Research Engineer In Component Security H/F - CEA Grenoble - 38

The position concerns the implementation of hardware countermeasures in processor architectures based on the RISC-V ISA.

The missions are as follows :

- RTL implementation, verification and documentation of security IPs then their integration into RISC-V processors emulated on FPGA.
- Verification of CPU operation before and after integration of countermeasures.
- Development of demonstrator around the developed countermeasure.
- Participation in the scientific dissemination of the team's research results (contributions to publications in international conferences) and in the promotion of our innovations (drafting of patents).
- Interaction with other CEA teams on cross-functional projects.

In carrying out your mission, you will also BE led and supported to develop expertise in the following areas :

- Processor architecture and its implementation
- Hardware security
- Digital design flow and advanced verification of the developed IPs.
To carry out your mission, you will benefit from a leading environment at CEA LETI in the field of hardware security. You will also join a dynamic team at the heart of the physical object security ecosystem in France.

You hold a doctorate, or an engineering/master's degree in digital design with :

- Good knowledge of design and FPGA tools and flows (Vivado, QuestaSim, Verilator, etc.)
- A good understanding of one or more RTL description languages : VHDL, Verilog and/or SystemVerilog
- An ability to lead a project independently
Desired experience and/or skills :
- Experience in development and validation of FPGA hardware architecture
- Knowledge or experience in hardware architecture or hardware security
- Software development tools and approaches : version management (Git), compilation, testing strategies
- Programming skills, preferably with proficiency in C/C++ and/or Python.

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