Senior R&D Engineer in Physical Attack Analysis

About the company

A specialist in identity, secure transactions, and digital services, IN Groupe is the global leader in secure identity and trust services. Every day, our 4,000 employees across 40 countries work to ensure that everyone has access to a reliable and secure identity, both in the physical and digital worlds. With our solutions and our international network of 10 R&D centers, we support governments and businesses in more than 130 countries.

Joining IN Groupe means helping to shape the future of the identity and secure transaction market. Become part of our international teams — driven by innovation and proud to design solutions that make life easier and protect personal data for millions of people around the world.

About the role

As a Senior R&D Engineer in Physical Attack Analysis, you will serve as a key expert on smartcard physical attacks, including laser fault injection and side‑channel attacks.
The IN Groupe Embedded R&D department is in close contact with the Business Product Lines on the one hand and with Evaluation / Certification laboratories and Bodies on the other. The department consists of specialists in the field of State-of-the-Art Secure Embedded Software development.

Main responsibilities

• Assess the security of our products against high security standards
• Familiar with electronic measurement equipment such as oscilloscopes, function generators, logic analysers, etc., and ensure their proper functioning and maintenance
• As part of the security team, you actively propose security improvements to align algorithm security levels with product requirements
• Apply a methodology that allows testing, archiving, documenting, and replaying attacks to ensure full reproducibility of all tests
• Conduct technology watch activities and may contribute to patents for innovative solutions and publish in scientific conferences
• Actively propose improvements to continuously enhance the R&D lab and keep it at the cutting edge of technology
• Support teams in developing their expertise
• Assist multiple projects in implementing security requirements

About you

Education: Master’s degree (Bac+5) or equivalent in Mathematics, Cryptography, Computer Science, or Embedded Electronics (PhD is a plus).

Experience: Proven experience in hardware security, physical attacks, or related fields.

Language: Proficiency in English.

Technical competencies

• Hardware Security Expertise
• Strong programming skills in both high-level (Python) and low-level languages (C/C++, Assembly)
• Physical attacks (fault injection: laser, EM, voltage glitching)
• Side-channel analysis (power, EM, timing)
• Excellent analytical and synthesis skills, high responsiveness
• Knowledge of symmetric and asymmetric cryptography and their implementation
• Experience with smart cards or similar technologies (e.g., Hardware Security Modules – HSM)
• Familiarity with offensive AI techniques

Personal skills

• Strong teamwork abilities, autonomy, effective interpersonal communication
• Strong rigor and ability to act as a technical reference