5.2 Cybersecurity Manager

FieldAI’s Irvine team is where embodied AI meets real robots, real sensors, and real field deployments. Based in the heart of Southern California’s robotics ecosystem, we build risk-aware, reliable, field-ready AI systems that solve the hardest problems in robotics and unlock the full potential of embodied intelligence. If you want your work to ship, get tested on hardware, and improve through real deployments, Irvine is the place. We go beyond typical data-driven approaches or pure transformer-only architectures, combining rigorous engineering with learning systems proven in globally deployed solutions that deliver results today and get better every time our robots run in the field.
We’re hiring a Cybersecurity Manager to own and operate FieldAI’s security program as we scale. You’ll run the core security function day to day, from detection and incident response to vulnerability management, and you’ll drive the fixes that actually reduce risk. This role is deeply cross-functional: you’ll partner closely with AI/ML, platform engineering, IT, and product to secure cloud and development environments without slowing down research, shipping, or field deployments. If you like practical security, clear priorities, and real outcomes over paperwork, you’ll fit here.

What You Will Get To Do

• Own Field AI’s security as we scale across enterprise, AWS, and AI development environments.
• Run day-to-day SecOps: monitoring, detection, incident response, and post-incident fixes.
• Lead vulnerability management across infrastructure, apps, and AI pipelines, prioritizing by real risk.
• Partner with AI/ML and Engineering to secure training, data pipelines, CI/CD, and robotics deployment environments without slowing delivery.
• Maintain practical policies and support SOC 2 Type II, CMMC Level 2, and ISO 27001 with defensible controls.
• Lead and mentor the IT/security team and communicate risk clearly to leadership.

What You Have

• Hands-on experience leading security operations, incidents, and vulnerability management.
• Strong working knowledge of SIEM/EDR/vulnerability scanning and operational security workflows.
• Experience operating in SOC 2 / CMMC / ISO-aligned environments and making compliance useful.
• AWS and cloud security experience, plus the ability to partner effectively with engineers.
• People leadership and clear, direct communication.

What Will Set You Apart

• Security experience in robotics, AI platforms, OT, or safety-critical systems.
• Aerospace/defense/critical infrastructure background.
• Offensive security (pen test / red team) and attacker mindset.
• Proven security + DevOps integration (CI/CD hardening, secure-by-default infra).

Our salary range is generous and we consider each individual’s background and experience when determining final compensation. Base pay may vary based on role scope, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and the Irvine, California market.
Why Join FieldAI in Irvine?In Irvine, you will work where the robots are. Our local team builds and tests systems on real hardware with real sensors, then ships them to operate in unstructured, previously unknown environments around the world. We are solving one of robotics’ hardest challenges: reliable deployment outside the lab. Our Field Foundational Models™ raise the bar for perception, planning, localization, and manipulation, with an emphasis on explainability and safety for real-world use.You will collaborate with a world-class team that thrives on creativity, resilience, and bold thinking. We bring deep experience from organizations such as DeepMind, NASA JPL, Boston Dynamics, NVIDIA, Amazon, Tesla Autopilot, Cruise, Zoox, Toyota Research Institute, and SpaceX, along with a track record of field deployments and strong performance in DARPA challenge segments.
Be Part of the Next Robotics RevolutionWe are looking for builders who want their work to leave the whiteboard and show up on robots. If you enjoy tackling tough, uncharted questions and working across disciplines, you will find your people here. Our teams span AI, software, robotics engineering, product, field deployment, and technical communication, all focused on shipping systems that perform in the real world.
Our headquarters is in Irvine, and we partner closely with teams there as well as colleagues across the US and around the world. Join us in Southern California and help define what dependable, field-ready autonomy looks like.
We value diverse perspectives and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. We evaluate candidates and employees based on merit, qualifications, and performance, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gen