Hardware Security Architect, Principal at Positron Corporation
United States
$200k - $300k
<meta><h2 style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.2;font-size:29pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.5px;margin-top:11.25pt;margin-bottom:11.25pt;padding-left:0px;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Role Overview</strong></b></h2><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0pt 0px 11.25pt;padding:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Own the hardware security architecture for Positron's AI accelerator platform, ensuring protection of customer models, user data, firmware, intellectual property, and secure operation throughout the product lifecycle. This role spans architecture through production deployment.</span></p><h2 style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.2;font-size:29pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.5px;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:11.25pt;padding-left:0px;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Key Responsibilities</strong></b></h2><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0pt 0px;padding:0px;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Silicon Security Architecture</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;"><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Define the overall silicon security architecture for Positron's platform.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Own secure boot, hardware root of trust, chain of trust, authenticated firmware, and measured boot.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Own secure debug, secure manufacturing, fuse programming, key provisioning, and device identity.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Own key ladders, anti-rollback protections, JTAG security, scan access control, and lifecycle states.</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0pt 0px;padding:0px;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">AI Asset Protection</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;"><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Protect customer models and weights through weight encryption and weight authentication.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Secure data in motion via link encryption, PCIe security, CXL security, and on-chip fabric security.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Own DRAM encryption, secure DMA, secure memory regions, and confidential computing techniques.</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0pt 0px;padding:0px;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Threat Modeling & Security Reviews</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;"><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Perform architecture security reviews and develop attack models across the platform.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Mitigate physical attacks, fault injection, side-channel attacks, replay attacks, firmware compromise, and supply-chain attacks.</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0pt 0px;padding:0px;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Cross-Functional Partnership</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;"><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Partner with firmware, software, architecture, DFT, validation, manufacturing, and cloud security teams to embed security throughout the product lifecycle.</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0pt 0px;padding:0px;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Industry Engagement</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;"><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Stay current with NIST, FIPS, CCA, RISC-V security, and Arm security standards, as well as emerging areas like post-quantum cryptography and confidential AI.</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0pt 0px;padding:0px;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">AI-Enabled Engineering</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;"><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Apply AI-assisted techniques for threat modeling, security verification, coverage analysis, and documentation.</span></li></ul><h2 style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.2;font-size:29pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.5px;margin-top:11.25pt;margin-bottom:11.25pt;padding-left:0px;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Required Qualifications</strong></b></h2><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;"><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">12+ years of experience in hardware security architecture.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Deep expertise in secure boot and hardware root of trust design.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Strong cryptography and key management ability.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Hands-on experience with secure manufacturing processes.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">A solid grasp of silicon bring-up in a security-critical context.</span></li></ul><h2 style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.2;font-size:29pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.5px;margin-top:11.25pt;margin-bottom:11.25pt;padding-left:0px;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Preferred Qualifications</strong></b></h2><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;"><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Experience with AI accelerator platforms.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Familiarity with HSMs and TPMs.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Expert-level proficiency in TEE, CCA, and Arm TrustZone architectures.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Experience with confidential computing, PCIe IDE, and CXL IDE.</span></li></ul><h3 style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.2;font-size:21pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Leveling & Scope</strong></b></h3><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0pt 0px 11.25pt;padding:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">While this role is currently posted at a specific level, we are a growth-oriented organization and are open to hiring at a more senior level for the right candidate. Please note that this job description serves as a focused but generalized overview of the role; specific responsibilities and impact expectations will be tailored to the experience and seniority of the final hire.</span></p><h2 style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.2;font-size:29pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.5px;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:11.25pt;padding-left:0px;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">What Success Looks Like</strong></b></h2><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0pt 0px 11.25pt;padding:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Success in this role looks like a security architecture deployed across the entire product family, strong protection of customer models, a secure manufacturing pipeline, and production-ready silicon security.</span></p><h2 style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.2;font-size:29pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.5px;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:11.25pt;padding-left:0px;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Why Join Us?</strong></b></h2><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;"><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Architect the security foundation for a new generation of AI inference accelerators from the ground up, with direct influence over how customer models and data are protected.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Tackle some of the hardest problems in silicon security, from hardware root of trust through confidential computing, at a company building frontier AI infrastructure.</span></li></ul><h2 style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.2;font-size:29pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.5px;margin-top:11.25pt;margin-bottom:11.25pt;padding-left:0px;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Compensation & Benefits</strong></b></h2><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0pt 0px;padding:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">The base salary range for this role is $200,000 – $300,000.</span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0pt 0px;padding:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0pt 0px;padding:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Please note that the figures provided represent the base salary range only and do not include other elements of our total compensation package, equity, or comprehensive benefits.</span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0pt 0px;padding:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0pt 0px 11.25pt;padding:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">At Positron AI, we value the unique expertise each candidate brings. While the range above reflects our typical expectation for the position, we reserve the flexibility to exceed this range for candidates whose specialized skills, significant experience, or unique qualifications fall outside the standard scope of the role. Final offers are determined based on a variety of factors, including internal equity, and individual impact.</span></p><h2 style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.2;font-size:29pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.5px;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:11.25pt;padding-left:0px;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Benefits & Perks</strong></b></h2><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0pt 0px;padding:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">We want you to do your best work and feel confident that you and your family are taken care of. That means comprehensive coverage, real time to rest, and support for your future.</span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0pt 0px;padding:0px;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Health and wellness</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;"><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Fully company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Company-paid life and disability coverage, with voluntary options to add more</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Supplemental hospital, critical illness, and accident coverage available</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0pt 0px;padding:0px;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Time off and flexibility</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;"><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Unlimited paid time off, so you can truly unplug and recharge</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">13 paid company holidays</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Remote-first culture with a company-provided computer and home office setup</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0pt 0px;padding:0px;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Compensation and future</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;"><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Competitive salary and equity</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">401(k) with company matching, eligible from day one</span></li></ul><h2 style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.2;font-size:29pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.5px;margin-top:11.25pt;margin-bottom:11.25pt;padding-left:0px;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Visa Support</strong></b></h2><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0pt 0px;padding:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">This position is open to candidates currently authorized to work in the U.S. We cannot provide new visa sponsorship for this role but are open to facilitating H-1B visa transfers for eligible candidates.</span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0pt 0px;padding:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0pt 0px;padding:0px;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Equal Opportunity Employer.</strong></b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> If you're excited about the role but don't meet every bullet, we'd still love to hear from you.</span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;"><br></p>
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