Principal Technical Specialist – Vehicle & Connected Cyber Security
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Principal Technical Specialist overseeing cybersecurity for vehicle systems at Ford. Leading technical authority and collaborating across various teams to enhance security measures.
Responsibilities:
- Act as the principal technical authority for vehicle, embedded, and connected cybersecurity across all vehicle programs and platforms.
- Define and evolve cybersecurity architectures and technical standards for ECUs, in-vehicle networks, OTA, cloud backends, mobile apps, and V2X ecosystems.
- Provide expert guidance on secure-by-design principles and emerging threats affecting automotive and connected systems.
- Partner with vehicle, software, and systems engineering teams to integrate cybersecurity requirements throughout the product development lifecycle.
- Lead or support threat modeling, risk assessments, and security architecture reviews for vehicle platforms and connected services.
- Influence design decisions to balance security, safety, performance, cost, and customer experience.
- Support compliance with automotive cybersecurity standards and regulations (e.g., ISO/SAE 21434, UNECE R155/R156, NIST).
- Provide technical input for cybersecurity policies, processes, and audit readiness.
- Advise leadership on cybersecurity risk posture, residual risks, and mitigation strategies.
- Serve as a senior technical advisor during cybersecurity incidents affecting vehicles or connected services.
- Guide root cause analysis, remediation strategies, and long-term corrective actions.
- Oversee vulnerability disclosure, penetration testing findings, and coordinated response activities.
- Represent the company in industry working groups, standards bodies, and technical forums.
- Engage with suppliers and technology partners to assess cybersecurity capabilities and risks.
- Monitor emerging threats, technologies, and regulatory trends impacting automotive cybersecurity.
- Mentor and develop cybersecurity engineers and specialists across the organization.
- Elevate overall cybersecurity maturity through knowledge sharing, best practices, and technical reviews.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
- 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with significant focus on embedded, automotive, or IoT systems.
- Deep technical expertise in areas such as embedded security, secure boot, cryptography, PKI, in-vehicle networks (CAN, LIN, FlexRay, Ethernet), OTA updates, and cloud-connected systems.
- Strong understanding of automotive cybersecurity standards and regulatory frameworks.
- Proven ability to influence technical decisions across multiple teams without direct authority.
- Experience working at or with an automotive OEM or Tier 1 supplier.
- Familiarity with functional safety (ISO 26262) and its interaction with cybersecurity.
- Hands-on experience with threat modeling methodologies and security architecture design.
- Professional certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CSSLP, GIAC) are a plus.
Benefits:
- Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
- Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
- Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
- 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
- A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
- Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
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