Embedded Cybersecurity Engineer II
AeroVironment, Inc.1 day ago
Moorpark, CA, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$82k - $125k/yr
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with R&D teams to define security needs and implement product and system-wide security controls.
- Coordinate with electrical, hardware, software, architecture, and manufacturing teams to address embedded security requirements.
- Identify security requirements and vulnerabilities across embedded hardware, firmware, software, microprocessors, system designs, and architectures.
- Develop tools, processes, and policies covering prevention, detection, resolution, supply-chain security, and manufacturing security.
- Conduct incident response, vulnerability assessments, cybersecurity control validation, and mitigation implementation for embedded products and devices.
- Evaluate cybersecurity controls and implement countermeasures for emerging embedded-system threats.
- Support hardware and third-party software, security tool, and vendor selection.
- Prepare security deliverables for regulatory bodies and contract requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- At least two years of experience in cybersecurity and embedded hardware.
- CompTIA Security+, GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC), or an equivalent verifiable credentialed certification.
- U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain or hold a DoD Secret security clearance.
- Experience or knowledge in wireless or network communications, hardware components and PCBA integration, cryptographic algorithms and protocols, side-channel or fault-injection attacks, and hardware security analysis is desired.
- Experience using manual methods and automated tools for cybersecurity control testing and validation is desired.
- Additional desired certifications include CISSP, CISM, CASP, CEH, and OCSP or equivalent credentials.
- Experience with ISO 27001, NIST Cybersecurity standards and guidance, and NISPOM requirements is desired.
- Strong communication, analytical, organizational, presentation, computer, and independent-judgment skills are desired.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- 401(k) with company matching.
- 9/80 work schedule.
- Paid holiday shutdown.
- Office-based work with occasional production-floor work and required domestic and international travel.
- Regular full-time position requiring access to ITAR/EAR-controlled information and potential security-clearance processing.
About AeroVironment, Inc.
AeroVironment builds small unmanned aircraft systems, loitering munitions (e.g., Switchblade), and related software, sensors, and services for U.S. and allied defense agencies. The public company (NASDAQ: AVAV), founded in 1971 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, sells hardware, training, and lifecycle support, with widely fielded systems such as Raven, Puma, and Wasp. It also offers autonomy and robotic technologies used in reconnaissance, targeting, and force protection missions.