Senior Platform Security Engineer, UAS & Cloud

Mach Industries; Huntington Beach (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Dental & Vision

Retirement savings

Paid time off

Professional development

Equity participation

Job summary

Mach Industries is seeking a Senior Platform Security Engineer to lead security across our growing UAS portfolio, securing hardware, firmware, and software-driven systems across edge, on-prem, and cloud. The role focuses on architecture, threat modeling, and secure deployment across the lifecycle.

You will collaborate with hardware, software, and firmware teams, implement secure CI/CD practices, and drive cross-functional security initiatives while influencing our security posture in a

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Product Security, Application Security, or Security Engineering.
• Proficient in Python, C/C++, Rust, or Go.
• Experience securing APIs, microservices, and distributed platforms.
• Experience with embedded systems, firmware, and Linux-based environments.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices.
• Able to assess vulnerabilities across software, network, and hardware-software boundaries.
• Experience delivering production-grade systems.
• Familiarity with NIST or similar security frameworks.
• Ability to own large initiatives independently.
• Eligible to obtain a U.S. Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end product security across UAS platforms, including embedded systems, flight software, APIs, backend services, and cloud infrastructure.
• Design and implement secure architectures covering device identity, authentication, authorization, and data protection.
• Perform security assessments across software, firmware, and hardware, including application testing, code review, and adversarial analysis.
• Build and integrate security into CI/CD pipelines, including automated testing, scanning, and policy enforcement.
• Partner with software, hardware, and firmware teams to embed security into the development lifecycle.
• Secure communications, telemetry, and OTA update mechanisms across distributed systems.
• Develop security tooling to scale protection across multiple hardware platforms.
• Lead and mentor engineers and drive cross-functional security initiatives.

Skills

Product Security

Python

C/C++

Rust

Go

Security Assessments

Embedded Systems

CI/CD / DevSecOps

NIST Frameworks

Lead Initiatives

Secret Clearance Eligibility

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Mach Industries is seeking a Senior Platform Security Engineer to lead security across our growing UAS portfolio, securing hardware, firmware, and software-driven systems across edge, on-prem, and cloud. The role focuses on architecture, threat modeling, and secure deployment across the lifecycle.

You will collaborate with hardware, software, and firmware teams, implement secure CI/CD practices, and drive cross-functional security initiatives while influencing our security posture in a