Atoms
Staff Software Engineer - Vehicle & Hardware Security
$224K–$284K
San Francisco, CA +1 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 21, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
Mountain View - Experience
- 7+ years in security engineering, including at least 3 years in automotive, embedded systems, or industrial IoT security.
About the job
Leads vehicle and hardware security for autonomous vehicles, securing networks, firmware, update systems, and supply chains while setting technical direction for the security team.
What you'll do
- Threat-model vehicle networks and design security controls for ECU firmware, secure boot, code signing, and OTA updates.
- Partner with vehicle, hardware, and manufacturing teams on architecture reviews, supply-chain risk, and incident response for compromised vehicles.
- Set security-team priorities and standards, and provide technical leadership, mentorship, hiring, and planning.
What they ask for
- 7+ years in security engineering, including at least 3 years in automotive, embedded systems, or industrial IoT security.
- Hands-on experience with CAN/CAN-FD and UDS, and automotive security testing tools such as SocketCAN, CANoe, Kayak, or equivalent.
- Production experience securing OTA updates and experience with secure boot, code signing, firmware integrity, and rollback protection.
- Working knowledge of ISO/SAE 21434; experience leading technical projects, teams, or security programs and influencing senior engineering stakeholders.
Nice to have
- Experience securing Level 4 autonomous vehicle systems; familiarity with UNECE WP.29, R155, and R156.
- Vehicle, embedded, or hardware offensive-security experience; hardware or supply-chain security experience; or people-management experience.
Pay
$224,000 - $284,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
CAN/CAN-FD, UDS, SocketCAN, CANoe, Kayak, ISO/SAE 21434, UNECE WP.29, R155
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