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Principal System Security Engineer

Draper Labs
Cambridge
1 week ago
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Overview:
Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper, visitwww.draper.com.
Job Description Summary:
The Secure Solutions Group within the System's Engineering Directorate is seeking a Principal System Security Engineer to support engineering, integrating, and deploying trustworthy secure platforms that resist cyber, reverse engineering, and supply chain threats. The group has multidisciplinary proficiencies in secure systems architecture, hardware security and resilience, software security and resilience, system validation and accreditation, and cryptography.

Specific responsibilities include the following:

*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.

Job Description:
Duties/Responsibilities

  • 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.

    Skills/Abilities
  • Curiosity-driven approach to solving complex, industry and customer-driven problems as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Collaborate and communicate effectively and openly with multi-disciplinary program team members. program leadership, and non-technical personnel
  • Team player able to work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to balance multiple competing tasks and demands.

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

    Experience
  • 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.
    Additional Job Description:
    Additional Qualifications:
    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
    Security Requirements:
    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.
    Connect With Draper for Future Opportunities! If you don't find the right posting in our Career Opportunities, you may submit your resume for future consideration.
    Job Location - City:
    Cambridge

    Job Location - State:
    Massachusetts

    Job Location - Postal Code:
    02139-3563

    Our work is very important to us, but so is our life outside of work. 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. If this specific job opportunity and the chance to work at a nationally renowned R&D innovation company appeals to you, apply now

    www.draper.com/careers

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    Draper is committed to creating an inclusive environment. We understand the value of inclusivity and its impact on a high-performance culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Draper is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, please contact .

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