System Security Engineer Level 3/4 (AHT)

Northrop Grumman•Los Angeles, CA

12d•$125,300 - $234,600•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (DS) is seeking a System Security Engineer 3 or 4 to join a team responsible for developing next generation anti-tamper security solutions for weapon systems within the Advanced Weapons Business Unit located in Northridge, CA. Our Advanced Weapons team designs, develops, and manufactures missile systems that support U.S. national and allied security objectives. This position is required to be full-time, on-site in the Northridge, CA location. No remote/telework arrangement is available for this position. Applicants must have a current US Government Secret clearance. The System Security Engineer level 3 or 4 should have a background with Anti-Tamper type projects to support protecting critical defense technologies, mission systems, and intellectual property from reverse engineering, exploitation, and unauthorized transfer by driving System Security Engineering (SSE) activities across our Advanced Weapons programs. The successful candidate should have a foundation in System Engineering with a focus on anti-tamper, cybersecurity, embedded software and/or hardware development. The SSE interfaces with other engineering disciplines to develop the complete system security solution.

Requirements

BS degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related STEM discipline with 5+ years of general technical experience; or MS with 3+ years of general technical experience (for Level 3)
BS degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related STEM discipline with 8+ years of general technical experience; or MS with 6+ years of general technical experience (for Level 4)
Systems Engineering knowledge of weapon systems platforms, sensors and/or sub-systems
Familiarity with embedded software or hardware, hardware design, architecture and/or integration (for Level 3)
Experience with embedded software or hardware, hardware design, architecture and/or integration (for Level 4)
Familiarity with requirements development and derivation and verification and validation (for Level 3)
Experience executing Systems Engineering activities such as requirements development and derivation, design, integration and test, verification and validation (for Level 4)
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical writing skills
Active DoD Secret clearance with the ability to obtain higher clearance
Knowledge of cybersecurity, anti-tamper or secure system design as it applies to program protection (for Level 4)
Demonstrated strong analytical, problem-solving and technical writing skills (for Level 4)

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in Engineering, Software or Science related field
Hands on experience with Anti-Tamper, Reverse Engineering, Hardware Design, Embedded Software or Cryptography
Experience with missile systems platforms
Direct experience developing or implementing anti-tamper solutions on DoD weapons systems
Hands on experience with hardware-focused anti-tamper techniques and countermeasures, secure software architectures and applications and/or advanced microelectronic design and fabrication
Experience working with Government AT agencies, including briefings and technical reviews
Knowledge of system security engineering standards and frameworks (e.g., DoD SSE guidance, NIST, RMF, STIGs)
Experience contributing to and/or making technical presentations to internal and external customers
Experience in a technical leadership role

Responsibilities

Analyzing system requirements, architectures, designs, and interfaces to identify AT Critical Program Information (CPI) and protection needs
Defining AT architectures
Deriving and documenting AT requirements
Writing and maintaining AT Plans
Developing and testing Verification & Validation (V&V) Procedures
Executing V&V of AT requirements, including test planning and verification of AT features by participation in design reviews, technical interchange meetings, and security assessments
Preparing and delivering briefings, reports, and technical documentation to internal leadership and government customers
Collaborating SSE activities with systems, software and hardware to integrate AT into weapon system design and implementation
Providing technical input to risk management activities and assist in tracking and mitigating AT-related program risks and issues
Strategic planning of AT technology development
Participating in communities of practice to further domain knowledge
Reverse Engineering to architect and validate AT solutions