Why Riverside Research Institute
FY2025 · Form 990Its mission and biggest programs, as filedSupports and conducts scientific research.
- The Institute engages in and supports scientific Research, on behalf of the u.s. Government and its agencies as well as the national Institute of health, on various classified and unclassified programs in a variety of areas including radar and cyber…$174.1M spent in FY2025
Before you apply
FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the orgAbout the role
The org's own posting, as writtenRiverside Overview Riverside Research is an independent National Security Nonprofit dedicated to research and development in the national interest. We provide high-end technical services, research and development, and prototype solutions to some of the country’s most challenging technical problems. All Riverside Research opportunities require U.S. Citizenship.
Position Overview
Riverside Research is seeking an mid-level Embedded Hardware Security Research Engineer to work alongside our US Air Force (USAF) and Department of Defense (DoD) partners to develop tamper-protected microelectronic devices and intellectual property (IP). This position is an mid-level engineering role that provides a technical path and opportunity to become a Subject Matter Expert (SME) role in the understanding of advanced attacks against state-of-the-art integrated circuits and the design and development of protective controls to mitigate such attacks.
You will work with nationally recognized hardware security experts employing a range of microelectronics test equipment, specialized software, and computing resources to provide exceptional support to our customers. This research work is conducted on-site in Riverside Research’s microelectronics and embedded systems security laboratory in Beavercreek, Ohio.
Responsibilities
Performs research supporting assessment of state-of-the-art attack effectiveness against various microelectronic devices. Supports development of hardware algorithms for secure microelectronic devices (microcontrollers, FPGAs, etc.). Analyzes secure architectures to identify vulnerabilities. Develops, maintains, adjusts, and reports on project status and timelines. Collaborates with Government research leads to develop and present papers across a variety of DoD conferences and technical interchanges. Supports Principal Investigator and Program Manager in the development and documentation of technical requirements for approved research areas.
Interacts with third-party vendors to collect appropriate source information as requested by program, leadership. Documents findings in technical reports and presentations. Develops and presents technical briefings to technical audiences and conferences.
Qualifications
Required: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics, and 5 years direct experience, through courses or previous employment, or a Master's degree and 3 years direct experience or a PhD without experience. Extensive experience developing IP with Verilog, VHDL, or SystemC. Previous experience programming microcontrollers or microprocessors. Proven knowledge on the design of security features of FPGAs or ASICs. Fluency in programming and/or scripting in C, C++, Rust, or Python.
Previous experience in one or more of the following topics: side channel analysis, physically unclonable functions, reverse engineering, supply chain security, voltage or clock glitching. Experience…
About Riverside Research Institute
From its Form 990- Budget $286.6M · Medical Research
- Staff 895 · founded 1967
- Pays its leaders $259K–$1.1M (12 reported)
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