What are the responsibilities and job description for the Semiconductor Engineer - Silicon Lab position at IOActive?
Description
This is a lab-based position with the potential for occasional travel within the USA and beyond.
Semiconductor Engineer
The Seattle Silicon Lab is responsible for performing high-end security evaluations and research for our clients focusing on embedded devices. This includes systems which utilize SoCs / ICs using technology nodes between 180nm and 22nm. These chips may be used in automobiles, payment devices, mobile phones, satcom, entertainment consoles and medical devices. The Senior Engineer will work with other team members to deliver the highest quality results to IOActive's clients throughout the world.
Our experts operate at the very highest level of expertise regarding Integrated Circuit (IC) deprocessing techniques and high-resolution imaging. This requires expert knowledge and experience in areas such chemical / physical material preparation techniques and electron / ion beam imaging.
What you'll do :
The Semiconductor Engineer will work under the Senior Director of Silicon Lab Services to undertake advanced level security evaluation tasks and duties in order to meet customer requirements and project deadlines. This includes :
- Take packaged silicon devices and investigate them down to transistor level
- Make observations on physical security countermeasures encountered during deprocessing
- Develop and optimize sophisticated, state-of-the-art deprocessing and imaging techniques
- Research on evolving deprocessing and imaging techniques, source instrumentation and integrate into the IOActive silicon lab workflow
- Help software developers create tools to assist in reaching project goals
- Communicate complex vulnerabilities to both technical and non-technical client staff
- Assist research on new attack vectors, discover new vulnerabilities, create new exploitation techniques
- Learn, develop and optimise invasive attack techniques for use in data extraction
- Evangelize IOActive Labs through blogs, white papers, presentations, etc.
- Support business development efforts through the scoping of engagements
What you bring :
Technical Skills (required)
General Skills
Salary Range & Benefits
Salary : $80,000 - $120,000