Cyber Security Engineer

Job description

Before the detail, here's the challenge you'd help us solve. We build the embodied intelligence that moves real vehicles safely, and the ecosystem a billion machines will run on in the future. Very few people in AI can say this. Every role here, whatever the team, plugs into that. Here’s what this particular role covers. 🛠️ About our team We’re seeking an exceptional Cyber Security Engineer to join our Germany-based team, focused on localising and advancing Wayve’s autonomous driving technology for the German market. This is a unique opportunity to play a hands-on role in shaping our AV capabilities in Germany from the ground up. 🧠 Your day-to-day TARA Assessment of core onboard SW Define system assets , define preliminary security level architecture Lead TARA assessment per architecture definition Derive external and internal vulnerabilities and control mitigations Cybersecurity Concept and Plan Formulate a cybersecurity concept and plan that supports OEM cybersecurity compliance. Enlist both onboard and development SW and third party library entry points and risks and mitigation plans. Lead SW DevOp security requirements and validation Lead specifications for SW DevOp nightly regression flow with respect to security screening Lead design reviews, define a method and a flow for security improvements, vulnerability and pentests. OEM and Tier 1 cybersecurity collaboration Engage with OEMs and Tier 1s to align on external requirements/assumptions based on formulated cybersecurity concept. Penetration testing alignment: Collaborating live with security consultants or red teams Joint physical reviews of hardware trust boundaries, key provisioning, secure boot integration, etc. 🧩 What you’ll be working on As part of our mission to scale end-to-end embodied AI for autonomous driving, we are building a fully automotive compliant ML software product. As an integral part of production compliance and being active in supporting customers complying ISO/SAE 21434, we are looking for an experienced system-minded cybersecurity engineer to lead the security threat analysis and risk assessment of on-board software development process and its in vehicle integration, derive cybersecurity concept and plan and continuously support our SW development cycle from the cybersecurity standpoint. This role will be critical in defining what level and mitigation policies the company…