Compliance and Federal Security Engineer, Engineering Services

Knightscope•Sunnyvale, CA

1d•$170,000 - $200,000•Onsite

About The Position

Knightscope is seeking a Compliance and Federal Security Engineer to own the Federal-Grade Platform Hardening program and federal-and-defense compliance work across its product portfolio. This role is part of the centralized Engineering Services function and is distinct from the Wave 1 Security and Compliance Engineer. The primary goal is to build the foundation necessary for Knightscope to compete for government and defense customer segments, given that federal compliance timelines are measured in quarters and years.

Requirements

7+ years in security or compliance engineering.
Hands-on federal framework experience: FedRAMP, CMMC, ITAR-adjacent, or DoD assessment frameworks.
Track record delivering platform hardening programs against federal requirements.
Strong written communication for compliance evidence, POA&Ms, and audit response.
Comfort operating across multiple product teams simultaneously.

Nice To Haves

Prior FedRAMP Moderate or High authorization program experience.
Government contractor or defense industrial base background.
Physical security or robotics product federal compliance context.

Responsibilities

Own the Federal-Grade Platform Hardening program end to end.
Own federal and defense compliance engineering across the Knightscope portfolio.
Assess platform posture against FedRAMP, CMMC, ITAR-adjacent, and comparable federal frameworks.
Partner with the Wave 1 Security and Compliance Engineer on scope boundary and evidence sharing.
Partner with DevOps and Platform to bake federal-grade controls into shared platform baselines.
Build the certification roadmap for the first target federal framework.