Senior Product Cybersecurity Engineer – Secure Product Architecture (Automotive)

Location: Hybrid in Milford, Michigan or Warren, Michigan, with attendance at the assigned location at least 3 times per week.

Company

hirify.global develops automotive products and software-defined vehicle platforms with a vision focused on zero crashes, zero emissions, and zero congestion.

What you will do

• Own and evolve security designs for in-vehicle communications, including message authentication, in-vehicle firewalls, and automotive Ethernet security.
• Translate threat assessments and architectural decisions into clear, testable security requirements for engineering and supplier teams.
• Align security requirements with supplier and platform capabilities and vehicle program timelines.
• Lead security design and implementation reviews across internal engineering, validation, and supplier teams.
• Maintain security specifications as software-defined vehicle platforms and delivery timelines change.
• Provide subject-matter expertise and self-service references for in-vehicle communications security.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in product, embedded, or vehicle cybersecurity with hands-on ownership of security design and requirements.
• Strong knowledge of in-vehicle communications security, message authentication, firewalls, and automotive Ethernet.
• Understanding of secure communication, key and certificate lifecycle management, replay and freshness protection, and secure provisioning.
• Experience translating security designs into technical requirements and specifications across the development lifecycle.
• Experience leading security design and implementation reviews and aligning engineering, validation, and supplier stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Cybersecurity, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to have

• Experience with software-defined vehicle architectures, service-based communication, and supplier-delivered ECU, firewall, and secure firmware ecosystems.
• Experience with AUTOSAR SecOC, Freshness Value Management, SOME/IP, DoIP, TLS, CAN, CAN-FD, and UDS security services.
• Embedded development experience with C, C++, Java, or Python.
• Automotive industry experience and familiarity with the TARA process.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement with regular in-person collaboration.
• Benefits and total rewards support well-being at work and at home.
• Commitment to inclusion, belonging, and equal employment opportunity.
• Relocation benefits may be available.
• Immigration-related sponsorship is not provided; candidates must not require GM sponsorship or immigration support now or in the future.