Cerebras
Physical Security Lead, Manufacturing Operations
Sunnyvale, CA · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Sep 15, 2026
- Experience
- Five or more years of progressively responsible physical security experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline or an equivalent combination of education and directly related experience (preferred).
About the job
Establishes and governs physical security standards, risk assessments, controls, and incident response across Cerebras contract manufacturing locations.
What you'll do
- Develop site security standards, assess risks, drive corrective actions, and verify findings are closed.
- Govern sensitive-area access, intellectual property protection, security services and technology, and cargo and logistics controls.
- Respond to security incidents and maintain site presence, metrics, procedures, training, and leadership updates.
What they ask for
- Five or more years of progressively responsible physical security experience supporting manufacturing or a comparable operational environment.
- Experience implementing security controls in active manufacturing operations while balancing production, safety, quality, cleanroom or ESD requirements, and continuity.
- Experience supporting contract manufacturers, suppliers, or partner-operated facilities through standards, assessments, and governance.
- Experience protecting intellectual property or sensitive technical assets, including CICO or comparable sensitive-area entry controls.
Nice to have
- Physical security experience in semiconductor, advanced electronics, computing hardware, or other IP-intensive manufacturing.
- Experience with Genetec or a comparable enterprise physical security platform; relevant frameworks or ASIS certifications are also preferred.
Tools
Genetec, CTPAT, TAPA, ISO 28000, ISO/IEC 27001 and 27002, NIST SP 800-53, SP 800-171
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