Sr. Specialist – Security & FuSa. Integration

The role

This role leads validation, integration, and verification activities for next-generation Software Defined Vehicle platforms. The engineer ensures vehicle systems meet cybersecurity and functional safety requirements across ECU integration, middleware, and network security.

What you will do

• Integrate and validate vehicle cybersecurity mechanisms across distributed ECU architectures
• Perform security testing for secure boot, secure flashing, ECU authentication, secure diagnostics, vehicle communication security, and OTA security validation
• Validate implementation of cybersecurity controls aligned with ISO/SAE 21434, UNECE R155/R156, and OEM requirements
• Develop and execute penetration and vulnerability testing strategies
• Support threat analysis and risk assessment (TARA) activities
• Validate cryptographic services, key provisioning, certificate handling, and secure communication protocols
• Support integration and verification of functional safety requirements aligned with ISO 26262
• Validate safety-critical software and system behavior across ECU and vehicle-level integrations
• Execute and automate fault injection testing, safety mechanism validation, watchdog verification, diagnostic coverage analysis, and fail-safe testing
• Verify safety requirements traceability and test coverage

Required qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• 10+ yrs. of experience
• Strong understanding of vehicle E/E architecture and ECU-level software stacks
• Automotive communication protocols (CAN, LIN, FlexRay, Ethernet)
• UDS diagnostics (ISO 14229) and diagnostic communication tools
• Expert knowledge of Jira, GitHub/GitLab, Jenkins, and Artifactory
• ALM/PLM proficiency in Siemens Polarion, IBM DOORS Next Gen, or PTC Windchill
• Strong understanding, development and verification of plant and control models in MATLAB/Simulink
• Strong understanding of 1st principles in Engineering
• Familiarity with SW for embedded systems, EE systems and architecture
• Familiarity with A2B, CAN, Automotive Ethernet, LIN, LVDS communication protocols and Vehicle Network tools, such as CANalyzer, CANoe, etc.
• Expertise with complex problem solving, data analysis, access/interpret/drive results with extended teams

Nice to have

• experience in automotive cybersecurity, ISO 26262, embedded systems validation, and vehicle integration environments like modern SDV organizations

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
• 401(k) program with employer match and immediate vesting
• 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
• 40 hours of unplanned PTO
• 14 company or floating holidays, annually
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
• Paid leave for bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave

Before you apply

• Applicants must be 18 years of age or older
• This role is not eligible for remote work in New York City

About the company

Scout Motors is an iconic American brand electrifying and digitizing rugged SUVs and trucks. The company focuses on innovation, exploration, and creating vehicles with all-electric and Harvester range extender powertrains.