Sentinel - Systems Security Engineer - 16416

Northrop Grumman•Roy, UT

63d•Onsite

About The Position

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world's biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today. Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Systems Security Engineer , (Level 2), that will support the Sentinel (GBSD) program performing Hardware Assurance. This position will be located in Roy, UT and will support the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program. The Mission Defense Team (MDT) is seeking a highly motivated and qualified system engineer to serve as a Hardware Assurance Engineer, Level 2. You will be responsible for assessing and prioritizing a broad spectrum of hardware security threats. Key protection activities will involve vendor research, hardware assurance, program protection, counterfeit prevention, and supply chain security. Additional Responsibilities include: Assessment and analysis of threats, vulnerabilities, and risk for identified mission-critical functions and critical components Support courses of action based on knowledge and experience, initiative, guidance, and established regulations and policies Research, analyze data, and derive facts per identified vulnerabilities Participate in a variety of working groups and customer meetings; ensure communication of risk environment with stakeholders Contributes to program plans, goals, objectives, and milestones to for Hardware Assurance Review technical security assessments of SSE environments to identify points of vulnerability, non-compliance with established standards and regulations and recommended mitigation strategies Execute completion Statement of Work requirements, Program Milestone Exit Criteria, and program maturity commitments Ensure the architecture and design of systems are functional and secure; support the design, development, implementation, and integration of security systems and system components Self-starters compelled to take action in the workplace without requiring prompting from supervisors Support MDT with other duties as assigned In addition to technical skills, you will be a self-starter with strong time management skills. Your organizational skills and ability to anticipate future challenges will serve you well

Requirements

Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need
Requires a bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 2 years of related experience; or a master's degree with 1 year
Minimum 2 years of applying and understanding Systems Security Engineering principles applicable to US Government Defense Programs
Minimum 2 years in showing the ability to communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings
Experience in any of the full product life cycles of: ASIC Design, FPGA Design
Experience in HDL (VHDL/Verilog), implementing designs using RTL
Ability to show self as team player, able to multi-task, able to generate quality work products independently, able to make excellent judgement and show interpersonal skills

Nice To Haves

Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, or similar
ICBM Experience
Experience developing Systems Security Engineering requirements for hardware and software assurance
Evaluating program processes and compliance strategies for large, complex multi-site programs
Demonstrated experience and familiarity with vulnerability management
Experience with Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE) concepts and tools
A solid understanding of Program Protection applicable to US Government Defense Programs and applied knowledge in the application of SSE principles across a broad spectrum of security measures (Cybersecurity, Counterfeit Awareness, Anti-Tamper, HW/SW Assurance, OPSEC, etc.) to protect critical program information (CPI)
Top Secret clearance

Responsibilities

Assessment and analysis of threats, vulnerabilities, and risk for identified mission-critical functions and critical components
Support courses of action based on knowledge and experience, initiative, guidance, and established regulations and policies
Research, analyze data, and derive facts per identified vulnerabilities
Participate in a variety of working groups and customer meetings; ensure communication of risk environment with stakeholders
Contributes to program plans, goals, objectives, and milestones to for Hardware Assurance
Review technical security assessments of SSE environments to identify points of vulnerability, non-compliance with established standards and regulations and recommended mitigation strategies
Execute completion Statement of Work requirements, Program Milestone Exit Criteria, and program maturity commitments
Ensure the architecture and design of systems are functional and secure; support the design, development, implementation, and integration of security systems and system components
Self-starters compelled to take action in the workplace without requiring prompting from supervisors
Support MDT with other duties as assigned