Discipline Engineer

Overview

The Discipline Engineer will manage automotive product security incidents, assess risks, analyze vulnerabilities, and guide OEMs on remediation across vehicle platforms and electronic control units.

What you'll do

• Execute and document the product security incident response lifecycle.
• Triage automotive security incidents and assess scope, urgency, and impact.
• Make decisions to mitigate risks from active exploits.
• Brief engineering teams, legal counsel, OEMs, and regulators during incidents.
• Perform root-cause analysis and prepare forensic reports.
• Maintain incident response plans for ECUs and vehicle platforms.
• Validate security notifications and advise OEMs on patches and risk mitigation.

What you'll need

• 5–6 years of experience in automotive product development or testing.
• Product cybersecurity experience, including Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment.
• Experience investigating security vulnerabilities in embedded systems, IoT, or ECUs.
• Experience with CAN, LIN, or Automotive Ethernet protocols.
• Knowledge of embedded operating systems, HSMs, and basic cryptography.
• Ability to convert technical vulnerabilities into executive reports.

Nice to have

• Incident response, vulnerability analysis, or product security research experience.
• Knowledge of ISO/SAE 21434 and UN R155/R156.
• Experience with SAST/DAST and FOSS security risk analysis.
• Experience with V2X, Telematics, Infotainment, or Powertrain security incidents.
• eCIR, CEH, OSCP, or other Incident Handler certification.

Details

• Location: Chennai.
• Employment type: Full time.
• Contract: Permanent.