Manufacturing Cyber Security Engineer

Description

The company is changing how vehicles and mobility work while running one of the most complex manufacturing networks in the world. The Manufacturing Cybersecurity team protects the technology, systems and data that keep its plants running safely and productively.

In this role you act as the main cybersecurity contact on site for a single plant. You carry out and maintain the Manufacturing Cybersecurity Program, drive remediation work, help with incident response and disaster recovery, and work with plant, IT, cybersecurity, supplier and global colleagues to lower risk while keeping production running.

You work as a hands-on individual contributor. You make your own calls, deliver results with little supervision, and juggle several priorities at once. Your work keeps manufacturing operations secure, resilient and ready for production.

Responsibilities

• Run the Manufacturing Cybersecurity Program at the assigned plant.
• Find endpoint security problems and vulnerabilities, report them, rank them by priority and fix them.
• Take part in incident response, investigations, recovery work and follow-up actions.
• Assess cybersecurity readiness for new initiatives, pilots, launches and post-launch operations.
• Plan the cybersecurity workstreams, site readiness, staffing, timelines, dependencies and open items.
• Work with plant operations, IT, cybersecurity, suppliers and global teams to put effective controls in place.
• Patch production-critical equipment and update firmware on OT assets in line with sound practice.
• Report cybersecurity status, risks, possible downtime, remediation plans and recovery progress to plant leaders and other stakeholders.
• Find and solve cybersecurity issues with as little disruption to manufacturing as possible.
• Write up assessments, fixes, incident follow-up, recovery steps and operating procedures.
• Follow open issues until they close, and escalate risks, dependencies and possible production impact quickly.
• Help improve plant cybersecurity processes, controls and operational readiness over time.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related field is preferred. Five years of relevant work experience may be accepted instead.
• At least 1 year of experience in cybersecurity, automotive or manufacturing operations, industrial control environments, plant technology support or a related field.
• Working knowledge of endpoint security, vulnerability management, incident response and recovery.
• Proven experience finding, prioritizing and fixing cybersecurity issues and vulnerabilities.
• Working knowledge of patching production-critical equipment and updating firmware on OT assets.
• Able to run projects, handle competing priorities and work independently with little supervision.
• Able to coordinate well with plant operations, IT, cybersecurity, suppliers and global stakeholders.
• Strong communicator who can explain cybersecurity risks, fixes and operational impact to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Able to judge cybersecurity readiness for initiatives, pilots, launches and post-launch operations.
• Able to weigh cybersecurity needs against production continuity and operational priorities.
• Preferred: experience with manufacturing automation equipment, industrial control systems or plant-floor technologies.
• Preferred: experience setting up, deploying and supporting cybersecurity tools in manufacturing or OT environments.
• Preferred: experience with plant-floor disaster recovery, recovery testing or operational resilience planning.
• Preferred: experience supporting automotive manufacturing operations.
• Preferred: familiarity with PLCs, HMIs, SCADA systems, industrial networks or comparable OT systems.
• Preferred: experience coordinating cybersecurity controls and fixes across several plant or enterprise stakeholders.
• Preferred: familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks, vulnerability management practices and OT security standards.

Conditions

This is a full-time onsite role at a specific location.

The company does not provide immigration sponsorship for this role. Do not apply if you will now or in the future need company immigration sponsorship. This covers direct sponsorship, naming the company as employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization that needs a written submission or other immigration support from the company, such as H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN or J-1.

Applicants may be asked to complete a role-related assessment and/or a pre-employment screening before they start.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate unlawfully.

Benefits

• Relocation benefits are available to candidates who qualify under company policy.
• Well-being support is offered from day one, at work and at home.