Senior Product Security Engineer (Mountain View)

Morson Canada; Alberta; Hybrid; CAD 209,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company is seeking a Senior Staff Product Security Engineer for their innovative autonomous aviation program in Mountain View, CA. This hybrid role requires deep expertise in aerospace systems and cybersecurity to protect autonomous urban air mobility systems against threats. Ideal candidates should have strong communication skills and a minimum of 10 years of experience in safety-critical systems.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance

Flexible vacation and 11 company holidays

Catered lunches

401(k) plan with 50% company match

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience integrating complex safety/mission-critical systems or 7+ years with an M.S.
• Deep knowledge of aerospace systems and systems engineering processes like ARP 4754.
• Experience leading system and component-level cybersecurity testing.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Senior Product Security Engineer for autonomous aircraft development.
• Perform cybersecurity analyses to identify vulnerabilities and communicate risks.
• Develop and enhance security requirements to meet certification needs.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Technical leadership

Systems-thinking mindset

Education

B.S. in a relevant engineering discipline or M.S.

Tools

NIST cybersecurity framework

RTCA aviation security standards (DO-326A, DO-355A, DO-356A)

Job description

Senior Staff Product Security Engineer (Hybrid – Mountain View, CA)

We are seeking a Senior Staff Product Security Engineer to join our Reliability, Maintenance, and Safety (RAMS) team. This team provides systems safety and reliability engineering, maintenance engineering, and aircraft cybersecurity engineering services for a groundbreaking autonomous aircraft program.

This is a hybrid role based at our Mountain View, California HQ, with 3 days per week onsite and flexibility for the remainder.

About the Role

As a Senior Staff Product Security Engineer, you will ensure cybersecurity and product security are built into all product lines. You will help protect autonomous urban air mobility systems from cyberattacks, develop and communicate security requirements, and drive secure system design.

You should have deep knowledge of aerospace systems, a systems-thinking mindset, and the ability to navigate technical uncertainty while delivering incremental technical value. Strong communication skills, technical leadership, and a collaborative mindset are key to success in this role.

What You Will Do

• Serve as a Senior Product Security Engineer for a novel autonomous aircraft development program targeting the UAM market.
• Perform cybersecurity analyses to identify vulnerabilities, threats, controls, and mitigations, and communicate risks across the integrated system and full product lifecycle.
• Develop and enhance security requirements and security architectures to meet certification, business, and customer needs.
• Support planning and execution of cybersecurity-related component and system integration verification activities.
• Act as a product security engineering representative interfacing with systems engineering, design IPTs, and senior leadership.
• Contribute to advancing the discipline of product security engineering, including defining new company and industry standards for autonomous aviation cybersecurity.
• Apply existing industry cybersecurity frameworks and develop new frameworks to produce engineering artifacts required for certification.
• Collaborate closely with Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), RAMS safety and maintenance engineering, quality assurance, supplier management, safety management, and flight operations.

Requirements

• Education: B.S. in a relevant engineering discipline with 10+ years of experience integrating complex safety/mission-critical systems, or M.S. with 7+ years in the field.
• Strong knowledge of complex aircraft/aerospace systems and practical understanding of systems engineering processes (e.g., ARP 4754).
• Applied understanding of assessing and communicating product security risks.
• Familiarity with RTCA aviation security standards such as DO-326A, DO-355A, DO-356A.
• Familiarity with the NIST cybersecurity framework.
• Experience leading system and component-level cybersecurity testing and evaluations, including threat assessments, security assessments, and tabletop exercises.

Compensation & Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Flexible vacation and 11 company holidays
• Every-other-Friday off for full-time employees
• 401(k) plan with 50% company match (immediate vesting)
• Commuter and education assistance
• Additional perks such as catered lunches, wellness allowances, snacks, employee referral bonus, patent bonus program, charitable giving match, and more

Equal Opportunity Employer

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other protected category. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, promotion, compensation, and training. Please send your updated resume to [e-mail]