Cybersecurity Engineer

Waabi, founded by AI visionary Raquel Urtasun, is the leader in Physical AI. With a world-class team, we're unlocking the next era of autonomous transportation with technology that's powering commercial autonomous trucks and robotaxis. Waabi is backed by and partners with world leaders in AI, automotive, logistics, and deep tech.

With offices in Toronto, San Francisco, Dallas, and Pittsburgh, Waabi is growing quickly and looking for diverse, innovative and collaborative candidates who want to impact the world in a positive way. To learn more visit: www.waabi.ai

- Work directly with engineering teams as the main point of contact for product security.

- Conduct formal TARA (ISO/SAE 21434) to define security requirements for vehicle ECUs and autonomous stacks.

- Develop data integrity standards for CAN and Automotive Ethernet to block injection and spoofing attacks.

Perform threat modeling for new infrastructure to identify vulnerabilities in fleet management and diagnostic tools.

- Specify automated security testing requirements, including protocol fuzzing, for the software build pipeline.

- Translate high-level security goals into actionable engineering specifications alongside senior architects.

- Design Hardware Security Module (HSM) integrations to establish a hardware-rooted Chain of Trust.

- Architect secure boot and OTA update mechanisms using cryptographic signing to prevent unauthorized code execution.

- Design secure truck-to-cloud interfaces utilizing end-to-end encryption and robust mutual authentication.

- Minimum of 3 years in cybersecurity, specifically focusing on product security for embedded systems, robotics, or automotive platforms.

- Proven ability to conduct structured TARA or threat models, particularly using ISO 21434

- Technical proficiency in CAN bus (J1939) and Automotive Ethernet

- Working knowledge of automotive security and safety standards, such as UNECE R155 and ISO 26262

- Proficiency in Python or Go for developing security automation and design validation tools.

- Familiarity with securing IoT cloud architectures and managing secure data pipelines between edge devices and backends.

- Hands-on experience with PKI, digital signatures, and encryption as applied to Secure Boot, OTA, and hardware-based Roots of Trust

- Proficiency in C/C++ and/or Rust for auditing embedded firmware

The US yearly salary range for this role is: $118,500 - $170,500 USD and the Canada salary range for this role is: $118,500 - $145,000 CAD in addition to competitive perks & benefits. Waabi US Inc. and Waabi Canada Inc.'s yearly salary ranges are determined based on several factors in accordance with the Company’s compensation practices. The salary base range is reflective of the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US and Canada locations.  Note: The Company provides additional compensation for employees in this role, including discretionary equity incentive awards and discretionary annual performance bonus.

Waabi provides a competitive benefits package that includes:

- Competitive compensation and equity awards.

- Health and Wellness benefits that include Medical, Vision and Dental coverage.

- Unlimited Vacation.

- Flexible hours and Work from Home support.

- Daily drinks, snacks and catered meals (when in office).

- Regularly scheduled team building activities and social events.

- As we grow, this list continues to evolve! 

Waabi is a technology start-up building technologies to transform the way the world moves. Join our talented team to be a part of the future and to make an impact!

Waabi is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a supportive, inclusive, and accessible workplace for all our employees. We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, age, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military or veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, caregiver status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. We make workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please let our recruiting team know.