Sr Principal Engineer Systems-3217-3

Description

The Mission Defense Team is hiring a Hardware Assurance Engineer, Level 2, a systems engineer who identifies and ranks hardware security threats.

Your work covers vendor research, hardware assurance, program protection, counterfeit prevention and supply chain security.

The role is based in Roy, UT and supports the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program.

Responsibilities

• Assess threats, vulnerabilities and risk for identified 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 of the risk picture.
• Help shape program plans, goals, objectives and milestones for hardware assurance.
• Review technical security assessments to find weak points and gaps against standards and regulations, then recommend mitigations.
• Confirm system architecture and design are functional and secure, and support the design, development, implementation and integration of security systems and components.
• Take on other team duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in a STEM field plus 8 years of experience, or 6 years with a Master's degree, or 4 years with a PhD.
• US citizen holding an active DoD Secret clearance with an investigation dated within the last 6 years.
• Able to be screened successfully for Enhanced Security Clearances within a timeframe the company sets to meet its business needs.
• At least 8 years applying Systems Security Engineering principles to US Government defense programs.
• At least 8 years communicating clearly and presenting technical approaches and findings.
• Demonstrated experience with vulnerability management.
• Experience with Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE) concepts and tools.
• Self-starter with strong time management and organizational skills, able to anticipate future challenges.
• Preferred: the same degree and experience options listed above.
• Preferred: experience developing Systems Security Engineering requirements for hardware assurance.
• Preferred: experience evaluating program processes and compliance strategies on large, complex, multi-site programs.
• Preferred: experience performing 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 for US Government defense programs, and applied Systems Security Engineering across 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 life cycle of ASIC or FPGA design.
• Preferred: experience with HDL (VHDL/Verilog) and RTL-based design implementation.
• Preferred: a team player who multitasks, produces quality work independently, shows sound judgment and has strong interpersonal skills.
• Preferred: experience processing data from varied 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

Primary-level base salary range is $122,800.00 to $184,200.00, a general guideline. Final offers depend on the role's scope and responsibilities, the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Secret clearance is required before start. Travel is about 10% of the time. Relocation assistance may be available.

The application window 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, you may be eligible for overtime, shift differential and a discretionary bonus on top of base pay.
• Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and let you share in company results.
• Vice President and Director roles may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
• Health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, paid company holidays, and paid time off (PTO) for vacation or personal business.