Principal/Sr Principal Engineer Systems-17345

Description

The Mission Defense Team is hiring a Hardware Assurance Engineer, a systems engineer who will assess and rank security threats to hardware.

The work covers vendor research, hardware assurance, program protection, counterfeit prevention and supply chain security in support of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program.

The role is dual level and based in Roy, UT.

Responsibilities

• Assess and analyze threats, vulnerabilities and risk for hardware and firmware components.
• Research and analyze data to establish the facts behind each identified vulnerability.
• Take part in working groups and customer meetings, and keep stakeholders informed about the risk picture.
• Help shape the program plans, goals, objectives and milestones for hardware assurance.
• Review technical security assessments and identify weak points, gaps against standards and regulations, and mitigation options.
• Check that system architecture and design are both functional and secure, and support the design, development, implementation and integration of security systems and their components.
• Carry out other MDT duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and 5 years of experience. Master's degree holders need 3 years, and PhD holders need 1 year (T03 level).
• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and 8 years of experience. Master's degree holders need 6 years, and PhD holders need 4 years (T04 level).
• US citizen holding an active DoD Secret clearance with an investigation dated within the last 6 years.
• Able to pass screening for Enhanced Security Clearances within a timeframe the company sets based on its business needs.
• At least 5 years applying and understanding Systems Security Engineering principles on US Government defense programs.
• At least 5 years communicating clearly and presenting technical approaches and findings.
• Proven experience with vulnerability management.
• Experience with Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE) concepts and tools.
• Strong time management and organizational skills, with the ability to anticipate future challenges.
• Preferred: experience writing Systems Security Engineering requirements for hardware assurance.
• Preferred: experience reviewing program processes and compliance strategies on large, complex, multi-site programs.
• Preferred: experience running vulnerability analysis on hardware and firmware devices.
• Preferred: experience analyzing supply chain part databases such as ERAI, Silicon Expert or GIDEP.
• Preferred: understanding of Program Protection on US Government defense programs, and applied SSE across security measures such as Cybersecurity, Counterfeit Awareness, Anti-Tamper, HW/SW Assurance and OPSEC to protect critical program information (CPI).
• Preferred: experience across the full product lifecycle of ASIC or FPGA design.
• Preferred: experience with HDL (VHDL/Verilog) and RTL design implementation.
• Preferred: a team player who can multitask, produce quality work independently, use sound judgment and communicate well with others.
• Preferred: experience turning data sources into dashboards using Tableau, Power BI or similar tools.
• Preferred: experience with a requirements management database such as IBM DOORs.
• Preferred: Top Secret clearance.

Conditions

Secret clearance is required before start.

Relocation assistance may be available.

Travel is about 10% of the time.

Primary level base salary: $98,400.00 to $147,600.00. Secondary level base salary: $122,800.00 to $184,200.00. These are general guidelines, and the final offer depends on scope, responsibilities, experience, education, skills and market conditions.

The application period is estimated at 20 days from the posting date, and may be shortened or extended based on business needs and candidate availability.

Benefits

• Depending on the position, overtime, shift differential and a discretionary bonus may be available on top of base pay.
• Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and share company results with employees.
• Vice President and Director roles may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
• Health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company paid holidays, and paid time off for vacation or personal business.