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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Cyber Systems Security Engineer / Principal Cyber Systems Security Engineer that will join our team of qualified, diverse engineers to support the Systems Engineering Integration (SEI) Integrated Product Team (IPT). This position is located **on-site at our Melbourne, FL location.**

_**This role may be filled at the Base OR Principal level based on the qualifications listed, below”_

The Systems Security Engineering department is searching for a talented Computer Science or Systems Engineer with knowledge and experience developing Anti-Tamper (AT) solutions. The selected candidate will develop requirements, participate in design, development, implementation, and support technology protection solutions on critical military systems.

Key Responsibilities:

The individual will be responsible for operating in an agile team environment to perform the following:

+ Responsible for defining protection plans, developing requirements, system integration and test.

+ Development and verification of system engineering requirements and technology protection capabilities.

+ Component and system-level testing through assessment of hostile reverse-engineering threats and potential countermeasures.

+ Assessment of proposed logic-bearing hardware devices for vulnerabilities and potential threat vectors.

+ Participate in component level trade studies to select advanced technology protection solution approaches.

+ Responsible for AT subsystem hardware design and development of AT features.

+ Assist with the design and develop system security architectures.

We offer flexible work arrangements, a 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

Basic Qualifications:

+ Cyber Systems Engineer: Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) discipline with 2 years of relevant experience, OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline

+ Principal Cyber Systems Engineer: Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) discipline with 5 years of relevant experience, OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of experience, OR 1 year of experience with a PhD in a STEM discipline

+ Must have an active DoD Secret clearance or higher (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)

+ Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.

+ Must have experience working in an Agile or DevOps environment in one of the following areas: Cybersecurity, requirements development, systems engineering, product design, system integration or test.

+ Must have hands on experience in one of the following Cyber engineering disciplines: cybersecurity principles, security components, implementation, or testing.

+ Must have ability to obtain DoD 8570 Level 2 Certification, such as Security+ CE, within 6 months of start.

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Current SAP access

+ DoD 8570 IAM II/III Certification (CAP, GLSC, CISSP, CASP CE).

+ Familiarity with computer architecture and applications.

+ Must have experience with computer operating systems and software programming languages.

+ Experience conducting integration and verification testing through formal test acceptance and sign off.

+ Familiarity with Anti-Tamper architecture, including secure AT system engineering and vulnerability assessments.

+ Previous experience in Cybersecurity and Anti-Tamper engineering disciplines.

+ Experience working with Government contracts and customer representatives.

+ Familiarity with FPGA hardware technologies.

+ Familiarity with embedded microprocessor design.

Primary Level Salary Range: $85,500.00 - $127,400.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $104,800.00 - $157,200.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.