Sr Principal Engineer Systems-3217-3
About The Position
Northrop Grumman’s Mission Defense Team is seeking a motivated and qualified system engineer to serve as a Hardware Assurance Engineer, Level 2. The position assesses and prioritizes hardware security threats and supports vendor research, hardware assurance, program protection, counterfeit prevention, and supply chain security. It is based in Roy, Utah, and supports the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program. The engineer assesses threats, vulnerabilities, and risks involving hardware and firmware; researches vulnerabilities; communicates risks to stakeholders; contributes to hardware assurance plans and milestones; reviews technical security assessments and recommends mitigation strategies; and helps ensure system architectures and designs are functional and secure. The role also supports security system design, development, implementation, and integration, as well as other duties for the Mission Defense Team. A self-starting approach, strong time management, organization, and the ability to anticipate challenges are important.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline and 8 years of experience; alternatively, 6 years with a master's degree or 4 years with a Ph.D.
- U.S. citizenship and an active DoD Secret clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years.
- Ability to be successfully screened for Enhanced Security Clearances within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company.
- At least 8 years applying and understanding Systems Security Engineering principles applicable to U.S. Government defense programs.
- At least 8 years demonstrating the ability to communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings.
- Demonstrated experience and familiarity with vulnerability management.
- Experience with Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE) concepts and tools.
Nice To Haves
- Experience developing Systems Security Engineering requirements for hardware assurance.
- Experience evaluating program processes and compliance strategies for large, complex, multi-site programs.
- Experience performing vulnerability analysis against hardware or firmware devices.
- Experience analyzing supply chain part databases such as ERAI, Silicon Expert, or GIDEP.
- Understanding of Program Protection applicable to U.S. Government defense programs and applied knowledge of Systems Security Engineering principles across security measures such as cybersecurity, counterfeit awareness, anti-tamper, hardware/software assurance, and OPSEC to protect critical program information.
- Experience in a full product life cycle for ASIC design or FPGA design.
- Experience with HDL (VHDL/Verilog) and implementing designs using RTL.
- Ability to work as a team player, multitask, independently generate quality work products, exercise excellent judgment, and demonstrate interpersonal skills.
- Experience transforming data from various sources into a viewable dashboard using Tableau, Power BI, or other tools.
- Experience using a requirements management database such as IBM DOORS.
- Top Secret clearance.
Responsibilities
- Assess and prioritize hardware security threats.
- Perform vendor research and support hardware assurance, program protection, counterfeit prevention, and supply chain security.
- Assess and analyze threats, vulnerabilities, and risks for identified hardware and firmware components.
- Research and analyze data to derive facts related to identified vulnerabilities.
- Participate in working groups and customer meetings and communicate the risk environment to stakeholders.
- Contribute to program plans, goals, objectives, and milestones for Hardware Assurance.
- Review technical security assessments, identify vulnerabilities and non-compliance with standards and regulations, and recommend mitigation strategies.
- Help ensure system architectures and designs are functional and secure.
- Support the design, development, implementation, and integration of security systems and system components.
- Support the Mission Defense Team with other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company-paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
