Senior Research Engineer — AI Data Security
Huawei Technologies Canada Co., Ltd.
·Jan 19, 2026
- Salary
- $127k – $225k
- Location
- Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- Workplace
- Onsite
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Digital Trust Lab
- Seniority
- Mid
- Education
- PhD
- Source
- Recruitee
Description
Huawei Canada has an immediate permanent opening for a Senior Research Engineer.
About the team:
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.
Research focuses on key areas such as authentication & authorization, kernel & 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.
About the job:
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.
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.
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.
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.
The total target annual compensation for this position ranges from $127,000 to $225,000 depending on education, experience, and demonstrated expertise.