Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

1. Key Tasks and Deliverables
- Lead end‑to‑end cybersecurity engineering for safety‑critical powertrain ECUs (Engine ECU, VCU, MCU, BMS, HCU, OCDC) across ICE, Hybrid, and Electric platforms.
- Act as Cybersecurity Technical Owner for assigned powertrain programs, accountable for design robustness, compliance, and SOP readiness.
- Define, review, and approve secure ECU architectures, including secure boot, secure flashing, secure communication, OTA/FOTA security, HSM integration, and key lifecycle management.
- Perform and lead Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment (TARA) in compliance with ISO/SAE 21434, ensuring traceability to cybersecurity goals and mitigations.
- Translate cybersecurity threats into explicit system and software security requirements aligned with vehicle and powertrain performance goals.
- Ensure cross‑functional execution by coordinating cybersecurity activities with system, software, hardware, validation, vehicle integration, and supplier teams.
- Lead cybersecurity design and compliance reviews with internal stakeholders,



vehicle programs, and Tier‑1 suppliers.
- Oversee vulnerability management, incident response, and post‑SOP cybersecurity monitoring for powertrain ECUs.
- Define and execute penetration testing, fuzz testing, and robustness validation to close vulnerabilities during development and validation phases.

2. Critical Must‑Have Deliverables
- ISO/SAE 21434‑compliant cybersecurity lifecycle execution for powertrain ECUs.
- UNECE R155 / R156 (AIS 189 / AIS 190) evidence readiness supporting vehicle type approval.
- Cyber‑secure ECU architectures protecting torque, propulsion, charging, and energy management functions.
- Demonstrated alignment between cybersecurity and functional safety (ISO 26262) without system trade‑offs.
- Zero critical cybersecurity non‑conformities at SOP and regulatory audits.

3. Good‑to‑Have Deliverables
- Experience supporting global OEM vehicle cybersecurity audits and ho

📌 Lead Engineer- Software and Cyber Security (Chennai)
🏢 Mahindra & Mahindra
📍 Chennai