controls, and sensitive customer data.
What you'll do
- Architect GPU IP features that protect register access and sensitive customer data while researching attack vectors and quantifying threats to GPU configuration, performance, and operational integrity. - Deliver architectural specifications to hardware, software, and firmware development teams, and review architecture proposals from internal and external sources. - Perform design and threat analysis across firmware and hardware to ensure security quality and robustness. - Architect GPU algorithms to improve GPU security without compromising performance, leveraging AI tools to help identify and resolve security issues. - Provide cross-functional debug support to execution teams through silicon bring-up and guide teams in adhering to GPU security guidelines. - Partner with SoC, IP, RTL, Physical Design, Software, and Bring-up teams to track security trends and align requirements.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering. - Demonstrated experience in threat modeling, access-path analysis, and GPU or computer architecture security. - Technical understanding of security mechanisms protecting register access, firmware interfaces, configuration controls, and customer data. - Ability to write architectural specifications and deliver cross-functional guidance to HW, SW, and Firmware execution teams.
Nice to have
- Relevant work experience focused on computer architecture and security, with an understanding of factors influencing register and firmware access protections at chip, system, and product levels. - Knowledge of RTL design and/or verification. - Experience with computing and graphics architecture, GPU security/power/performance trade-offs, and graphics shader behavior. - Knowledge of machine learning, AI usage, and threat modeling tools. - Experience tackling multi-variable problems via system-level modeling, testing and characterization, trend analysis/projection, and model verification.
Skills: GPU security architecture, threat modeling, access-path analysis, security features, architectural specifications
This role has been open 129 days — well above the 64-day median for Hardware Security Engineering roles.
Hardware Security Engineering · Hardware Security
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Open roles in category
178
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Median days open
64 d
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Median salary
$220k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | AMD | All employers we track in this specialty (178 roles · 42 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 8 | 178 |
| Median days open | 64 d | 64 d (same as this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $220k |
Skills observed across this category: GPU security architecture, threat modeling, access-path analysis, security features, architectural specifications
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA · 30 open roles · median 39 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 23 open roles · median 92 d
- Qualcomm · 17 open roles · median 127 d
- Arm Holdings · 13 open roles · median 107 d
- STMicroelectronics · 9 open roles · median 25 d
- Synopsys · 8 open roles · median 9 d
How we counted: 178 open Hardware Security Engineering (Hardware Security) roles from 42 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 23 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.