Automotive Penetration Tester | Red Team

Cybersecurity Jobs; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible schedule

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Health savings account

Paid time off

Parental leave

Referral program

Retirement plan

Vision insurance

Job summary

Block Harbor is seeking an automotive penetration tester focused on offensive security research. You will engage with customers to define test scopes and deliver client-ready reports aligned with industry standards. The role requires deep hardware security experience and hands-on testing across automotive networks, with travel as needed.

You will craft proposals, present findings, and contribute to ongoing threat research, working onsite in Detroit and collaborating with engineering teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in offensive security, pentesting, or hardware security in automotive, embedded, or IoT domains
• Hands-on experience with vehicle electrical architectures and protocols (CAN/CAN-FD, UDS, Automotive Ethernet)
• Proficiency with hardware & network exploitation tools (Wireshark, Vector CANalyzer/CANoe, Ghidra, IDA Pro, JTAG/SWD debuggers) and software fuzzers

Responsibilities

• Clarify security objectives with customers and translate into defined test scopes and proposals
• Author penetration test proposals covering methodology, scope, timelines and deliverables
• Communicate the value of Block Harbor's approach to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Execute tests across CAN/CAN-FD, UDS, Automotive Ethernet, DoIP, Bluetooth and other interfaces
• Reverse engineer embedded controllers to identify configuration flaws and memory corruption vulnerabilities
• Leverage the VSEC Test platform to accelerate testing and centralize vulnerability management
• Deliver comprehensive client-ready reports mapped to ISO/SAE 21434, UN R155, and NIST
• Present findings to customer engineering teams with prioritized mitigation guidance
• Represent Block Harbor in the automotive security ecosystem and contribute to thought leadership

Skills

Offensive security

Hardware security

Automotive security

Penetration testing

Tools

Wireshark

Vector CANalyzer/CANoe

Ghidra

IDA Pro

JTAG/SWD debuggers

Software fuzzers

Job description

Block Harbor is seeking an automotive penetration tester focused on offensive security research. You will engage with customers to define test scopes and deliver client-ready reports aligned with industry standards. The role requires deep hardware security experience and hands-on testing across automotive networks, with travel as needed.

You will craft proposals, present findings, and contribute to ongoing threat research, working onsite in Detroit and collaborating with engineering teams.