AI Security Engineer

Company Overview

The SPTS division of KLA designs, manufactures and markets wafer processing solutions for the global semiconductor and related industries. SPTS provides industry leading etch and deposition process technologies on a range of single wafer handling platforms. End-market applications include micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), advanced packaging, LED, high speed RF device IC's and power semiconductors. SPTS is part of KLA Corporation which develops industry-leading equipment and services that enable innovation throughout the electronics industry. We provide advanced process control and process-enabling solutions for manufacturing wafers and reticles, integrated circuits, packaging, printed circuit boards and flat panel displays. In close collaboration with leading customers across the globe, our expert teams of physicists, engineers, data scientists and problem-solvers design solutions that move the world forward.

Job Description/Preferred Qualifications

The Cybersecurity team at KLA is dedicated to safeguarding our critical assets and ensuring the security of our operations. As a member of the Digital Information Risk team, we are seeking a qualified AI Security Engineer to develop robust AI security review processes and risk assessments in line with responsible AI practices. Come join our team in this exciting role!

This position will be responsible for identifying and mitigating AI-specific risks and vulnerabilities and proactively communicating potential AI-specific threats as a part of the broader KLA AI Security program. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate a breadth of knowledge across cybersecurity, threat intelligence, and artificial intelligence.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct in-depth technical assessments of AI systems to identify security risks.
• Develop threat models for AI systems to anticipate and account for potential impacts due to misuse, abuse, or other adversarial attacks.
• Document all findings and develop mitigation strategies for identified risks, and coordinate with business partners to deploy countermeasures to reduce risk to systems and applications.
• Partner with the cyber threat intelligence team to research and remain current on threats and vulnerabilities to proactively find opportunities to amend our AI security strategy.
• Leverage research, industry trends, and internal data points to understand how AI systems could be abused and misused.
• Partner with monitoring teams to develop detections based on potential adversarial behaviours targeting LLMs.
• Be a champion of responsible AI practices, and reinforce responsibility at KLA through co-championing AI awareness campaigns.
• Ensure leadership is aware of key risks, potential threats, and if there are anticipated changes to ongoing projects.
• Support the growing cybersecurity team through mentoring junior analysts.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity or related field is required.
• Demonstrated ability in cybersecurity with a focus on artificial intelligence.
• Demonstrable experience with LLMs, deep understanding of AI/ML frameworks (PyTorch, Hugging Face, TensorFlow, etc.).
• Expertise in Python, knowledge of SQL a plus.
• Effective communication, interpersonal skills, and ability to work with partners across the business.

Minimum Qualifications:

Doctorate (Academic) Degree, Master's Level Degree and related work experience; Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience.