Member of Technical Staff, Robot Security & Safety

Microsoft

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Work type
On-site
Location
Redmond, WA
Salary
$119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted
29 days ago
Closes
Nov 25, 2026

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This role $177k
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TL;DR · Member of Technical Staff, Robot Security & Safety

As a Senior Member of Technical Staff on Microsoft’s Robotics team, you will define and implement comprehensive security and safety frameworks for robotic platforms, ensuring compliance with industry standards. Your daily tasks include designing end-to-end security architectures, developing threat models, maintaining safety analyses, and enforcing runtime safety monitors to prevent physical harm from software vulnerabilities or AI behavior failures. You will collaborate closely with robotics engineers and AI researchers to integrate security requirements into the development lifecycle, while also engaging with regulatory bodies to stay updated on evolving standards. Key skills required include experience in functional safety standards, AI safety methodologies, ROS/ROS2 security models, and cloud-to-edge communication security for robot fleets. This role demands expertise in cybersecurity certifications and a background in IoT or OT security.

What you'll do

  • Design end-to-end security architectures for robotic systems across hardware and software layers.
  • Develop safety analyses and threat models specific to robotic systems in human environments.
  • Define and enforce runtime safety monitors for autonomous robot behaviors under various failure conditions.
  • Analyze security metrics and telemetry data to drive continuous improvement of the platform’s posture.
  • Design solutions to address identified security control issues and current threats specific to robotics deployments.
  • Develop incident response processes for robotics-specific security and safety events, including physical incidents.
  • Contribute to the development of security policies and standards aligned with industry frameworks.

What we're looking for

  • Extensive experience with functional safety standards applied to robotic or autonomous systems.
  • Proficiency in AI safety practices including runtime monitoring of autonomous system behaviors.
  • Expertise in robotics system architectures and cloud-to-edge communication security for robot fleets.
  • Knowledge of cybersecurity industry certifications (CISSP, GICSP) or functional safety certifications (TUV, CFSE).
  • Background in IoT security, embedded systems security, or operational technology security for connected physical devices.
  • Experience developing and executing security breach drills and incident response simulations for cyber-physical systems.

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