Saronic

Senior / Staff Robotics Security Software Engineer

Austin, TX · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026

Experience: 3+ years in security software engineering, preferably in autonomy, robotics, or embedded systems. Staff Engineers: 8+ years, including architecture, cross-functional leadership, or platform ownership in autonomy, robotics, or embedded systems.
Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
Visa sponsorship: If the role is based in the United States, it requires U.S. Person status to access export-controlled information or items.

About the job

Designs and hardens security controls across autonomous vessels, their communications networks, and the cloud systems that manage the fleet.

Implement vessel security features including secure boot, trusted execution, identity and authentication, cryptographic services, and secure updates.
Secure NixOS configurations, dependencies, and CI/CD pipelines; build reusable security tools and libraries.
Collaborate on security architecture, threat modeling, risk assessment, and incident response across engineering and field teams.

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
Proficiency in C/C++ or Rust and hands-on experience securing embedded Linux systems.
Understanding of cryptographic primitives and protocols, with experience integrating them into real systems.
Experience with hardware security modules, secure boot, and system-level software spanning kernel and bootloader.

Knowledge of DoD standards and regulations related to security software development.
Prior work on autonomous systems or experience with real-time systems.

Rust, C/C++, NixOS, Nix, TLS, mutual TLS

Build reusable security tools, libraries, and instrumentation using automation and AI-assisted approaches.

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