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Draper · 1 week ago

Principal System Security Engineer

Cambridge, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$95K/yr - $238K/yr

5+ years exp

Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA, tackling important national challenges. The Principal System Security Engineer will support engineering, integrating, and deploying trustworthy secure platforms to resist cyber threats and will work with multidisciplinary teams to evaluate system effectiveness and suitability.

Defense & Space

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Work with cross disciplinary team of system, hardware, and software engineers to support program execution

Communicate with program members, program offices, and sponsors to present work to the technical and evaluation community

Bring a systems engineering prospective to support development system architectures for secure solutions

Support analysis of Draper, customer, and sponsor developed systems to evaluate effectiveness and suitability

Manage and control priorities, scope, schedule, and cost to baselines by proactively monitoring program/task performance across larger activities

Independently derive system-level requirements based on mission requirements and defines plan and approach to solve complex problems

Supports helping customers shape problems and needs

Subject Matter Expert (SME) able to develop and implement security approaches through a program lifecycle

Identify program/system-level technical risks and develop and execute mitigation strategies

Develop, document, and teach best practices to less experienced engineers. Demonstrate strong organization, planning, and time management skills to achieve program goals

Qualification

System Security EngineeringFull life-cycle systems engineeringCyber-physical systemsCryptographyRisk management frameworkSecurity Technical Implementation GuidesDOORSMATLABPythonTeam collaborationTime management

Required

Requires a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Applied Physics, or related field

Bachelor's degree requires 10+ years' experience of working on System Security Engineer or other relevant position

Master's degree requires 5-10 years' experience of working on System Security Engineer or other relevant position

Proficiency in full life-cycle systems engineering (architecture, design, development, integration, approval, and deployment) of security technologies and components within cyber-physical systems and systems-of-systems

Experience in the design and implementation of secured systems based on system requirements, design analysis, and consideration of external vectors

Familiarity with processes and technologies for identification of critical program information and development of the associated program protection plans

Experience in the development of System Security documentation per Government requirements

Familiarity with developing and implementing Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)

Understanding of supply chain operations, risk management framework, information assurance, technology protection

Familiarity with the processes and technologies for cross-domain products, including secured firmware solutions and microelectronics

An understanding of the fundamentals of cryptographic key management, public key infrastructure, and NSA's Key Management Infrastructure, and the applications of cryptology

Experience in writing innovative R&D proposals to commercial and government sponsors

Familiarity with DOORS, MATLAB, and/or Python

Flexibility to multi-task and adapt to changing priorities, technologies, and program needs

Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance

Current in-scope Secret security clearance required, Top Secret preferred

Preferred

Master's degree preferred

Benefits

Draper supports many programs to improve work-life balance including workplace flexibility, employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga, health and finance workshops, off site social events and discounts to local museums and cultural activities.

Company

Draper

Glassdoor4.1

We Engineer Solutions for the Nation’s Toughest Problems As an independent nonprofit engineering innovation company, Draper provides engineering services directly to government, industry, and academia.

Founded in 1938

Cambridge, MA, US

1001-5000 employees