Senior Security Product Architect - Autonomous Vehicle Platform

Aurora; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 212,000 - 307,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurora is seeking a Senior Staff Security Product Architect to embed security across its autonomous platform, hardware, and cloud services. You will drive end-to-end security architectures, threat modeling, and cross-functional collaboration with Product, Engineering, and Suppliers.

You will lead secure design reviews and architecture governance, partnering to build roadmaps and ensure robust defense-in-depth across hardware and software lifecycles.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in security architecture, system security engineering, or product security roles within automotive, autonomous vehicles, embedded systems, or complex hardware/software systems.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related STEM field.
• Deep technical domain expertise in embedded security principles, hardware security anchors (e.g., Secure Boot, ARM TrustZone, HSMs, TPMs), applied cryptography, and secure protocol design (e.g., SecOC, CAN/Ethernet security, TLS).
• Proven experience performing architectural security assessments, system-level threat modeling, and secure design reviews for hardware and software platforms.
• Strong communication and technical leadership skills, with a demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional engineering teams and drive architectural decisions.

Responsibilities

• Define End-to-End Security Onboard and Offboard Architecture: Design and specify end to end system-level security architectures and trust boundaries across vehicle hardware, onboard systems and software, safety critical ECUs and connected offboard platforms, services, infrastructure and applications. Establish secure boot flows, cryptographic key management, and hardware security module (HSM/TPM) integrations and secure protocols to protect data at rest, in transit and between cloud to vehicle interactions.
• Lead Threat Modeling & Design Reviews: Direct threat modeling (e.g., TARA, STRIDE) and vulnerability analysis for complex autonomous cloud and compute systems, sensor suites, networks, and cloud infrastructure.
• Collaborate with Engineering & Product Teams: Work closely with Product Management, Software and Hardware Development, and Core Security teams to support security requirements and goal development while also translating them into implementable engineering designs, assess product risk, and protect product integrity.
• Engage with Suppliers and Tier 1 Partners: Drive architectural security requirements with hardware/software suppliers and Tier 1 development partners, ensuring third-party components and IP meet Aurora’s cybersecurity standards.
• Build Technical Security Roadmaps: Partner with program management, technical leads, and engineers to develop roadmaps for key security investments helping resolve cross-functional technical dependencies, and meet standard design patterns within Aurora.
• Embed Security Assurance & Controls: Develop and enforce architectural security assurance, governance, and risk mitigation strategies into all phases of hardware and software product lifecycle

Skills

Security architecture

Threat modeling

Cross-functional collaboration

Secure boot / HSM / TPM

Cryptography & secure protocols

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/CE/Cybersecurity

Tools

ARM TrustZone

TLS

Job description

Aurora is seeking a Senior Staff Security Product Architect to embed security across its autonomous platform, hardware, and cloud services. You will drive end-to-end security architectures, threat modeling, and cross-functional collaboration with Product, Engineering, and Suppliers.

You will lead secure design reviews and architecture governance, partnering to build roadmaps and ensure robust defense-in-depth across hardware and software lifecycles.