Aerospace Cybersecurity Engineer

Egnite HR TECH; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Egnite HR TECH is seeking an experienced Aerospace Cybersecurity Engineer (Hardware) to join our Cybersecurity Center of Excellence and lead cybersecurity activities for aerospace and defense programs. The role involves threat modeling, security assessments, secure development support, hardware security, compliance, and customer-facing engagements for federal and commercial projects.

Responsibilities include interface with customers and internal teams, support lab-based testing, and occasional

Responsibilities

• Lead cybersecurity activities for aerospace and avionics programs
• Perform threat modeling, risk assessments, and security architecture reviews
• Support secure software development processes including code signing, cryptography, secure boot, and firmware update

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Aerospace Cybersecurity Engineer (Hardware) to join our Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (CoE) and lead cybersecurity activities for aerospace and defense programs.

About the Role

The role involves threat modeling, security assessments, secure development support, hardware security, compliance, and customer-facing cybersecurity engagements for federal and commercial aerospace projects. Only USC/GC

Responsibilities

• Lead cybersecurity activities for aerospace and avionics programs.
• Perform threat modeling, risk assessments, and security architecture reviews.
• Support secure software development, code signing, cryptography, secure boot, and secure firmware update processes.
• Conduct cybersecurity testing, vulnerability assessments, and penetration testing.
• Define cybersecurity measures for aerospace embedded systems, controllers, and aircraft platforms.
• Support compliance with aerospace and federal cybersecurity requirements.
• Review customer requirements, RFIs/RFQs, and contribute to proposal development.
• Interface with customers, federal contractors, and internal engineering teams.
• Support lab-based testing and occasional on-site assessments at customer and aircraft locations.