Senior Security Systems Engineer — Embedded Risk & Analysis

Lever, Inc.; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 201,000 - 276,000; Full time

Job summary

Zoox is seeking a Product Security professional to lead structured security analyses across the system life cycle. You will quantify safety-related risks and collaborate with safety and engineering teams to align security objectives with product goals.

We value a strong systems engineering background and deep cybersecurity expertise, with experience in risk frameworks and AI/LLM-assisted analysis. The role includes risk communication, design proposals, and cross-team coordination.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in CS or related engineering field with 7+ years of experience.
• Strong systems engineering background with cybersecurity expertise.
• Experience with EPSS, attack trees, Monte Carlo simulations, Bayesian networks.
• Ability to turn analysis into high-quality written deliverables.
• Pragmatic use of AI/LLM toolchains for security analysis and regulatory work.

Responsibilities

• Perform risk assessment quantifying security-related safety risks across teams.
• Drive verification of quantified risks by fuzzing scenarios in simulators.
• Write design proposals and communicate risks to partner teams.
• Roll up risk metrics into company-wide frameworks.
• Collaborate with software and hardware engineering to factor constraints.

Skills

Systems engineering background

Cybersecurity expertise

Quantitative risk assessment

EPSS/Attack trees/Monte Carlo

AI/LLM toolchains for security

Education

Master’s degree in CS or related field

Tools

AI/LLM toolchains

Job description

Zoox is seeking a Product Security professional to lead structured security analyses across the system life cycle. You will quantify safety-related risks and collaborate with safety and engineering teams to align security objectives with product goals.

We value a strong systems engineering background and deep cybersecurity expertise, with experience in risk frameworks and AI/LLM-assisted analysis. The role includes risk communication, design proposals, and cross-team coordination.