Embedded Cybersecurity Engineer

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

13d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Vehicle Cyber Security Engineer supports product development security for Ford vehicles, including next-generation network architecture, diagnostics, autonomous vehicles, Ford Smart Mobility, and offensive security analysis. The role works with cross-functional teams to assess product content, apply cybersecurity engineering processes, and ensure that features, components, and systems are designed and developed with security in mind. The position is hybrid and requires onsite work four or more days per week.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related domain, or a combination of education and experience.
• At least 5 years of experience with embedded, IoT, and/or product systems cybersecurity.
• Functional knowledge of cryptographic controls and strategies for applying them.
• Experience with security system engineering, development, and testing.
• Experience developing and maintaining engineering documentation, including requirements, specifications, and test plans.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Strong communication and analytical skills.

Nice To Haves

• CISSP or Security+ certification.
• Relevant experience with vulnerability assessment management.
• History with threat modeling using industry standards such as MITRE ATT&CK or STRIDE.

Responsibilities

• Perform assessments on content supporting Ford product lines.
• Deliver compliance reviews of features, functions, platforms, and modules under Ford’s cybersecurity engineering process and applicable global cybersecurity requirements, standards, and regulations, including ISO 21434 and R155.
• Identify and engineer applicable cybersecurity requirements into the product design and development lifecycle, from ideation through testing, and provide required deliverables.
• Review supplier deliverables and approve or reject them for conformance with cybersecurity requirements.
• Work with content owners to manage progression through the development process and ensure security by design from inception.
• Ensure features, components, and systems use robust engineering processes, including threat analysis, risk assessment, security requirements, security audits, and vehicle ecosystem assessments.
• Develop and use global supplier expertise to meet cybersecurity expectations.
• Create and deliver risk reviews to management for concerns that are not mitigated through controls, including to the security governance board, chief engineers, and executive leadership.
• Support the re-use model within the CSMS to reduce repeated work across vehicle programs.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new-parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized backup childcare.
• Family-building benefits, including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement and fertility treatments.
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases.
• Tuition assistance.
• Established and active employee resource groups.
• Paid time off for individual and team community service.
• Paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

What This Job Offers

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