Systems Engineer -20539
About The Position
Northrop Grumman’s Mission Defense Team is seeking a motivated system engineer to serve as a Hardware Assurance Engineer, Level 2. The role assesses and prioritizes hardware security threats and supports vendor research, hardware assurance, program protection, counterfeit prevention, and supply chain security. The position is located in Roy, Utah, and supports the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program. The engineer analyzes threats, vulnerabilities, and risks affecting hardware and firmware components; contributes to Hardware Assurance program plans and milestones; and reviews technical security assessments to identify vulnerabilities, compliance issues, and mitigation strategies. The role also supports secure system architecture and design, security-system development and integration, and communication of risk with stakeholders through working groups and customer meetings. The position calls for a self-starter with strong time-management and organizational skills who can anticipate challenges.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline and 2 years of experience; alternatively, 0 years of experience with a master’s degree or Ph.D.
- Must be a U.S. citizen with an active DoD Secret clearance whose investigation date is within the last 6 years.
- Must be able to successfully complete screening for Enhanced Security Clearances within a reasonable time as determined by the company.
- Demonstrated experience and familiarity with vulnerability management.
- Experience with Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE) concepts and tools.
- Self-starter with strong time-management and organizational skills, and the ability to anticipate future challenges.
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 on hardware or firmware devices.
- Experience analyzing supply-chain part databases such as ERAI, Silicon Expert, or GIDEP.
- Understanding of Program Protection for 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 any full product life cycle for ASIC or FPGA design.
- Experience with HDL (VHDL/Verilog) and implementing designs using RTL.
- Ability to work as a team player, multitask, independently produce quality work products, exercise excellent judgment, and demonstrate interpersonal skills.
- Experience processing 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 analyze threats, vulnerabilities, and risks for identified hardware and firmware components.
- Research vulnerabilities, analyze data, and derive relevant facts.
- Participate in working groups and customer meetings, communicating the risk environment to stakeholders.
- Contribute to Hardware Assurance program plans, goals, objectives, and milestones.
- Review technical security assessments to identify system vulnerabilities, non-compliance with standards and regulations, and recommended mitigation strategies.
- Ensure system architecture and design are functional and secure; support the design, development, implementation, and integration of security systems and 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
- Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus depending on the position
- Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives
- Relocation assistance may be available
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
