Marquardt - Senior Cyber Security Engineer - Automotive ECU Development

Job Description :

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Cybersecurity Engineer to support automotive ECU development projects by ensuring compliance with cybersecurity standards and implementing robust security architectures. The candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams to analyze risks, define security concepts, support implementation, and contribute to secure product releases.

Key Responsibilities :

- Apply automotive cybersecurity standards such as ISO/SAE 21434 in ECU development projects

- Analyze and review customer cybersecurity requirements and derive technical security concepts

- Develop, maintain, and review cybersecurity plans aligned with project milestones

- Perform Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment (TARA) and cybersecurity vulnerability analyses

- Utilize hardware security capabilities and cryptographic/security primitives for secure system design

- Support development teams in implementing cybersecurity requirements and architectures

- Review cybersecurity-related work products and provide technical guidance to project teams

- Present cybersecurity status updates in global security meetings and escalate issues as per organizational processes

- Create and maintain Security Case documentation

- Support cybersecurity audits, assessments, and secure product release activities

Required Technical Skills :

- Strong understanding of ISO/SAE 21434 or similar automotive cybersecurity standards

- Experience in automotive cybersecurity architecture and implementation of security controls

- Hands-on experience in performing TARA (Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment)

- Experience with security vulnerability analysis and interpretation of static code analysis reports from a cybersecurity perspective

- Good understanding of hardware-based security features and security primitives

- Familiarity with embedded systems, microcontrollers, and A-SPICE processes

- Knowledge of automotive communication protocols such as CAN and LIN

- Basic understanding of C programming

Preferred / Advantage Skills :

- Familiarity with ISO 26262 and Functional Safety concepts

- Experience working in automotive embedded software development environments

- Exposure to secure boot, cryptography, HSMs, or secure communication protocols is an added advantage

Qualifications :

- Bachelors or Masters degree in related field