Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

About the role

Eaton is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to embed security throughout the product lifecycle of its diverse portfolio, ranging from data‑center equipment to industrial IoT devices. You will join a global team of security experts and act as the trusted partner for product groups, championing the company’s “Security by Design” approach.

Key responsibilities

• Lead threat modeling and risk assessments during early design phases and integrate security requirements aligned with standards such as UL 2900 and IEC 62443.
• Conduct vulnerability assessments and penetration testing on IoT devices, embedded systems, web/mobile applications, and industrial control systems.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to design and implement secure solutions, providing hands‑on guidance for complex security features.
• Deliver cybersecurity training and promote security awareness across engineering, product management, and other business functions.
• Monitor emerging threats, technologies, and industry standards to continuously improve internal security frameworks and processes.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Electronics/Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• More than 5 years of experience in product cybersecurity, embedded security, IoT security, or application security.
• Proven experience across the Secure Product Development Lifecycle, including threat modeling, security testing, and implementation validation.

Required skills

• Threat modeling and risk assessment.
• Penetration testing and vulnerability assessment.
• IoT, embedded, and connected product security.
• Tools: Burp Suite, Kali Linux, Nessus, Coverity, Black Duck, Defensics.
• Protocol security: HTTPS, MQTT, SSH, Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, IEC/ICS protocols.
• Authentication, access control, applied cryptography, secure boot, firmware integrity, secure update mechanisms.