Cybersecurity Engineer

Staff Cybersecurity Engineer

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Motional’s Las Vegas office is located less than 10 miles from the Strip and is home to one of the largest fleets of self‑driving vehicles. The city’s grid of roads and its status as a “smart city” provide an ideal environment for extensive research and development testing.

• Define, lead, and own the security architecture for the autonomous driving platform, including the perception stack, sensor fusion, localization, and path planning systems.
• Architect robust security controls for safety‑critical components, such as high‑performance compute, sensor arrays, and fail‑operational systems.
• Lead comprehensive threat modeling (STRIDE, TARA) on autonomous driving systems, addressing complex attack vectors like GPS spoofing, sensor blinding, and adversarial machine learning.
• Design and own the secure architecture for vehicle‑to‑cloud communication, over‑the‑air (OTA) updates, and high‑volume data telemetry using AWS services.
• Provide technical oversight and direction for Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs), defining monitoring requirements and validating service effectiveness.
• Develop and enforce security requirements based on industry standards (ISO/SAE 21434, UNECE WP.29 R155) for engineering teams.
• Serve as the lead technical authority on security for AI/ML, robotics, hardware, and systems engineering teams.

• 8+ years of experience in product security, with at least 3 years focused on autonomous systems, robotics, automotive, or safety‑critical embedded systems.
• Demonstrated experience securing autonomous driving domains, such as perception, sensor fusion, localization, or motion planning.
• Experience designing and securing AWS cloud infrastructure, including services like AWS IoT Core, Sage Maker, KMS, and VPC.
• Knowledge of automotive architectures (ECU, CAN bus, Automotive Ethernet, AUTOSAR).
• Expertise in applied cryptography, identity and access management, secure boot processes, and secure development life cycles (SDL).
• Hands‑on experience with regulated cybersecurity standards, ideally automotive‑related (ISO/SAE 21434).

• Experience with hardware‑backed security (HSMs, TPMs, Trust Zone).
• Familiarity with functional safety standards (ISO 26262).
• Experience managing or providing technical oversight for third‑party security vendors or MSSPs.
• Background in vulnerability research or penetration testing for ML/AI systems.
• Relevant security certifications (CISSP, CSEP, GICSP, AWS Certified Security – Specialty).
• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

This role is hybrid from our Boston, Pittsburgh, or Las Vegas office. It requires two in‑office days each week, ideally Tuesday and Thursday.

The salary range for this role is $170,000 USD – $210,000 USD. This estimate reflects base salary only and may include bonuses or equity. Candidates are eligible to participate in Motional’s benefits program, which includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, health savings accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more.

Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We’re driven by something more. Our journey is always people first. We’re creating transformative technology that will change how we move while building an inclusive, diverse, and global workplace.

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