Cyber Mission Engineer: Lead Integrated Cyber Capabilities

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks a Cyber Mission Engineer to turn complex operational needs into integrated cyber capabilities for national-security missions. You will combine mission understanding, systems engineering rigor, and technical breadth to translate objectives into requirements and guide capabilities from concept through development, integration, test, and transition.

Working with developers, operators, engineers, researchers, industry, and academia, you will

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or equivalent professional experience in a relevant technical field.
• Eight years of relevant experience in cyber capability development, mission or systems engineering, cyber operations, or related national-security field.
• Led or played a central technical-integration role through multiple lifecycle stages translating mission needs into requirements and plans.
• Demonstrated technical depth in software, hardware, networking, RF, embedded systems, cybersecurity, modeling, or testing.
• Experience leading cross-functional technical teams and coordinating partner organizations.
• Able to obtain Interim Top-Secret security clearance and ultimately TS/SCI+polygraph; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Understand sponsor missions and translate objectives into requirements and test criteria.
• Lead development, integration, test, evaluation, and transition of cyber capabilities within larger systems.
• Lead or work within multidisciplinary teams, define scope and priorities, manage risks, and mentor engineers.
• Build relationships and present technical status, risks, and recommendations to leadership.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Systems engineering

Cyber capability development

Technical integration

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

MS/PhD in a related field (preferred)

Job description

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks a Cyber Mission Engineer to turn complex operational needs into integrated cyber capabilities for national-security missions. You will combine mission understanding, systems engineering rigor, and technical breadth to translate objectives into requirements and guide capabilities from concept through development, integration, test, and transition.

Working with developers, operators, engineers, researchers, industry, and academia, you will