Principal Embedded Systems Security Engineer (Onsite - Marlborough, MA) Secret clearance required
RTX Corporation3 months ago
Marlborough, MA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$108k - $205k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead RMF Authorization to Operate and NSA Type 1 Cryptographic Certification activities, including security documentation, assessment evidence, findings, and remediation.
- Decompose, allocate, implement, and verify cybersecurity requirements across system architectures, interfaces, and components.
- Analyze system requirements, models, interfaces, and architectures to identify vulnerabilities and establish security requirements, mitigations, and verification methods.
- Lead security participation in design reviews and document system-level security risks, recommendations, and corrective actions.
- Integrate security requirements across systems engineering, software, hardware, and test disciplines and track issues through closure.
- Lead security-focused verification and validation activities, including test strategies, plans, procedures, cases, execution, results analysis, and remediation recommendations.
- Coordinate cybersecurity engineering across multiple disciplines and evaluate threats, vulnerabilities, technologies, and applicable security guidance.
- Provide technical direction to and review the work of other security engineers.
Requirements
- A STEM degree and at least 8 years of relevant experience, or an advanced related degree and at least 5 years of experience.
- U.S. citizenship and an active, transferable Secret U.S. government security clearance before the start date.
- Experience leading cybersecurity or product security engineering for embedded, aerospace, defense, or other mission-critical systems.
- Experience leading security-focused system verification and validation activities.
- Experience applying Risk Management Framework processes to certification, authorization, or security assessment activities.
- Experience developing and reviewing security requirements, assessments, certification artifacts, and verification documentation.
- Experience coordinating cybersecurity engineering across systems engineering, software, hardware, and test organizations.
- Preferred: active transferable Top Secret clearance and experience with NSA cryptographic certification, Cross Domain Solution requirements, NIAP, embedded security protocols, satellite or communications systems, and mission-critical embedded systems.
- Preferred: experience with DOORS, JIRA, Confluence, Cameo, DoD security assessment tools, and advanced security certifications such as CISSP.
- Preferred: an electrical or computer engineering degree and experience mentoring engineers, resolving complex technical issues, and communicating security risks to leadership.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
- 401(k) plan with employer matching and separate employer retirement contributions, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
- Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment programs.
- Life and disability insurance, optional pet, home, auto, legal, identity theft, accident, and critical illness coverage.
- Birth, adoption, parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility and family planning, autism, employee assistance, wellness, and dependent-care benefits.
- Virtual doctor visits, medical expert second opinions, and other health and wellness programs.
- This is a full-time onsite role in Marlborough, Massachusetts; relocation assistance is not available.
About RTX Corporation
RTX Corporation builds aerospace and defense systems through its Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon businesses, serving commercial aviation, the U.S. government, and allied militaries. Its products range from aircraft engines and avionics to radars, missiles, and command-and-control software, sold via long-term OEM programs and defense contracts. Formed in 2020 by the Raytheon–United Technologies merger, RTX is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia and trades on the NYSE as RTX.