Senior AI Security & Robustness Engineer

Keysight

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About Keysight AI Labs Keysight’s

AI Labs

is a global R&D group pioneering the integration of

machine learning, generative AI

into Keysight’s test, measurement, and design solutions. Our mission is to transform how engineers design, simulate, and validate advanced systems- from 6G and semiconductors to quantum and automotive - by embedding AI throughout our workflows.

About the AI Team Join

Keysight's central AI Hub in the heart of Barcelona.

We are expanding our newly formed AI Team.

As part of this growing team, you will join a vibrant, cross-functional environment that brings together experts in ML engineering, data science, physics-informed modeling, and software development. You’ll work closely with domain experts across RF, EM, circuit design, and test & measurement to accelerate scientific innovation through AI.

About the Role We are seeking a

Senior ML Security & Robustness Engineer

who will lead the design and deployment of secure and resilient ML systems. This is a hands-on, research-informed engineering role focused on

adversarial robustness, secure training, and model lifecycle security

across diverse deployment targets, on-device, hybrid, edge, and cloud.

You will collaborate with applied researchers, data scientists, and infrastructure teams to design ML security solutions that scale from lab prototypes to enterprise-grade deployments.

Responsibilities This is a hands-on and high-impact role, blending applied research and production engineering: Design, test, and deploy adversarial defenses for ML models across varied deployment architectures (edge, hybrid, cloud) Own robustness evaluation pipelines, red-teaming, and model penetration testing Secure ML artifacts via fingerprinting, obfuscation, and model watermarking Implement privacy-preserving learning techniques (e.g., FL, DP-SGD) Contribute to threat modeling and secure ML lifecycle governance Develop and maintain tooling for continuous robustness testing and secure MLOps workflows Collaborate with research and product teams to transition prototype defenses into production Publish and communicate findings internally and externally when appropriate

Required Qualifications Education:

Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Cybersecurity, or related field. ML/DL Foundations:

Deep understanding of neural networks, optimization, and statistical learning theory. Adversarial ML Expertise:

Proven experience with model attacks, defenses, and robustness evaluation. Secure Deployment:

Experience deploying

hardened ML models

to embedded or

resource-constrained environments . Secure ML Lifecycle:

Familiarity with

secure ML lifecycle management ,

threat modeling , and ML governance frameworks. Model IP Protection:

Hands-on experience with

model watermarking, fingerprinting, and secure model storage . Frameworks & Tools:

Strong skills in

PyTorch

(preferred) or TensorFlow; familiarity with

IBM ART, CleverHans , or similar security libraries. Privacy-Preserving ML:

Experience with

DP-SGD Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills in English

Desired Qualifications Experience with FL frameworks (e.g., Flower, OpenFL) Familiarity with cryptographic principles and secure computation techniques MLOps tooling experience (MLflow, W&B, CI/CD) Publications in top AI and/or security venues (NeurIPS, ICML, AAAI, IEEE S&P, USENIX, ACM CCS, etc.) Contributions to open-source ML security projects

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