Embedded Security Systems Engineer
LOCATIONS:
Open to individuals to work 100% on-site from either Newark, California, Southfield Michigan, or Seattle, Washington.
HOURS:
8:30 am-5:30 pm PST, Monday through Friday
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to consolidate detailed requirements and architecture specifications for the next-generation vehicle and infrastructure security solutions.
- Define the success criteria and priorities of the project/product benefits and arrive at executable roadmaps.
- Ensure complete requirements and architecture traceability and compliance with industry standards.
- Collaborate closely with the Verification and Development engineers to establish product excellence. The teams span internal and external teams, including suppliers and partners.
- Ensure optimization of software through design reviews and code reviews.
- Collaborate with different teams, including Supply Chain, Tier-1 teams, Vehicle Controls, Chassis, Safety, Battery, Infotainment, and UX, to realize the overall project objectives on time and within budget.
- Approach challenges/problems laterally across the systems and domains and vertically drill down to subsystems and elements involved and reconcile gaps and contradictions.
- Follow through and follow diligently to unblock the issues.
- Regularly communicate vision, features, priorities, deliverables, and goals to our stakeholders via program documentation, launch announcements, release notes, brown bags, seminars, and user training.
- Author Security-related RFPs, RFQs, and SoWs spanning in-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure secure communications, secure ECU software/firmware updates, penetration testing, threat analysis and risk assessment (TARA), fleet data protection & privacy aspects, and evaluate suppliers
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelors in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
- 6+ years of industry experience in technical architects' roles and technical product management in network and information security, data privacy, and cybersecurity.
- Conversant with embedded security spanning secure software and firmware update, secure boot, secure storage, and trusted execution environment and hardware security modules and security hardware extensions.
- Experience in threat analysis and risk assessment (TARA) at the system level and component level
- Experience in Scalable Public Key Infrastructure Deployments and management
- Experience in Vulnerabilities in-vehicle connectivity interfaces and protocols, e.g., CAN, BLE, Wi-Fi, GNSS, mitigation mechanisms, and security enforcement.
- Experience using requirement management systems like JAMA, JIRA, Confluence, or similar tools.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Masters in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
- Experienced in the emerging security standards/frameworks, including ISO/SAE 21434, UNCE WP.29 cybersecurity, and cybersecurity management systems regulations regarding connected vehicles
- Knowledge and experience of Road Vehicle Fleet Security Operations and intrusion detection and prevention systems will be a plus.
- V2X adoption and security enforcement will be a plus
- Knowledge and experience of Model-based systems design is a plus
We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary, other duties may be assigned as necessary.
Drug Screen may be required.
We will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to Federal, State and Local law, including the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Talascend is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. Applicants with criminal histories are encouraged to apply. To find out more visit California Fair Chance Act.
Pay range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. Talascend also offers a variety of benefits including: health and disability insurance, 401(k), EAP, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, plan requirements, schedule type, and client work site mandates.
Talascend is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.