Cybersecurity Key Provisioning Process EngineerOverview / Summary We are seeking a Cybersecurity Key Provisioning Process Engineer to support vehicle cybersecurity initiatives. This role sits at the intersection of automotive engineering, cryptographic security architecture, and manufacturing operations, with responsibility for the end-to-end process by which cryptographic key material is defined, provisioned, and secured across Electronic Control Units (ECUs) and vehicle programs.
The ideal candidate is a systems thinker who can translate cryptographic and security requirements into engineering specifications, drive supplier accountability through audits and integration, and support backend Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and Key Management System (KMS) operations to deliver secure keys at scale.
This is a highly cross-functional role requiring experience in cybersecurity engineering, supplier quality and manufacturing processes, and product key management systems. The role also involves development and governance of security policies and procedures, review of security controls and their effectiveness, monitoring processes for compliance risks and vulnerabilities, and management of third-party security risk programs.
Key Responsibilities - Own and facilitate the process for defining, documenting, and approving cryptographic key requirements, including algorithms, key lengths, key hierarchies, usage policies, and rotation/expiry rules, for each ECU type and vehicle program.
- Serve as the central point of coordination between vehicle program teams, ECU feature owners, and cybersecurity architecture to ensure requirements are complete, consistent, and traceable across program timelines.
- Conduct technical audits of Tier-1 supplier manufacturing sites and processes to validate conformance with cybersecurity requirements.
- Assess supplier readiness against cryptographic and secure manufacturing requirements, identify gaps, and drive corrective action plans.
- Establish and monitor supplier compliance metrics and escalate non-conformances through appropriate governance channels.
- Partner with cybersecurity architects, ECU/software engineering teams, vehicle program management, procurement, and manufacturing to define cryptographic key requirements tailored to each ECU's function, threat model, and program constraints.
- Coordinate the technical implementation of approved key requirements within backend PKI and KMS infrastructure with the teams responsible for these systems.
- Define and manage key lifecycle workflows within the KMS in alignment with program and supplier timelines.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues in the key delivery pipeline between backend systems and supplier manufacturing lines.
- Author technical documentation, specifications, and work instructions covering cryptographic key requirements, provisioning processes, and PKI/KMS interfaces.
- Cascade approved requirements to relevant internal teams and external suppliers, ensuring proper acknowledgment and implementation.
- Enforce compliance with documented requirements through audits, design reviews, and program gate reviews.
- Maintain version control and change management for specifications.
Required Qualifications - Bachelor's degree.
- Experience with embedded systems.
- Experience in auditing.
- Cybersecurity experience.
- Compliance professional experience.
- Experience defining, documenting, and managing cryptographic key requirements.
- Experience coordinating cybersecurity requirements across engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, and related teams.
- Experience conducting technical audits and assessing supplier compliance.
- Experience with cryptographic key provisioning processes and PKI/KMS environments.
Preferred Qualifications - ISO 27001 experience or knowledge.
- Supply chain operations experience.
- Familiarity with automotive cybersecurity standards, including ISO/SAE 21434 and UNECE R155/R156.
- Hands-on experience with commercial or in-house PKI/KMS platforms, such as Thales, Entrust, HashiCorp Vault, AWS KMS, or automotive-specific secure provisioning platforms.
- Experience with ECU/embedded systems development lifecycle and vehicle program timing.
- Knowledge of secure manufacturing/provisioning protocols, such as SHE, HSM-based key injection, and secure flashing.
- Project or process management experience, such as Agile, Six Sigma, or similar.
- Experience with relevant control frameworks, such as NIST 800-53/800-57, ISO 27001, PCI-HSM, or automotive-specific key management security standards.
- Experience managing third-party security risk programs.
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