Security IP Design Engineer - Austin, Texas, United States
$161,500 - $218,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 6 August 2026 by the employer.
Design, verify, and productize Hardware Security IP and Security Sub-Systems.
About the role
This role involves the specification, development, verification, and productization of Hardware Security IP and Security Sub-Systems for pioneering SoC designs, with a focus on SoC Security Solutions including Applied Cryptography, Key Management, Embedded Microprocessor Systems, Hardware Root of Trust, Secure Boot, and Access Control.
What you'll do
- Develop architectures, specifications, and design security hardware functions.
- Partner with verification and implementation peers to build test plans and drive verification closure.
- Support debug and achieve functional, power, and performance sign off.
- Contribute to architecture specification, RTL and constraint development, and bug fixing.
- Lead design exploration, optimization, and structural checks.
- Contribute to the development and enhancement of processes and methodologies.
What you'll need
- Advanced understanding of hardware Verilog RTL design, verification, and EDA methodologies.
- Proven experience in Security Hardware, Embedded Processor Systems, Applied Cryptography, Secure Boot, Key Management, and Access Controls.
- Proven experience in SoC architecture including multi-clock domains, AXI/AHB protocols, multi-power domains, and reset architectures.
- Competency with synthesis, timing analysis, constraints development, and ECO methodologies.
- Familiarity with design checks including CDC, RDC, X-Propagation, LINT.
- Familiarity with power management techniques, UPF, power estimation, and power optimization.
- Experience with Perl, Python, TCL, or other scripting language.
- Familiarity with ARM-based designs and/or ARM System Architectures.
- Experience with SystemVerilog and verification methodologies – UVM/OVM, Portable Stimulus, Hardware/Firmware co-verification.
Skills: Security IP, Secure Boot, Applied Cryptography, RTL design, SoC architecture
This role has been open 73 days — well above the 60-day median for Hardware Security Engineering roles.
Hardware Security Engineering · Hardware Security
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Open roles in category
185
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Median days open
60 d
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Median salary
$224k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Arm Holdings | All employers we track in this specialty (185 roles · 46 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 13 | 185 |
| Median days open | 102 d | 60 d (+42 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $224k |
Skills observed across this category: Security IP, Secure Boot, Applied Cryptography, RTL design, SoC architecture
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA · 28 open roles · median 34 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 23 open roles · median 108 d
- Qualcomm · 17 open roles · median 122 d
- Arm Holdings (this employer) · 13 open roles · median 102 d
- STMicroelectronics · 11 open roles · median 16 d
- AMD · 8 open roles · median 58 d
How we counted: 185 open Hardware Security Engineering (Hardware Security) roles from 46 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 18 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.