Technical Director, Platform Security Engineering

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

We're seeking a Technical Director of Platform Security to architect and implement critical features within our products, and adjacent to our products, to ultimately secure our suite of advanced technologies including artificial intelligence systems, command and control platforms, aerospace vehicles, and long range sensors. You will be responsible for leading the technical security strategy and implementation across integrated software and robotics platforms, ensuring mission assurance through hands-on security architecture and engineering leadership. 

We take security seriously - this team will be a critical pillar in Anduril’s platform strategy.

The ideal candidate has a background in electrical or software engineering, with a focus on platform security. They will be able to conduct complex security architecture reviews, research and mitigate exploits against hardware and software, and implement critical features in collaboration with other engineering teams to build resiliency into our products.


Responsibilities:

• Own the development and maturation of security features for Anduril’s products
• Collaborate and build solutions with engineering teams to meet and exceed industry-standard security goals
• Build a strong partnership with Anduril’s Platform Engineering teams in order to develop and execute against a well aligned roadmap that covers Anduril’s disposition globally
• Engage with teams to remediate uncovered weakness in designs, implementations, integrations, and processes
• Own processes that includes both pre-market and post-market processes engineering teams leverage throughout the product development lifecycle
• Design and Develop embedded system security software

Requirements:

• Strategic vision and technical depth, maintaining active involvement in security architecture and implementation
• Proficient with one or more programming languages (e.g. C/C++, Golang, Rust, Python)
• Experience assessing security of firmware, applications, network, IoT, or embedded systems
• Experience developing features for and improving security of firmware, applications, network, or embedded systems
• Experience building, testing, and delivering production-ready systems, especially for embedded and/or Linux systems
• Familiarity with anti-tamper and reverse engineering mechanisms
• Experience in Platform security engineering and secure SDLC implementation
• Strong and professional communication skills (written and verbal)
• Demonstrated commitment to practical, mission-enabling security solutions
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a US TS clearance
• U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with security architectures of embedded, aerospace, or cyber-physical systems
• Experience with programmable logic devices and their development tools
• Knowledge of cyber threat actors, their TTPs, and their implications for weapon and space system operations
• Regularly builds, tests, and delivers production-ready systems, especially for embedded and/or Linux systems
• Experience conducting incident response in cloud systems and embedded systems
  
  
  

BENEFITS 

• Platinum Benefits: We offer top tier platinum coverage (medical, dental, vision, life)
• 16 Weeks paid parental leave for all caregivers
• Family planning: We’re proud to offer comprehensive family planning support. Fertility planning and treatment, adoption support, gestational carrier support and fertility preservation are all included
• Unlimited Provisions: From breakfast to dinner, our kitchen team has you covered with healthy meals and snacks at every office
• Commuter benefits depending on region
• Relocation assistance
• Unlimited and Incentivized Time Off

 

US Salary Range$228,000—$342,000 USD

 

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