Intellectual Property Security Engineer

Nvidia

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Hybrid

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Santa Clara, CAWestford, MAAustin, TXDurham, NC
Salary: $184,000–$287,500 / yr
Posted: 10 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $236k

$100k most similar roles pay here $308k

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About Nvidia

Nvidia is a leading designer of graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip units, powering gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and artificial intelligence workloads. Industry: Semiconductors & AI Computing

Nvidia currently has 896 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $184,000–$287,500 across 876 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Intellectual Property Security Engineer

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As an Intellectual Property Security Engineer on the Hardware IP Security team, you will protect intellectual property from malicious and accidental misuse by building secure-by-default workflows and environments. Your daily responsibilities include crafting training materials, implementing security policies, investigating threats to infrastructure integrity, and collaborating with hardware engineering and IT partners to improve practices while maintaining productivity. You will perform threat modeling using STRIDE-style analysis, manage data flows, and identify trust boundaries. The role requires expertise in securing Linux-based on-prem or cloud infrastructure through authentication, hardening, patching, and incident response. Key technical skills include experience with security monitoring, audit logging, detection engineering, and securing AI-assisted developer workflows involving prompt injection and data leakage. You will navigate complex semiconductor design environments and EDA workflows to ensure robust protection of critical hardware intellectual property.

Skills

threat-modeling STRIDE Linux Cloud Infrastructure Security Monitoring Audit Logging Detection Engineering Incident Response Hardening Patching Authentication Authorization EDA Workflows HPC Prompt Injection

What you'll do

Build secure-by-default workflows and environments for internal engineering teams.
Create training materials and implement security policies and methodologies.
Investigate newly discovered threats to the integrity of the security infrastructure.
Perform threat modeling, including data flows, trust boundaries, and STRIDE-style analysis.
Secure Linux-based on-prem or cloud infrastructure through hardening, patching, and incident response.
Translate complex technical requirements into actionable plans for multi-functional initiatives.
Present risk assessments and mitigation priorities to senior management.
Secure AI-assisted developer workflows against prompt injection and data leakage.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
8+ years of professional experience.
Experience leading and mentoring high-performing technical teams across hardware engineering and information security.
Strong threat-modeling experience including data flows, trust boundaries, STRIDE-style analysis, and mitigation translation.
Experience securing Linux-based on-prem or cloud infrastructure at scale, including hardening, patching, and incident response.
Ability to prioritize practical risk reduction in a fast-moving engineering environment.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate risk and priorities to senior management.
Experience securing AI-assisted developer workflows and familiarity with EDA or semiconductor design environments.

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