Mach Industries
Senior Platform Security Engineer, UAS
$150K–$175K
Huntington Beach, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 1, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in Product Security, Application Security, or Security Engineering.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be U.S. citizens or nationals, lawful permanent residents, refugees, or asylees, or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations. Employment may be conditioned on authorization to access export-controlled technology without sponsorship for an export license. The candidate must be eligible to obtain a U.S. Secret clearance.
About the job
Leads end-to-end security for UAS platforms across hardware, firmware, applications, APIs, and cloud services, integrating security throughout the product lifecycle.
What you'll do
- Design secure architectures and protect device identity, communications, telemetry, data, and OTA updates.
- Assess software, firmware, and hardware security; integrate automated security testing and policy enforcement into CI/CD pipelines.
- Develop security tooling and lead cross-functional initiatives, partnering with and mentoring engineering teams.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of experience in Product Security, Application Security, or Security Engineering.
- Programming skills in Python, C/C++, Rust, Go, or similar languages; experience securing APIs, microservices, and distributed platforms.
- Experience with embedded systems, firmware, Linux-based environments, CI/CD, and DevSecOps; ability to assess vulnerabilities across application, network, and hardware-software boundaries.
- Production-grade systems experience, familiarity with NIST or similar security frameworks, ability to own large initiatives independently, and eligibility to obtain a U.S. Secret clearance.
Nice to have
- Expertise in IOT/OT penetration testing; experience in UAS, aerospace, robotics, or defense environments.
- Experience with AI/ML system security; familiarity with RF communications, FPGA or GPU-based systems, or Terraform.
Pay
$150,000 — $175,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Python, C/C++, Rust, Go, Linux, CI/CD, NIST, Terraform
AI focus
Preferred experience securing AI/ML systems.
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