Senior Director, Product Security

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Costa Mesa, CA
Salary
$253,000–$336,000 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
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Above market

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This role $294k
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About Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that builds advanced hardware and software systems for national security, including autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and the Lattice AI command platform.

Anduril Industries currently has 1836 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Director, Product Security

As the Senior Director, Product Security, you will lead the architecture and implementation of critical features to secure advanced technologies including artificial intelligence systems, command and control platforms, aerospace vehicles, and long-range sensors. You will drive the technical security strategy for integrated software and robotics platforms, ensuring mission assurance in contested environments. Your daily responsibilities include owning the security roadmap, conducting complex architecture reviews, and collaborating with engineering teams to remediate vulnerabilities across the product development lifecycle. The role requires expertise in securing embedded, cyber-physical, and IoT systems, as well as familiarity with anti-tamper mechanisms and reverse engineering. You will utilize programming languages such as C/C++, Golang, Rust, or Python to build resilient products. This position focuses on protecting autonomous systems and AI models running on edge hardware against modern cyber threats in high-stakes defense contexts.

What you'll do

  • Develop and mature the security roadmap across all Anduril business lines and products.
  • Lead teams to ensure hardware, software, and AI systems are resilient against modern cyber threats.
  • Conduct complex security architecture reviews for aerospace vehicles, sensors, and command platforms.
  • Research and mitigate exploits against embedded systems and firmware in contested environments.
  • Remediate weaknesses in designs, implementations, integrations, and internal processes.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert and advisor to executives on product security.
  • Manage pre-market and post-market security engineering processes throughout the product development lifecycle.

What we're looking for

  • Experience securing embedded/cyber-physical systems and leading security engineering teams in high-stakes environments.
  • Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as C/C++, Golang, Rust, or Python.
  • Experience assessing and developing features for firmware, applications, networks, IoT, or embedded systems.
  • Familiarity with anti-tamper and reverse engineering mechanisms.
  • Experience in platform security engineering and secure SDLC implementation.
  • Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance.
  • U.S. Person status is required for access to export-controlled data.
  • Experience with aerospace or cyber-physical systems, programmable logic devices, or AI-native systems (preferred).

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