Let's make the world a bit safer.

Head of Product Security (m/w/d)


Full Time

9/22/26

Klein-Winternheim

Embedded Technologies for a Safe & Secure connected Future

SYSGO is the leading European provider of real-time operating systems for critical embedded applications. Our customers are global key players in markets such as Aerospace, Automotive, Railway, or Industrial Automation. PikeOS and ELinOS have been developed to meet the highest requirements for Safety and Cybersecurity, serving as powerful platforms for critical systems that need to be certified according to industry-specific standards.

Your Tasks

Strategy and Leadership

·         Define and drive the product security strategy regarding features and certification roadmap in consultation with the Head of Product Engineering and VP of Product Strategy & Innovation

·         Own budget and resource planning for product security certification

·         Harmonize security processes across product lines

·         Lead and grow the product security team

·         Sign the CE self-declaration on behalf of the organization

Vulnerability & Incident Response

·         Own the PSIRT operations end to end: vulnerability intake monitoring, triage and validation, and remediation coordination with product engineering

·         Supervise and sign-off publication of security advisories and coordinated disclosure according to legal obligations and customer specific agreements

·         Coordinate the definition, selection and implementation of vulnerability tracking and reporting tools

Your Profile

·         Significant experience (5+ years) in software product security with several years in security management

·         Hands-on familiarity with vulnerability management, including vulnerability scoring and disclosure

·         Experience with security certification frameworks like ISO 21434, IEC 62443, DO-356 CC/EUCC or CRA

·         Strong knowledge on operating systems, embedded systems, hypervisors or other types of safety and security critical software

·         Experience with SBOM formats and management, e.g., SPDA, CyclonDX

·         Leadership experience, communication skills and the capability to defend the security strategy internally and externally

We offer

  • An open, cooperative and particularly good working atmosphere
  • A permanent employment contract in a modern, well-equipped workplace
  • Exciting tasks and individual training opportunities
  • Flexible working time model with core and flexitime
  • Tutor and introduction week during the initial training period
  • Mobile working
  • Company events
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Let's make the world a bit safer

SYSGO is the leading European manufacturer of embedded software solutions, specializing in the development of Safety- and Security-critical applications since 1991. Following the motto "Safe & Secure by Design," the company develops PikeOS and ELinOS.

The PikeOS RTOS & Hypervisor meets Common Criteria EAL 5+ certification and is certified according to the highest Safety standards such as DO-178C, IEC 61508, EN 50128 / EN 50657, or ISO 26262. ELinOS is our embedded Linux distribution equipped with a user-friendly IDE and comes with a selection of software packages to meet customer needs.

SYSGO collaborates closely with customers such as Airbus, Thales, or Continental throughout the entire product life cycle, providing support for the formal certification of software according to international standards. Headquartered in Klein-Winternheim near Frankfurt, SYSGO has offices in Rostock and Ulm, France, the Czech Republic, and the UK, maintaining a global distribution network.
The company is certified according to ISO 9001:2015 and DIN EN ISO/IEC 27001:2017 and is a part of the European Thales Group.