Early-Career R&D Systems Engineer, Security & Assurance

Sandia National Laboratories; New Mexico; On-site; USD 102,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Work-life balance programs

Telecommuting options

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories seeks a multidisciplinary R&D Systems Security Engineer to lead the secure product realization lifecycle for high-consequence national security systems. You will apply NIST SP 800-160 v1r1 and Nuclear Enterprise Assurance practices to integrate security and subversion-resilience across the full lifecycle.

Work with engineers, cybersecurity experts, and intelligence partners to mitigate subversion risks.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline, or equivalent education and experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DOE Q-Level security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop, tailor, and implement Systems Security Engineering and Nuclear Enterprise Assurance processes.
• Lead subversion risk assessments including threat modeling and risk evaluations.
• Define and decompose security requirements across hardware, firmware, software, test, production, and sustainment.
• Maintain security assurance documentation and evidence packages.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate cybersecurity and assurance controls into designs and processes.
• Present concise, technically defensible security assessments to stakeholders.

Skills

Strong communication

Leadership

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Threat modeling

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Graduate degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

SysML

UML

Cameo

MagicDraw

Job description

Sandia National Laboratories seeks a multidisciplinary R&D Systems Security Engineer to lead the secure product realization lifecycle for high-consequence national security systems. You will apply NIST SP 800-160 v1r1 and Nuclear Enterprise Assurance practices to integrate security and subversion-resilience across the full lifecycle.

Work with engineers, cybersecurity experts, and intelligence partners to mitigate subversion risks.