Apptronik is a human-centered robotics company developing AI-powered robots to support humanity in every facet of life. Our flagship humanoid robot, Apollo, is built to collaborate thoughtfully with people, starting with critical industries such as manufacturing and logistics, with future applications in healthcare, the home, and beyond. We operate at the cutting edge of embodied AI, applying our expertise across the full robotics stack to solve some of society's most important problems. You will join a team dedicated to bringing Apollo to market at scale, tackling the complex challenges like safety, commercialization, and mass production to change the world for the better.
JOB SUMMARY
Apptronik is seeking an experienced Senior Security Engineer to define and implement the security posture for our humanoid robotic deployments. In this role, you will own the unified security strategy for hybrid operations, ensuring that Apollo’s data and control systems remain secure across both cloud environments and on-premise customer sites. You will be responsible for safeguarding the infrastructure that collects sensitive training data and manages real-time robotic systems, focusing on data encryption, secure remote access, and robust identity management.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES or KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Unified Security Strategy: Develop and maintain a comprehensive security framework that spans hybrid cloud and on-premise industrial environments.
- Data Encryption: Investigate and implement end-to-end encryption for data at rest and in transit, specifically protecting robotic telemetry and video training data.
- Access Control: Design and manage Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and modern authentication protocols (e.g., OIDC, SAML) across the fleet and developer platforms.
- Secure Remote Access: Establish secure, auditable remote access solutions for engineers to troubleshoot robots at customer sites without compromising facility network integrity.
- Network Security: Troubleshoot and harden networking configurations, addressing performance and security challenges in complex industrial environments.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Audit and secure infrastructure deployments using tools like Terraform, Helm, and Ansible.
- Incident Response: Participate in on-call rotations and respond to security-related outages or vulnerabilities.
- Compliance & Auditing: Work closely with customer IT teams to ensure Apptronik's solution meets stringent enterprise security and safety requirements
SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS
- Security Expertise: Proven experience with encryption standards, RBAC, and multi-factor authentication (MFA) systems.
- Systems Engineering: Hands-on Linux systems engineering and networking experience.
- Infrastructure as Code: Proficiency with IaC tools such as Terraform, Helm, and Ansible.
- Cloud & Containers: Development exper