Research Engineer - AI Data Security

<p><strong><span style="font-size:1.2em"><span style="color:#121317">Huawei Canada has an immediate 12-month contract opening for a Research Engineer.</span></span></strong></p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:1.2em"><span style="color:#121317">About the team:</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="color:#121317">The Huawei Digital Trust Lab is on a mission to enhance consumer, embedded and enterprise computing platforms by building security features from the ground up. We believe that everyone deserves to have a secure computing foundation to build upon. Our research lab collaborates with product and customer facing departments to understand the most challenging system and data security problems, analyzing and prototyping promising technologies, and delivering solutions to achieve the highest customer value.</span></p><p><span style="color:#121317">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color:#121317">Research focuses on key areas such as authentication &amp; authorization, kernel &amp; hardware security, data security, ai agent security, advancement of agentic ai for product security. The lab supports deep research and encourages publications in leading journals. Research outcomes are applied across various Huawei product lines, including mobile phones, smart devices, and communications technologies.</span></p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:1.2em"><span style="color:#121317">About the job:</span></span></strong></p><ul><li><p><span style="color:#121317">Research and design cutting-edge AI data security architectures and privacy protection technology blueprints specifically tailored for endpoint devices (including desktops, laptops, and mobile devices), ensuring secure data lifecycles in next-generation computing environments.</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#121317">Propose, prototype, and build innovative AI data security and privacy-preserving solutions for Huawei Endpoint products, driving the transition of advanced security theories into high-impact, production-grade defenses.</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#121317">Investigate global technology developments, regulatory shifts, and emerging attack vectors across both academia and industry, producing actionable insights to continuously fortify endpoint AI systems against sophisticated data threats.</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#121317">Collaborate closely with global research labs and product engineering teams worldwide to optimize end-to-end security solutions, accelerating the integration of research prototypes into real-world commercial products to deliver concrete business impact.</span></p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p></li></ul><p><span style="color:#121317">The </span><strong><span style="color:#121317">total target annual compensation</span></strong><span style="color:#121317"> (based on 2,080 hours per year) ranges from $127,000-225,000 depending on education, experience, and demonstrated expertise.</span></p>