Keysight Technologies

Overview

Keysight is on the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~15,000 employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. Learn more about what we do.

Keysight Device Security Lab (former Riscure) is a diverse and ambitious unit specializing in device and embedded security testing for leading international clients from the semiconductor, mobile, media, automotive and IoT industry. Our creative, and growing 170+ team collaborate with top international clients and leading companies on high-end technical projects.

About the Internship:

You will work closely with the team, gain experience and actively contribute to the technical topics in the security domain. Some examples of the activities in practice are programming, experimentation with hardware designs, reporting, discussion in teams, presentation of results, eating in our great. You will be part of the Innovation /Knowledge and services unit/ Products unit based on the topic. You will be supported by different team members such as supervisor, domain owners, analysts, innovators, developers etc. There is flexibility offered with internship- can be 3 months (minimum) or even a thesis (6 months) with extension if need be.

Types of Internships: 

• Technical research: you would work on a research topic that focuses on answering a small set of questions. This usually entails research and development. The topic could be related to FI, SCA, embedded security, system security, software or cross-domain.
• Development: If you have a zeal to make something a.k.a working in an agile fashion and a load of coding, you can be part of the development team.

What we offer:

• Appropriate compensation for the internship
• Work laptop if you are in Netherlands
• Opportunity to work with Keysight equipment’s (based on your topic)
• Lunch at work
• Travel allowance.
• Intern Quarter of the year

Responsibilities

• Security Research: Depending on the role, tasks may involve vulnerability analysis through methods like reverse engineering, fuzzing, or hardware attacks (e.g., fault injection or side-channel analysis). Interns may also work on penetration testing and securing critical components, such as those in mobile devices.
• Documentation: Writing technical documentation, setting up testing environments, and managing repositories for communication and issue tracking are common responsibilities
• Communication and collaboration:
• Interns collaborate with mentors and teams, participate in weekly discussions
• deliver progress updates
• Final Internal presentation of the internship work
• Writing a white paper / article / blog
• Skill Development: Interns gain exposure to cutting-edge technologies and work on impactful projects that contribute to product security in areas like embedded systems, mobile devices, and IoT

Qualifications

The ideal candidate should demonstrate independence, enthusiasm, creativity, motivation, and a proactive approach to challenges. They should possess strong communication skills, be able to work effectively both independently and collaboratively, and maintain a goal-oriented mindset to achieve results.

Summary: Implementing and verifying machine learning techniques for side-channel analysis. You will be exploring state-of-the art machine learning techniques for side-channel analysis and comparing your results against existing models and classical SCA methods. 

General requirements:

• Fluent in English
• Availability of minimum of 3 months, at least 4 days a week
• You are enrolled as a Bachelor/Master/PhD student
• Good command of English Language (written and spoken)
• Experience with machine learning and data analysis is required.
• Experience with Side channel analysis is very much preferred. 
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a team
• Commitment and a pro-active can-do attitude
• Eager to learn quickly and adapt
• Creative in finding solutions to problems

Careers Privacy Statement

• Keysight is an Equal Opportunity Employer.***

Our powerful, award-winning culture embraces a bold vision of where technology can take us and a passion for tackling challenging problems with industry-first solutions. Diversity, equity & inclusion are integral parts of our culture and drivers of innovation at Keysight. We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers.