Security Research Engineer

Job Description

We are seeking for a Security Research Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for reviewing and validating the design, development, execution, and implementation of Intel's hardware and software products and services to ensure they meet stringent security standards.

Your responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Standards and Specifications Compliance: Ensure that all products conform to relevant security standards and specifications.
• Innovative Problem Solving: Utilize formal education, judgment, and formal processes to develop innovative solutions to complex security problems.
• State-of-the-Art Knowledge: Maintain substantial knowledge of state-of-the-art security principles, theories, and attacks, and contribute to the body of knowledge through literature and conference participation.
• Intellectual Property Development: Participate in the development of intellectual property, including patents and scientific publications.
• Collaboration and Partnerships: Research technological trends and enable partnerships and collaboration among industry, academia, standards bodies, product teams, and other technical groups to address important technology and customer issues.
• Proof-of-Concepts and Prototypes: Perform research to define boundaries and create proof-of-concepts or prototypes for new ideas/exploits.

The ideal candidate should exhibit the following behavioral traits:

• Excellent team player and English communication skills.
• Passion about ensuring product security.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications, you must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position:

• Bachelor´s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems or related.
• 1+ years of experience in:
  • Logic Design or Validation, using System Verilog.
  • Programming skills in C, Assembly, Python, and Bash.
  • Applying knowledge about CPU Architecture.

• Intermediate to advanced English level.

The position is in Mexico, it is not eligible for employment-based visa/immigration sponsorship.

Must have unrestricted - permanent right to work in Mexico.

Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates:

• Experience in developing automated applications, tools, and exploits.
• Experience using source version control and CI/CD tools like GitHub.
• Experience in writing and debugging kernel modules.
• Experience in writing AI workloads for accelerators.
• Proficiency in security fuzzing using AFL.
• Knowledge in Micro-Architecture.
• Any experience in hardware validation/debug is a plus.

Inside this Business Group

The Data Center & Artificial Intelligence Group (DCAI) is at the heart of Intel’s transformation from a PC company to a company that runs the cloud and billions of smart, connected computing devices. The data center is the underpinning for every data-driven service, from artificial intelligence to 5G to high-performance computing, and DCG delivers the products and technologies—spanning software, processors, storage, I/O, and networking solutions—that fuel cloud, communications, enterprise, and government data centers around the world.

Posting Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Benefits

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock, bonuses, as well as, benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation. Find more information about all of our Amazing Benefits here.

Working Model

This role will be eligible for our hybrid work model which allows employees to split their time between working on-site at their assigned Intel site and off-site. * Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.