Staff Engineer – Cybersecurity

SAE International

Staff Engineer - Cybersecurity supporting audit reviews and industry managed programs in the UK. Leading Task Group initiatives and collaborating across various technical domains.

Posted 7/30/2026full-time🇬🇧 United KingdomLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Cybersecurity Specifications and relevant standards, with strong project management and leadership skills. Proficient in conducting audits, facilitating Task Group activities, and managing Auditor training and staffing.

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Cybersecurity SpecificationsISO/IEC 27001ISO/IEC 27701CMMCProject Management

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Hard Skills

Audit ReviewTechnical Summary ReportingData AnalysisMicroelectronics Assembly KnowledgeCyber and Data Security Standards KnowledgeAuditor TrainingBudget ManagementPresentation SkillsResearch SkillsPattern Recognition

Soft Skills

Leadership PotentialTeam CollaborationEffective CommunicationAdaptabilityRelationship Building

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft Office

Industry Keywords

Aerospace Physical PartsCybersecurityComplianceProcedural RequirementsRegulatory Requirements

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AssemblyCyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Conduct audit reviews (achieve & maintain delegation) with strict confidentiality and compliance with procedural and regulatory requirements.
Manage/assist supporting a Task Group.
Facilitate Task Group meetings and lead Task Group projects.
Facilitate audit criteria development and revisions.
Provide technical summary reports to the assigned task group.
Conduct and participate in Auditor interviews and recruitment.
Identify and execute Auditor training.
Collaborate with Auditor Staffing to ensure sufficient capacity and manage assigned Auditors and Audit Reviewers.
Conduct audits as required upon approval as an auditor for the industry managed program and/or accredited standards.
Maintain proficiency or gain knowledge for all assigned technology areas by attending classes and conferences, working with Subscribers/Suppliers.
Provide support needed to develop and manage budgets of assigned activities.
Support other ad-hoc Task Group activities such as: investigations initiated by the Ethics & Appeals Committee; presentation at symposia; etc. as required.
Lead/support small to medium PRI internal projects to support continuous improvement and PRI strategies.
Serve as cybersecurity subject matter expert and advisor for joint projects between PRI and SAE subsidiaries.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelors Degree in relevant field required.
3 years experience working with Cybersecurity Specifications, preference to Aerospace Physical Parts experience.
Working knowledge of microelectronics assembly environments or related.
Working knowledge or relevant cyber and data security standards such as: ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27701, CMMC, ISO/SAE 21434 or related.
Working technical knowledge of appropriate science/engineering disciplines/methods.
Proficient computer skills (Microsoft Office).
Ability to make presentations and perform data pulls and analysis.
Demonstrates a functional understanding of required job knowledge, procedures, and processes.
Possesses English language oral and written communication skills.
Demonstrates Leadership Potential.
Facilitates team-oriented work processes through application of basic project management skills.
Ability to effectively communicate particularly with Task Group Level Leaders.
Builds and maintains successful working relationships with others.
Recommend process improvements and identify gaps
Sets priorities for the accomplishment of activities.
Demonstrates the ability to effectively manage multiple concurrent tasks.
Demonstrates evidence of the following skills: Recognizing patterns and anomalies, Making use of previous knowledge, Researching productively, Formulating good questions, Using lateral thinking, Using divergent thinking, Hypothesizing, Exploring multiple viewpoints, Exploring, synthesizing, and refining multiple options, Generating and refining ideas, Inventing.
Demonstrates adaptability and embraces change.
Presents oneself in a professional manner.
Awareness of one’s own strengths and weaknesses.
Demonstrates the ability to identify emotions and analyze reactions in others.
Self-regulating and has control over emotions and impulses.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Personal growth and development opportunities such as: cross commodity/cross functional/cross program training; personnel qualification/certification; career development training courses; etc.