320K–405K USD / year
Staff / Senior Physical Security Systems Engineer
OtherHybrid — San Francisco, CA
Published on 2026-09-29
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About this role
The role involves designing and specifying physical security systems for data center sites, including barriers and surveillance. You will oversee the security package implementation and ensure compliance with performance specifications, while also working on the operational aspects of security control rooms.
About the company
Anthropic builds reliable and interpretable AI systems, including the Claude family of models, for businesses and developers. The company focuses on AI safety research and practical AI assistants for enterprise and consumer use.
What you'll do
- Produce vendor-ready design packages for security systems
- Define per-site engineering basis and security requirements
- Write acceptance criteria and test methods
- Run field verification and commissioning tests
- Write operational requirements for security control rooms
- Own control room acceptance criteria
What we're looking for
- Experience designing physical security systems for campus-scale sites
- Proficient in reading and producing construction documents
- Ability to write testable performance requirements
- Experience in commissioning and acceptance testing
- Familiar with deriving requirements from threat assessments
- Experience in owning an engineering domain
Nice to have
- Experience with colocation or partner-delivered facilities
- Knowledge of standards for standoff and intrusion detection
- Photometric and video quality measurement experience
- Control room or network design experience
- Experience using AI-assisted tools in workflow
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Equity donation matching
- Generous vacation and parental leave
- Flexible working hours