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Panasonic Avionics Corporation · 15 hours ago

Intern-Cybersecurity Product Security Engineering

Irvine, CA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$25/hr - $43/hr

Start in 2026 Spring

Panasonic Avionics Corporation is #1 in the industry for delivering inflight products such as movies, games, WiFi, and now Bluetooth headphone connectivity. The intern will assist the Product Security team in transitioning from classical cryptography to Post-Quantum Cryptography and work on implementing Quantum-Resistant Security Protocols.

Consumer ElectronicsInformation TechnologyManufacturingTelecommunications

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

With the imminent arrival of quantum computers, existing asymmetric algorithms such as RSA and ECC are expected to become vulnerable by 2035 according to SME. PAC needs to prepare for a transition from classical cryptography to Post-Quantum Cryptography within the next few years

The Product Security team would like an intern to help review/study the implementation of Quantum-Resistant Security Protocols in our IFEC products, which will consist of the following:

Build an inventory of cryptographic assets (e.g., keys, certificates, and algorithms) and identify where it is used

Research of existing NIST approved PQC algorithms (FIPS 203, 204 and 205 published in 2024)

Create a PoC of generating, and verifying certificate using hybrid algorithms with TLS 1.3

The intern will be given a chance to participate once in a lifetime transition from classical cryptography to Post-Quantum Cryptography. They will learn about classic cryptography and how it is used in X509 certificates, and also study the new FIPS from NIST about post-quantum cryptography (https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/post-quantum-cryptography)