Northrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company, and they are seeking a Cyber Systems Engineer to join their Space Sector team. The role involves supporting a multidisciplinary Systems Security Engineering team to secure advanced missile and weapon systems throughout the development lifecycle, focusing on Cybersecurity and Anti-Tamper considerations.
Support the development of security requirements, architecture, and design artifacts for embedded weapons / missile-system subsystems, integrating both Cybersecurity and Anti-Tamper (AT) considerations.
Assist in defining and documenting system security controls (hardware, firmware/software, supply chain, configuration management) and ensure secure configuration of components per DoD-approved security standards.
Participate in trade studies, threat-risk analyses, and system security trade-offs under supervision; support decomposition and allocation of security requirements into system design.
Work under the guidance of senior engineers to assist in verification, testing, and validation of security implementations, including vulnerability assessments, and security control validations using appropriate tools.
Collaborate within multidisciplinary teams (hardware, firmware/software, system integration, program management) to integrate security requirements into overall system design and development.
Qualification
Required
Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 0 years of professional experience
Demonstrated academic coursework, project work, or internship exposure in at least one of these domains: systems engineering, digital electronics design, embedded systems, software/firmware development, systems integration & test.
Ability to obtain DoD Government Secret Security Clearance
US Citizen
Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to work collaboratively in team environments.
Preferred
Coursework or experience in embedded systems, digital electronics, firmware, or avionics/hardened military electronics.
Familiarity with model-based systems engineering (MBSE), system architectural modeling, and system design lifecycle (requirements design implementation test/integration).
Some exposure (academic or internship) to cybersecurity, software assurance, secure coding, or secure system design.
Demonstrated ability or interest in system security integration under regulated/classified / DoD-style programs.
Basic understanding of system test, integration, and verification processes for complex defense systems (electronics, embedded, software, hardware).
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
Glassdoor
4.0
Founded in 1994
Falls Church, Virginia, USA
10001+ employees
https://www.northropgrumman.com
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
