Head of Product Security for Robotic AI Systems

Perot Jain; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Apptronik in Austin, TX is seeking a Senior Director of Product Security to own and drive our end-to-end product security program. Reporting directly to the COO, you will marshal cross‑functional authority across hardware engineering, software, systems engineering, and external partners to embed security into Apollo from design to deployment.

You will establish monitoring, escalation, and incident response capabilities, translate risk into concrete requirements, and lead a security discipline in

Qualifications

• 12+ years in security engineering or product security.
• 5+ years leading security teams and managing budgets.
• Experience building security programs for hardware or physical‑AI products.
• Hands-on expertise across secure boot, firmware security, cryptographic key management, OTA security.
• Strong ability to translate security risk into concrete product requirements.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive Apptronik's end-to-end product security program.
• Define monitoring, threat detection, and incident response for hardware and software.
• Establish escalation workflows and communicate risk to executive leadership.
• Align security requirements with hardware, software, and AI teams across the product lifecycle.
• Lead security reviews for features, third‑party integrations, and updates.

Skills

Security leadership

Security engineering

Cross‑functional collaboration

Program management

Job description

Apptronik in Austin, TX is seeking a Senior Director of Product Security to own and drive our end-to-end product security program. Reporting directly to the COO, you will marshal cross‑functional authority across hardware engineering, software, systems engineering, and external partners to embed security into Apollo from design to deployment.

You will establish monitoring, escalation, and incident response capabilities, translate risk into concrete requirements, and lead a security discipline in