Principal Embedded System Security Engineer (Onsite - Largo, FL) Secret clearance required
RTX Corporation15 days ago
Largo, FL, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$108k - $205k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead system certification and accreditation efforts, including Risk Management Framework Authorization to Operate and NSA Type 1 Cryptographic Certification.
- Decompose, allocate, implement, and verify cybersecurity requirements using systems engineering practices.
- Analyze system requirements, models, diagrams, and architectures to identify security vulnerabilities and risks.
- Provide security engineering input during system design discussions and collaborate with systems engineers and developers.
- Participate in security-focused system verification and validation by writing test plans and procedures, conducting tests, and analyzing remediation recommendations.
- Maintain awareness of evolving security threats and industry best practices while contributing to collaborative engineering teams.
Requirements
- A STEM degree and at least 8 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and at least 5 years of experience.
- Active and transferable Secret security clearance required before start date, with U.S. citizenship required for clearance eligibility.
- Direct experience in System Security Engineering and applying the Risk Management Framework to mission systems in disconnected DoD environments.
- Experience with technical security concepts, security technologies and implementations, technical writing, security documentation, system requirements analysis, and interpreting system models and architectures.
- Preferred experience includes NSA cryptographic certification, Cross Domain Solution requirements, National Information Assurance Partnership, and at least two of system, test, software, mechanical, or electrical engineering.
- Preferred familiarity with DOORS, JIRA, Confluence, Cameo, embedded-system and aerospace communication security protocols, DoD security assessment tools, and advanced certifications such as CISSP or Security+.
Benefits
- Onsite work in Largo, Florida, with relocation assistance available.
- Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, pet, home and auto, legal, identity theft, critical illness, and other optional insurance coverage.
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees, paid time off, holidays, parental leave, adoption assistance, and autism benefits.
- 401(k) plan with employer matching and separate retirement contributions, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
- Tuition reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment Program, Employee Scholar Program, and wellness rewards.
- Employee assistance counseling, virtual doctor visits, second-opinion services, fertility and family planning support, and child and elder care services.
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.