Senior Security Engineer

Evaluation and Risk Assessment

You Will Evaluate system elements and define item boundaries, considering their operational environments , and devise a comprehensive cybersecurity concept.
Perform threat analysis and risk assessment (TARA) (e.g., Identify threats to assets, evaluate attack feasibility, impact rating, etc) in compliance with ISO/SAE 21434.

Requirements and Risk Treatment

Define and manage requirements and determine approaches for proper risk treatment for self-driving platform features that are based on TARA output.
Work with Waymo engineering teams on understanding practical security risks, safety implications, and necessary mitigations, during the entire lifecycle of the product (e.g., concept, development, operation, and incident response)

Collaboration and Standards

Partner with safety teams to evaluate safety impact and required interactions between standards defining cybersecurity and functional safety.

Compliance and Updates

Maintain compliance with standards during the entire lifecycle of multiple projects, and perform updates

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Communications Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Computer Science, Physics or similar
• A thorough understanding of performing cybersecurity threat and risk assessments on technical designs and architectures of embedded systems or other computer systems.
• A solid understanding of cybersecurity fundamentals (e.g., secure communications, security technologies, etc) and their practical deployments
• The ability to create & negotiate targets and requirements with Waymo engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 5 years experience in an security (or similar industry) role delivering software and/or hardware
• Thorough understanding of security best practices
• Experience writing security requirements for engineering teams
• Experience designing security features
• Experience working with ISO/SAE 21434 certification and/or UNR 155 type approval

Pay

The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level.