Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

7 days ago


Ogden, Utah, United States Space Dynamics Laboratory Full time
Job Description

Job ID: 20963

The Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) C4ISR Systems Division is seeking an experienced Cyberspace Engineer with electronics, embedded systems, test, and/or secure systems design experience. As a key member of the engineering team, you will assess government weapon system designs and test for certification. SDL collaborates with the Department of Defense and industry to create innovative solutions that impact national defense in space, air, land, and sea. If you enjoy tackling complex design problems and identifying potential security risks, we invite you to consider this opportunity.

This position will be based in Logan, UT or Ogden, UT.

At SDL, we value our employees and offer a range of benefits, including:

  • Flexible work schedules that fit your style—every Friday off, every other Friday off, hybrid work, or simply traditional hours
  • Generous paid leisure and sick leave, ensuring you never miss a special event
  • A 14.2% employer retirement contribution into a 401(a) account—no matching required
  • Favorable company locations with average commute times of less than 15 minutes
  • Utah State University undergraduate tuition discounts of 50%, full reimbursement for graduate tuition, and free course audits for employees and dependents meeting eligibility requirements
  • High-quality, low-cost health, dental, and life insurance
  • A great, highly educated team that works together to solve some of the most fascinating problems on (and off) our planet
  • We are a growing company that maintains both a family feel and high retention rate with over 90% job satisfaction
  • Relocation assistance available for most positions

Key Responsibilities:

In this role, you will work closely with multiple engineering disciplines to ensure systems are designed, built, and fielded with levels of resilience to enable nominal operations in a cyber-contested environment. The assessments will also be part of the system's certification process. Your main duties will include assessing system architectures, assessing firmware, creating test environments, and the design, development, and implementation of vulnerability mitigations.

You will:
  • Work closely with the customer Engineering and Program Management teams and with other UARC/FFRDC teams
  • Participate in weapon system requirements analysis, threat assessments, vulnerability assessments, secure architecture development, testing, and integration of cybersecurity related systems, tools, and applications as part of the overall development process
  • Create repeatable test procedures for assessing weapon system adherence to critical compliance requirements
  • Provide technical expertise on application security design and implementation
  • Develop custom software components, tools, and test capabilities
  • May provide expertise on security operations for weapon systems

Required Qualifications:
  • Accredited bachelor's degree in engineering, cybersecurity, or computer science or an ABET accredited IT degree
  • At least 10 years of relevant cybersecurity or engineering (electronics, embedded software, or software design) experience
  • Demonstrated knowledge of current cybersecurity related threats, cyber defense tools, and TTPs
  • Leadership experience interacting with customers and technically directing cyber engineers
  • Understanding of DoD acquisition or R&D test engineering
  • Understanding of or experience with secure system design
  • Experience with at least one programming language
  • Familiarity with secure software development processes
  • Understanding of cyber risk definition and management
  • Strong team and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers
  • Must be a U.S. citizen and be able to obtain a DoD security clearance
  • Must be able to travel occasionally to government, contractor, and customer facilities

Preferred Qualifications:
  • 15+ years of experience in cyber, test, or aerospace systems engineering
  • Advanced degree in engineering with an emphasis in cyber
  • MBSE/Systems engineering experience
  • Enterprise cloud cyber experience
  • Experience in embedded system requirements analysis
  • DoD program office experience
  • Experience in red teaming or penetration testing
  • Hands-on experience in cyber operations
  • Holds an active CISSP certification
  • Active DoD clearance

For more information, please contact your HR representative.

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