Consulting Researcher Hardware Security Expert (Embedded AI Systems)

TL;DR

Consulting Researcher Hardware Security Expert (Embedded AI Systems): Designing and deploying low-level hardware security mechanisms to protect AI pipelines and agentic systems at the embedded and device layers with an accent on firmware security, trusted execution, and hardware roots of trust. Focus on building secure AI workloads across edge, device, and hybrid environments, designing protections against tampering, side-channel attacks, and privilege escalation.

Location: Petach Tikva, Israel

Company

hirify.global is a global technology powerhouse ranked #196 in the Fortune Global 500, specializing in AI-enabled devices, infrastructure, software, and services.

What you will do

• Design and implement low-level security mechanisms for AI devices and pipelines including secure boot and trusted execution environments.
• Research and deploy hardware-anchored model protection techniques such as model encryption and integrity validation.
• Conduct firmware and hardware security testing to identify risks like tampering and side-channel leakage.
• Develop prototypes for secure AI at the edge ensuring privacy and resilience in device-level inference.
• Collaborate with software and AI teams to integrate hardware controls into the Hybrid AI Security stack.
• Build internal tooling for simulation and testing of hardware threats including malicious firmware and physical attacks.

Requirements

• Location: Petach Tikva, Israel
• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related field.
• 5+ years experience in hardware or embedded security engineering.
• Expertise in firmware development, secure boot, and hardware trust anchors.
• Strong low-level programming skills (C, C++, Rust, assembly) and embedded systems debugging.
• Familiarity with cryptographic primitives and hardware implementations.

Nice to have

• Experience with Trusted Execution Environments (TEE), Trusted Platform Modules (TPM), and Secure Elements (SE).
• Knowledge of side-channel and fault injection attacks and relevant testing tools.
• Exposure to edge AI deployments and securing device-level inference.
• Familiarity with hardware security standards and compliance frameworks.
• Contributions to hardware/firmware security research such as open-source tools or publications.
• Strong collaboration skills with cross-disciplinary teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Health and disability insurance.
• Pension and retirement plans.
• Meal vouchers and employee referral bonuses.
• Scholarship programs for children of employees.
• Product discounts on hirify.global and Motorola devices.
• Employee assistance programs including health, legal, and financial consultancy.
• Internal e-learning development platform available for employees.