Hw Security Engineer - Netherlands
Originally posted 4 August 2026 by the employer.
Join the Security IP team to architect and design post-quantum crypto accelerators, random number generators, and crypto cores.
About the role
As an ASIC Security Engineer on the Security IP team, you will contribute to the architecture and design of security IPs, including post-quantum crypto accelerators, random number generators, and other crypto cores.
What you'll do
- Research, invent, and patent or publish new techniques in the field of hardware security.
- Work with system architects to contribute to the architecture and design of crypto cores.
- Cooperate with software teams, product managers, security experts, and other stakeholders to support security products and certification efforts.
- Drive design improvements for product quality, safety, and configurability.
- Ensure delivered products and documentation adhere to Rambus quality and safety standards.
What you'll need
- MS or PhD degree in electrical or computer engineering.
- 4+ years of experience working on secure hardware design (a PhD degree may substitute the work experience requirement).
- Demonstrated proficiency in Verilog (or VHDL) and digital design.
- Familiarity with front-end ASIC design flows, including design, synthesis, timing analysis, logical equivalence checking, and linting/rule checking.
Nice to have
- Expertise in cryptographic algorithms and side-channel attacks.
- Experience with back-end flows, especially place-and-route.
- Experience with DFT, especially testing and characterization and/or Logic BIST methodologies.
- Hardware development experience in UNIX/Linux environments, including shell scripting and basic Perl scripts.
- Hands-on experience with SystemVerilog, Python, Tcl, or Xilinx Vivado.
- Experience with EDA tools such as Synopsys Design Compiler, Cadence Genus, Synopsys Spyglass, Cadence Conformal(-LP), Cadence Xcelium, Synopsys Verdi, or Mentor Questa Formal Verification.
Skills: security, crypto cores, secure hardware design, cryptographic algorithms, side-channel attacks
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This role has been open 85 days — well above the 58-day median for Hardware Security Engineering roles.
Hardware Security Engineering · Hardware Security
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Open roles in category
177
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Median days open
58 d
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Median salary
$220k
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| Metric | Rambus | All employers we track in this specialty (177 roles · 42 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 1 | 177 |
| Median days open | 85 d | 58 d (+27 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $220k |
Skills observed across this category: security, crypto cores, secure hardware design, cryptographic algorithms, side-channel attacks
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA · 33 open roles · median 43 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 23 open roles · median 98 d
- Qualcomm · 17 open roles · median 133 d
- Arm Holdings · 11 open roles · median 85 d
- STMicroelectronics · 8 open roles · median 31 d
- AMD · 7 open roles · median 83 d
How we counted: 177 open Hardware Security Engineering (Hardware Security) roles from 42 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 29 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.