Engineer: Evaluation of Susceptibility to Fault Injection of New Non-Volatile Memories – 12-Month Fixed-Term Contract

Joining Mines Saint-Étienne means engaging in an institution where science and innovation build a more sustainable future. A school of excellence where everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential and contribute to meeting the challenges of tomorrow.

Ranked among the best engineering schools in France and recognized worldwide, our school, a member of the Institut Mines-Télécom, trains the talents of tomorrow while actively contributing to addressing major industrial, digital, and environmental challenges. With us, you join a community of 500 employees, 2500 students, and participate in an ambitious project: combining academic excellence, cutting-edge research, and positive societal impact.

The Institut Mines-Télécom federates French Grandes Écoles around major industrial, digital, energy, and ecological challenges. With its 8 public Grandes Écoles and 2 subsidiary schools, it is the leading public institute dedicated to engineers and managers. Together, we imagine and build a sustainable future, training the actors who will shape the transitions of tomorrow.

🎯 What we expect from you

As an Engineer, you are at the heart of our missions in research, training, and innovation; assigned to the Provence Microelectronics Center. Within this center, you combine scientific passion with an interest in applied research.

The Secure Systems and Architectures (SAS) department at the Provence Microelectronics Center (CMP) studies the security of electronic components and the data they contain (such as cryptographic keys, software, intellectual property blocks, memory data, etc.) against fraudulent manipulations commonly called hardware “attacks.” The teachers-researchers of the SAS department contribute to the development of hardware, software, and cryptographic protections against these attacks, and more broadly to proposing security solutions for mobile objects.

The SAS department is associated with CEA Leti in a joint team, the EC SAS, currently comprising 32 people.

The recruitment of a Research Engineer in Hardware Security is part of the SecMemPCM project funded by the Région Sud. Your mission is a research mission on the topic of susceptibility to fault injection of new non-volatile memories.

· You will conduct research on the susceptibility of new emerging non-volatile memories (eNVM) to hardware attacks, and particularly to fault injection attacks.

· You will carry out experimental tests to characterize the behavior of various types of eNVMs when subjected to fault injection attacks. You will analyze the results to understand and model the associated mechanisms.

· You will report on the activities and results related to the missions you will be responsible for.

Your ability to work in a project mode and to conduct research will be essential for success.

🔍 What we are looking for

You hold a Master's degree (Bac + 5) or equivalent, or a PhD.

You have scientific skills in Microelectronics and/or Hardware Security.

And ideally:

· With experience in the field of hardware security and fault injection techniques.

· Junior candidates accepted: Yes

· Proficiency in English (C1 level).

Your additional assets:

• You hold a PhD in microelectronics and/or hardware security.

• You have practical experience with fault injection techniques.

🌍 Why join Mines Saint-Étienne?

We support each of our employees on the path to excellence, with the conviction that together, we can have a lasting and significant impact on our world.

Joining Mines Saint-Étienne offers the opportunity to find:

· A stimulating environment: cutting-edge experimental facilities, a strong international network (T.I.M.E., EULIST) and human-sized campuses with an urban environment.

· Real impact: contractual research projects totaling €11 million/year, primarily with industrial partners, a science culture center, La Rotonde, which has been committed to science mediation for 25 years with over 50,000 visitors/year.

· Incomparable quality of life: 46/49 days of leave and RTT, partial remote work, 75% coverage of public transport costs, financial support for carpooling and cycling, and a social barometer where 83% of employees praise the quality of work life.

Let's build a more sustainable future through science, engineering, and meaningful projects.

📩 Apply now!

🔗 Application files (CV, cover letter, letter of recommendation if applicable, ID card) should be submitted on the RECRUITEE platform:

https://institutminestelecom.recruitee.com/o/ingenieure-evaluation-de-la-susceptibilite-a-linjection-de-fautes-des-nouvelles-memoires-non-volatiles-cdd-12-mois

As part of its Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion policy, École des Mines de Saint Etienne is an employer committed to fair treatment of all applications.

Additional information:

Recruitment conditions:

o Application deadline: 10/18/2026

o 12-month fixed-term contract under public law

o Full-time

o Managerial profile

o Desired start date: 12/01/2026

· Positions offered for recruitment are open to all, with, upon request, accommodations for candidates with disabilities.

· All applications may be subject to an administrative investigation.

· Proposed salary range: from €34,352 to €38,426 + annual bonus + 3% geographical location allowance - depending on profile. Salary is determined based on the candidate's profile (job, age, employment track, salary guarantee duration), according to the rules defined by the Institut Mines Télécom management framework.

Candidates selected after review of their application will be interviewed at the end of October in Gardanne (or via video conference).

Candidates selected after review of their application will be interviewed at the end of October in Gardanne (or via video conference).

Contacts

· Regarding the job content:
Jean-Max DUTERTRE – Professor IMT
Email:

· Regarding administrative/HR aspects:

Servane ARRES - HR Manager

Email:
Tel: +33 (0)4 42 61 66 12

Useful links:

https://www.mines-stetienne.fr/

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