Automotive Security Solutions Engineer: PKI & Embedded

Akkar; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Akkar is seeking a Solutions Engineer to join its Detroit-based transportation security team. You will combine solutions engineering, customer-facing technical work and direct commercial responsibility for a small portfolio of accounts, focusing on automotive and embedded security.

You'll work with sales and technical teams to translate customer challenges into practical cybersecurity solutions, staying current with PKI, TLS and certificate lifecycle management across automotive ecosystems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related technical discipline.
• Around 5 years of relevant professional experience.
• Practical experience with PKI / Public Key Infrastructure.
• Strong software engineering or development knowledge.
• Excellent technical problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Confidence engaging with technically sophisticated customers and handling challenging questions.
• Ability to understand complex problems and explain technical concepts clearly.
• Highly independent, self-starter mentality with ownership.
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly in a fast-moving environment.
• Ability and willingness to work directly with customers across the Detroit automotive ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Conduct technical discovery with automotive customers and understand their security requirements.
• Prepare and deliver technical presentations, demonstrations and solution briefings.
• Translate customer problems into practical technical solutions.
• Support sales opportunities from initial discovery through technical evaluation and implementation.
• Build trusted relationships with technical stakeholders and customer engineering teams.
• Take responsibility for a small portfolio of customer accounts, supported by senior sales leadership.
• Provide technical support and guidance to customers post-sale.
• Triage technical issues and work closely with internal engineering, development and support teams.
• Feed customer requirements and feedback back into product and engineering teams.
• Help customers address challenges involving PKI, certificate management, TLS and certificate lifecycle management.
• Stay current with developments in automotive cybersecurity and embedded security.

Skills

PKI

TLS

Embedded security

Software engineering

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related technical discipline

Tools

AUTOSAR

Embedded software

Job description

Akkar is seeking a Solutions Engineer to join its Detroit-based transportation security team. You will combine solutions engineering, customer-facing technical work and direct commercial responsibility for a small portfolio of accounts, focusing on automotive and embedded security.

You'll work with sales and technical teams to translate customer challenges into practical cybersecurity solutions, staying current with PKI, TLS and certificate lifecycle management across automotive ecosystems.