Director of Security

1X • San Carlos, CA

12d • $220,000 - $275,000 • Onsite

About The Position

1X is building humanoid robots designed to work in the home, handling chores and tasks to give people their time back. This requires solving complex problems in robotics, AI, and manufacturing at scale, ensuring the robots are safe enough to live with families. The company has been working on this since 2014 and is now scaling up to ship its flagship product, NEO. They are looking for individuals inspired by this mission who want to build something that will genuinely change how humans spend their time, safely creating abundance for all.

The Infrastructure team at 1X builds and operates the environments that enable robots and the people creating them to perform at their best. This includes scaling manufacturing and lab spaces, and ensuring safety, reliability, and operational excellence across all sites. The team creates the physical foundation that powers innovation and production, accelerating execution by delivering world-class workplaces and operational readiness.

The Facilities team is responsible for building and operating the physical foundation that enables 1X to scale humanoid robotics from development to production. This team ensures manufacturing sites, labs, warehouses, and workplaces are safe, reliable, and operationally excellent environments. As 1X scales, Facilities is critical for operational readiness, infrastructure scalability, and execution velocity, removing physical and operational bottlenecks and supporting manufacturing growth.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in physical security, including experience leading security operations across multiple sites or complex environments.
• Experience managing on-site security teams, incident response, access control systems, CCTV, visitor management, and guard operations.
• Demonstrated experience building or scaling physical security programs in operationally intensive environments.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Strong communication, judgment, and de-escalation skills with the ability to operate effectively in highly dynamic environments.
• Strong operator with experience leading physical security in manufacturing, hardware, robotics, industrial, or other high-risk operational environments.
• Calm, credible leader who can make fast decisions during active incidents, workplace escalations, emergencies, or other high-pressure situations.
• Proven ability to build security programs, improve operational rigor, and raise standards across people, processes, systems, and site readiness.
• Strong cross-functional partner who can work effectively with Facilities, Manufacturing, IT, Legal, People, and executive leadership teams.
• Hands-on leader who is comfortable being deeply involved in day-to-day site operations while also building long-term strategy and scalable infrastructure.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in robotics, advanced manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, semiconductor, defense, or other high-consequence industries.
• Background in corporate security, industrial security, military, law enforcement, or intelligence combined with strong private-sector operating experience.
• Experience supporting environments with sensitive R&D, prototypes, or intellectual property protection requirements.
• Familiarity with crisis management, business continuity, executive protection, or emergency response planning.
• CPP, PSP, or similar security certifications.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a security program across our San Carlos and Hayward sites that keeps people safe, protects critical work, and supports fast-moving day-to-day operations without slowing teams down.
• Create a high-standard on-site security operation with strong coverage, clear escalation paths, and consistent real-time response across incidents, investigations, visitors, and workplace safety situations.
• Develop and lead a security team that is trusted, operationally sharp, calm under pressure, and capable of handling sensitive situations with professionalism and sound judgment.
• Partner closely with Facilities, Manufacturing, IT, Legal, and People teams to identify operational risks early, improve site readiness, and strengthen overall workplace safety and resilience.
• Build scalable security processes, reporting, and emergency response programs that improve visibility, decision-making, and operational readiness as 1X continues to grow.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Generous paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave
• 401(k) plan with company match (100% on the first 3% of contributions, 50% on the next 2%)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA) options
• Commuter benefits (transit and parking)
• Short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental health, financial, and personal support
• Onsite snacks and catered lunches

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director