Senior Staff Systems Security Engineer, Program Protection (TX/DC/Sea) (R6515)

The role

This role leads critical program information (CPI) assessments and anti-tamper engineering for next-generation autonomous military aircraft and mission systems. The engineer will define protection requirements and work with systems, platform, hardware, software, cybersecurity and Government teams through development, integration, testing and fielding.

What you will do

• Lead CPI identification, criticality assessments and technical protection strategies using the DoD CPI Horizontal Protection Guide.
• Lead anti-tamper engineering under the DoD Anti-Tamper Engineering Framework, including threat analysis, requirements and architecture.
• Decompose program protection requirements into system, hardware and software requirements with traceability.
• Integrate protection measures across aircraft, mission systems, embedded computing and ground control systems.
• Write CPI assessments, Program Protection Implementation Plans, Anti-Tamper Plans and trade studies.
• Evaluate protection alternatives on effectiveness, feasibility, cost, performance and residual risk.
• Develop verification criteria and support lab evaluations and integration testing.
• Provide subject-matter expertise at SRR, PDR, CDR and other engineering milestones.
• Coordinate with Government program protection authorities, suppliers and internal teams to resolve technical risks.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of relevant engineering experience in aerospace, defense, embedded systems, systems security engineering or mission-critical technologies.
• Demonstrated experience in program protection, anti-tamper engineering, critical technology protection or related systems security engineering.
• Experience developing system security architectures, technical requirements and protection implementation approaches.
• Experience with CPI assessments, threat modeling, vulnerability analysis, exploitation risk assessments or protection trade studies.
• Strong understanding of hardware, firmware, embedded software and system integration considerations for protecting critical technologies.
• Experience with systems engineering processes, requirements decomposition, technical risk management and verification.
• Strong technical leadership, analytical, communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance and required program access.

Nice to have

• Direct experience designing, implementing or verifying anti-tamper protections for military aircraft, weapon systems, autonomous platforms or embedded mission systems.
• Experience applying the DoD Anti-Tamper Engineering Framework and CPI Horizontal Protection Guide.
• Experience developing Program Protection Plans, Program Protection Implementation Plans, Anti-Tamper Plans or CPI assessments for DoD programs.
• Familiarity with DoDI 5200.39, DoDD 5200.47E, DoDI 5200.44, NIST SP 800-160 and DoD program protection guidance.
• Experience with secure boot, hardware roots of trust, tamper detection and response, secure storage, and hardware or firmware assurance.
• Experience with microelectronics, FPGAs, mission computers or other critical embedded technologies.
• Familiarity with MBSE, SysML, Cameo Systems Modeler, DOORS and requirements traceability.
• Understanding of supply chain risk management, trusted systems, defense exportability and technology release.
• Experience coordinating with Government program protection organizations and defense industry partners.
• Active Secret or Top Secret clearance; SAP eligibility or prior SAP experience.

Benefits

• Full-time regular employees receive a bonus.
• Full-time regular employees receive benefits.
• Full-time regular employees receive equity.
• Temporary employees receive a temporary benefits package applicable after 60 days of employment.

Before you apply

• All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance and required program access is required.
• Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits.

About the company

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company that builds intelligent systems to protect service members and civilians. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation technologies.