Principal Embedded Systems Security Engineer (Hybrid - Largo, FL) Secret clearance required
RTX Corporation3 months ago
Largo, FL, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$108k - $205k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead RMF Authorization to Operate activities and NSA Type 1 Cryptographic Certification, including security documentation, assessment evidence, findings, and remediation.
- Decompose, allocate, implement, and verify cybersecurity requirements across system architectures, interfaces, and major components.
- Analyze system requirements, models, interfaces, and architectures to identify vulnerabilities and establish security requirements, mitigations, and verification methods.
- Lead security engineering participation in design reviews and document system-level risks, recommendations, and corrective actions.
- Integrate security requirements across systems engineering, software, hardware, and test disciplines and track issues through closure.
- Lead security-focused system verification and validation activities, including test strategies, plans, procedures, cases, execution, results analysis, and remediation recommendations.
- Coordinate cybersecurity engineering across multiple disciplines and resolve security issues affecting requirements, architecture, design, implementation, and verification.
- Evaluate threats, vulnerabilities, technologies, and security guidance for impacts on architectures, requirements, and certification activities.
- Provide technical direction to other security engineers and review security engineering analyses and verification results.
Requirements
- STEM degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience, or an advanced related degree with a minimum of 5 years of experience.
- Active and transferable Secret U.S. government security clearance required before the start date; U.S. citizenship is required.
- Experience leading cybersecurity or product security engineering for embedded, aerospace, defense, or other mission-critical systems.
- Experience applying RMF processes to system certification, authorization, or security assessment activities.
- Experience developing and reviewing security requirements, assessments, certification artifacts, and verification documentation.
- Experience decomposing, allocating, implementing, and verifying cybersecurity requirements across architectures, interfaces, and components.
- Experience analyzing system requirements, models, diagrams, interfaces, and architectures to identify risks and develop mitigations.
- Experience leading or coordinating security-focused system verification and validation activities.
- Experience coordinating cybersecurity work across systems engineering, software, hardware, and test organizations.
- Preferred qualifications include an active transferable Top Secret clearance, NSA cryptographic certification, Cross Domain Solution requirements, NIAP, and embedded communications security experience.
- Preferred experience includes DOORS, JIRA, Confluence, Cameo, DoD security assessment tools, satellite or communications systems, and complex mission-critical embedded systems.
- Advanced security certifications such as CISSP and an Electrical or Computer Engineering degree are preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers, lead multidisciplinary security efforts, resolve technical issues, and communicate risks to engineering, program, and customer leadership.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement in Largo, Florida, with onsite days determined by business needs.
- Relocation assistance is available.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance are offered.
- Three weeks of vacation are provided for newly hired employees.
- 401(k) plan with employer matching funds and a separate employer retirement contribution is available.
- Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment programs are offered.
- Life insurance, disability coverage, optional insurance plans, parental leave, adoption assistance, and family planning benefits are available.
- Employee assistance, wellness rewards, virtual doctor visits, second-opinion services, and child and elder care resources are offered.
- The salary range is $107,500-$204,500.
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.