Hardware Security Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)
Contribute to building secure AI systems as a Hardware Security Engineer Intern at Together AI in San Francisco.
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Last verified on the company career page 20 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- design security solutions for AI infrastructure
- support secure platform lifecycle work
- build automation and internal tools
- prototype AI-assisted security tools
- research emerging areas in hardware security
Must have
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or 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
Nice to have
- Prior security engineering experience
- Coursework or projects in hardware security
- Exposure to building AI-assisted applications
Practical constraints
- Internship dates are May 18th to August 7th or June 15th to September 4th
AI in the day-to-day
Opportunity to work on AI-assisted security apps.
Requirements
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
Not disclosed in this posting: years of experience, work arrangement, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
The Hardware Security Engineer Intern at Together AI will engage in the design and assessment of security solutions for AI infrastructure, focusing on hardware and software components. Key skills include programming in Python or Bash and a foundational understanding of computer architecture and security principles. This role is ideal for students pursuing degrees in relevant fields who have some exposure to security engineering or AI-assisted applications. The internship offers mentorship from experienced engineers and the chance to contribute to significant projects in a collaborative environment.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 16, 2026. Last confirmed on Together AI's careers page October 16, 2026.
Quick facts
- What's the salary range?
- Together AI lists $58–$58 for this role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI/ML, Platform Security, Python, bash, embedded security, hardware security.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Together AI targets intern candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Internship for this Hardware Security Engineer Intern (Summer 2027) role at Together AI.
From the original posting
About the Role
As a Hardware Security Engineer Intern, you’ll contribute to building open, transparent, and secure AI systems. You’ll have the opportunity to work on projects that safeguard corporate assets by implementing and operating preventative and reactive security controls while collaborating with teams and stakeholders across the company. We’re looking for an intern that is interested in building AI-assisted security apps.
Responsibilities
- Help design, prototype, and assess security solutions for AI infrastructure across hardware, firmware, operating systems, and cloud services, working with components like BMCs, TPMs, secure boot chains, and device and workload identity systems.
- Support secure platform lifecycle work such as device onboarding, provisioning, inventory, and configuration validation.
- Build automation and internal tools in Python, Bash, or similar languages to collect platform telemetry, detect configuration drift, or support incident investigations.
- Prototype AI-assisted security tools for tasks like asset classification, anomaly detection, or detection-and-response workflows.
- Research an emerging area such as confidential computing, remote attestation, or hardware roots of trust, and share your findings with the team.
- Own a well-scoped project from start to finish with mentorship from experienced engineers, delivering clean, well-documented code and presenting your results at the end of the internship.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, earned or expected by Summer 2028
- Foundational understanding of computer architecture, operating systems, networking, embedded systems, digital logic, or electronics
- Strong programming skills with a proficiency in Python or bash
- Exposure to building AI-assisted applications
Preferred Qualifications
- 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
Internship Program Details:
Our internship program spans over twelve weeks where you’ll have the opportunity to work with industry-leading engineers building a cloud from the ground up and possibly contribute to influential open source projects. Our internship dates are May 18th to August 7th or June 15th to September 4th.
Compensation
We offer competitive compensation, housing stipends, and other competitive benefits. The estimated US hourly rate for this role is $58. Our hourly rates are determined by location, level, and role. Individual compensation will be determined by experience, skills, and job-related knowledge.
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