Cybersecurity Engineer
DANA
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Novi, MI · Posted November 12, 2026
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About the job
Dana is a global leader in the supply of highly engineered driveline, sealing, and thermal-management technologies that improve the efficiency and performance of vehicles with both conventional and alternative-energy powertrains. Serving two primary markets – passenger vehicle and commercial truck equipment – Dana provides the world's original-equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket with local product and service support through a network of nearly 100 engineering, manufacturing, and distribution facilities.
Job Purpose
The cybersecurity engineer works within light vehicle electrification business unit and in collaboration with the system engineering leads to contribute to the development of a secure and robust solution covering both hardware and software which may include hardware trust anchor, secure on-board communication, secure bootloader, secure update, and other security controls.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
· Configure, integrate and test AUTOSAR based ECU cybersecurity software stack
· Integrate HSM based secure core of ECU with the host core
· Configure HSM to provide authenticated boot and authenticated firmware update
· Support cybersecurity activities, such as hardening ECU HW & SW against cyber-attack, as assigned per project in relation to meeting stakeholder requirements
· Support cybersecurity requirements analysis with customers and prepare cybersecurity case to ensure product will meet cybersecurity goals
· Support the decomposition of cybersecurity requirements from stakeholder requirements and work closely with hardware, software, and functional safety team members or vendors to ensure secure technical solution can be achieved; plan and present mitigation activities as required
· Support cybersecurity risk assessments and threat modeling as related to the specified product
· Support projects during quoting process by analyzing cybersecurity requirements, providing effort estimates, and cross-referencing to the product offerings
· In collaboration with global Dana cybersecurity team, follow ASPICE cybersecurity process, methods and tools development within light vehicle business unit as needed
· Assist in cybersecurity training and awareness within the business unit as needed
EDUCATION and QUALIFICATIONS:
· 4+ years of experience in embedded software development (C, C++, AUTOSAR)
· Experience in embedded cybersecurity (automotive preferred)
· Expert knowledge of cryptography
· Knowledge of industry standards related to cybersecurity (UNECE WP.29, ISO/SAE 21434, etc.)
· Excellent communication and analytical skill
· Excellent organizational skills as demonstrated through executed production programs
· Experience with Jira, Polarion, Azure or similar tools
· Ability to work independently as required and take ownership of project deliverables
· Knowledge of ASPICE and ISO26262.
Education
· Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline
· Certifications in cybersecurity is a plus
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