Cybersecurity Engineer

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 is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to support aerospace and avionics cybersecurity activities in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This onsite role focuses on leading technical security efforts across embedded systems, secure development practices, and validation testing, with engagement across customer and federal contractor environments.

Key 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.

Required 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.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to work from the Pittsburgh cybersecurity lab.
• Willingness to travel as required for customer engagements and field testing.
• Strong communication skills to lead technical discussions and customer interactions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting FAA, DoD, defense, or commercial aerospace programs.
• Knowledge of aircraft control systems, avionics, and aerospace hardware security architectures.

Skills and Technologies

• DO-326A, ED-202A, DO-356A
• NIST Cybersecurity Framework
• FIPS 140-3
• Secure Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• Cryptography, code signing, secure boot, secure firmware update processes
• Root-of-trust, vulnerability management
• Penetration testing, threat modeling, risk assessments, security architecture reviews

Location: Pittsburgh, PA (onsite)

Compensation: USD 77 per hour

Experience: 10 years minimum