In our Penetration Testing team, which is part of the Automotive Cyber Security department, we search for vulnerabilities in Electronic Control Units (ECUs) and embedded microcontrollers. As the software on ECUs continues to become more secure, hardware attacks are gaining popularity in the automotive hacking scene. In your Master's Thesis, you will perform fault injection attacks on microcontrollers, as well as evaluate countermeasures and suggest improvements to protect future control units from such attacks.
What can you expect?
- You will assist in evaluating microcontroller platforms regarding fault injection susceptibility.
- You will implement examples of sensitive use cases (e.g., password comparison, signature verification) in C/C++.
- You will analyze the timing of successful attacks on assembly level and use the data to create fault models.
- You will use a Large Language Model to optimize searching the attack parameter space.
What do you bring?
- Studying Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Cyber Security, or a comparable field.
- Solid programming skills in C/C++, along with basic knowledge of ARM assembly.
- Knowledge of Python, bash, or another scripting language.
- Basic understanding of implementing cryptographic algorithms.
- Experience using Agentic AI tools.
- Experience with side-channel or fault attack techniques.
You are enthused by new technologies and an innovative environment? Apply now!
What do we offer?
- Comprehensive mentoring & onboarding.
- Personal & professional development.
- Flexible working hours.
- Digital offers & mobile working.
- Attractive & fair remuneration.
- Apartment offers for students (subject to availability & only Munich).
- And many other benefits - see jobs/benefits
Earliest starting date: at the earliest from 11/02/2026
Duration: 6 months
Working hours: Full-time
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Thesis AI Assisted Fault Injection (f/m/x) in München Arbeitgeber: BMW Group
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