Principal Engineer I, SW - Automotive Cyber Security & TARA expert

HARMAN’s engineers and designers are creative, purposeful and agile. As part of this team, you’ll combine your technical expertise with innovative ideas to help drive cutting-edge solutions in the car, enterprise and connected ecosystem. Every day, you will push the boundaries of creative design, and HARMAN is committed to providing you with the opportunities, innovative technologies and resources to build a successful career.

A Career at HARMAN

As a technology leader that is rapidly on the move, HARMAN is filled with people who are focused on making life better. Innovation, inclusivity and teamwork are a part of our DNA. When you add that to the challenges we take on and solve together, you’ll discover that at HARMAN you can grow, make a difference and be proud of the work you do everyday.

About the Role

As a Automotive Cybersecurity Architect will contribute to shape the future automotive security architectures by analysing the System architecture, designs, identifying the potential security gaps and suggesting appropriate solutions. You will be part of the growing Cybersecurity team working on the futuristic connected cars solutions.

What You Will Do

Perform Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment – TARA as per ISO 21434. Work with Threat modeling tools and more.

Act as an interface between the Project Cybersecurity Manager (PCSM) and Project SYS/HW/SW Architects.

Produce/Designate cybersecurity work products required in cybersecurity concept phase (e.g. cybersecurity goal, cybersecurity concept, cybersecurity claim)

Design Security Architectures and security controls

Review cybersecurity goal and cybersecurity concept with SYS/HW/SW architects to produce verification reports

Support the cybersecurity engineer to develop cybersecurity work products in development phase (e.g. cybersecurity specification, cybersecurity requirements for post-development)

Review system architecture changes to re-evaluate the state of system cybersecurity

What You Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Engineering / ECE / EEE or equivalent
• Atleast 8 yrs of Automotive or Embedded system experience with 5 yrs of experience in automotive cybersecurity architectures.
• Proven experience in conducting TARA according to ISO 21434
• Good understanding of the ISO 21434 standard.
• In-depth knowledge of Automotive cybersecurity concepts, including secure coding guidelines and Cryptographic algorithms.
• Good collaboration and communication skills.

What is Nice to Have

• Knowledge and experience in the following standards : ISO 21434 and its certification, UNECE R155, A-SPICE
• CSMS (Cybersecurity management systems ) and related processes
• Risk Management Frameworks, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, NIST Risk Management Guidelines.  

HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.