Battery Monitoring Cyber Security Engineer, Ford Energy

Ford Energy is seeking a Battery Monitoring Cyber Security Engineer to lead the cybersecurity architecture, risk analysis, and validation for Ford Energy's battery monitoring and BMS-related systems.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in embedded or automotive cybersecurity, BMS, or battery electronics, with practical experience in TARA, cybersecurity architecture, and authoring technical security requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Lead cybersecurity architecture and TARA for battery monitoring electronics
• Focus on mitigating risks related to sensor spoofing, unauthorized SOC manipulation, malicious commands, and firmware compromise
• Define and maintain testable cybersecurity requirements for BMS and monitoring functions
• Develop and implement Hardware Root of Trust, secure boot, code signing, and key lifecycle management strategies
• Secure internal and external communication pathways
• Define and validate secure OTA and field update strategies
• Identify and implement embedded intrusion/anomaly detection approaches
• Support vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, and fuzz testing
• Lead issue remediation planning and establish response processes for product vulnerabilities and field issues
• Develop technical security case materials and evidence for design gates, audits, and compliance reviews
• Collaborate with software, controls, and safety teams to ensure security controls are compatible with functional safety and safe-state behavior

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer, or Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or Cybersecurity or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience in embedded or automotive cybersecurity, BMS, or battery electronics
• Practical experience in TARA, cybersecurity architecture, and authoring technical security requirements
• Demonstrated experience with secure embedded design
• Strong communication skills with the ability to navigate cross-functional engineering teams