Senior Platform Security Engineer, UAS

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end product security across UAS platforms, including embedded systems, flight software, APIs, backend services, and cloud infrastructure.
• Design and implement secure architectures covering device identity, authentication, authorization, and data protection.
• Perform security assessments across software, firmware, and hardware, including application testing, code review, and adversarial analysis.
• Build and integrate security into CI/CD pipelines, including automated testing, scanning, and policy enforcement.
• Partner with software, hardware, and firmware teams to embed security into the development lifecycle.
• Secure communications, telemetry, and OTA update mechanisms across distributed systems.
• Develop security tooling to scale protection across multiple hardware platforms.
• Lead and mentor engineers and drive cross-functional security initiatives.

Job requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Product Security, Application Security, or Security Engineering.
• Programming skills in Python, C/C++, Rust, Go, or similar languages.
• Experience securing software systems including APIs, microservices, and distributed platforms.
• Experience with embedded systems, firmware, and Linux-based environments.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices.
• Ability to assess vulnerabilities across application, network, and hardware-software boundaries.
• Experience delivering production-grade systems.
• Familiarity with NIST or similar security frameworks.