About the role#
As a Hardware Security Engineer Intern, you will help build open, transparent, and secure AI systems. You will work on projects to safeguard corporate assets by implementing and operating security controls. You will also collaborate with teams across the company and build AI-assisted security applications.
What you'll do#
- Help design, prototype, and assess security solutions for AI infrastructure across hardware, firmware, operating systems, and cloud services.
- Support secure platform lifecycle tasks like device onboarding, provisioning, inventory, and configuration validation.
- Build automation and internal tools in Python or Bash to collect platform telemetry, detect configuration drift, and support incident investigations.
- Prototype AI-assisted security tools for asset classification, anomaly detection, and response workflows.
- Research emerging areas such as confidential computing, remote attestation, or hardware roots of trust.
- Own a well-scoped project from start to finish with mentorship from experienced engineers.
What you'll need#
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- Foundational understanding of computer architecture, operating systems, networking, embedded systems, digital logic, or electronics.
- Strong programming skills with proficiency in Python or Bash.
- Exposure to building AI-assisted applications.
- Prior security engineering experience through internships, hackathons, or projects.
- Coursework or research experience in hardware security, embedded security, platform security, or secure systems design.
Location & details#
- Location: San Francisco, California.
- Term: Summer 2027.
- Modality: On-site.
- Employment: Full-time internship.
- Compensation: Paid position.
About Together AI
Together AI operates a cloud platform for AI engineers and researchers. The company provides tools for inference, model shaping, and pre-training. Founded in 2022, it maintains its headquarters in San Francisco, California. The organization employs 415 people and serves clients ranging from AI startups to SaaS companies.
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