Aerospace Cybersecurity Engineer (Onsite Pittsburgh)

Robotics Technologies; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 88,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Robotics Technologies in Pittsburgh, PA is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to lead aerospace and avionics security efforts onsite. You will drive threat modeling, risk assessments, and security architecture for embedded systems and aircraft platforms.

You will ensure secure development practices, perform testing and validation, and collaborate with customers, federal contractors, and engineering teams to meet stringent aerospace requirements. Onsite lab work and travel are expected.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of cybersecurity engineering experience.
• 5+ years of aerospace cybersecurity experience.
• Aerospace threat modeling and risk assessment experience.
• Embedded systems security experience.
• Cryptography and code signing knowledge.
• Vulnerability management experience.
• Secure Development Lifecycle (SDLC) experience.
• Hardware security and root-of-trust concepts.
• Knowledge of DO-326A / ED-202A.
• Knowledge of DO-356A.
• Familiarity with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.
• Experience with FIPS 140-3.
• Experience supporting ITAR-controlled and/or federal aerospace programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead cybersecurity activities for aerospace and avionics programs.
• Perform threat modeling, risk assessments, and security architecture reviews.
• Support secure software development and related protections, including 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 platform use.
• 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.

Skills

Embedded systems security

Threat modeling

Risk assessment

Secure SDLC

Cryptography

Vulnerability management

Security architecture reviews

Communication skills

Tools

DO-326A / ED-202A

DO-356A

NIST CSF

FIPS 140-3

Job description

Robotics Technologies in Pittsburgh, PA is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to lead aerospace and avionics security efforts onsite. You will drive threat modeling, risk assessments, and security architecture for embedded systems and aircraft platforms.

You will ensure secure development practices, perform testing and validation, and collaborate with customers, federal contractors, and engineering teams to meet stringent aerospace requirements. Onsite lab work and travel are expected.