Hardware Security Engineer Internship (Summer 2027)
- San Francisco, United States
- Internship
- Intern/New Grad
- Bachelor's degree
- Posted
Skills
Required
- hardware security / embedded security / platform security / secure systems design
- Python / bash
- computer architecture / operating systems / networking / embedded systems / digital logic / electronics
- Software Engineering
- building AI-assisted applications
- programming
Join us as a Hardware Security Engineer Intern for the summer of 2027. In this role, you will contribute to building secure AI systems and work on projects that safeguard corporate assets. You will have the opportunity to design, prototype, and assess security solutions for AI infrastructure, support secure platform lifecycle work, build automation and internal tools, prototype AI-assisted security tools, and research emerging areas in hardware security. This internship offers mentorship from experienced engineers and the chance to own a well-scoped project from start to finish.
Responsibilities
- Contribuer à la construction de systèmes d'IA ouverts, transparents et sécurisés en travaillant sur des projets qui protègent les actifs de l'entreprise.
- Aider à concevoir, prototyper et évaluer des solutions de sécurité pour l'infrastructure d'IA, en travaillant avec des composants tels que les BMC, les TPM, les chaînes de démarrage sécurisé.
- Construire des outils d'automatisation internes en Python, Bash ou dans des langages similaires pour collecter la télémétrie de la plateforme, détecter les dérives de configuration.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, earned or expected by Summer 2028
Exposure to building AI-assisted applications
- Strong programming skills with a proficiency in Python or bash
- Foundational understanding of computer architecture, operating systems, networking, embedded systems, digital logic, or electronics
- Prior security engineering experience through internships, hackathons, or projects
- Coursework, projects, research, or internship experience in hardware security, embedded security, platform security, computer architecture, or secure systems design
