Engineer/Principal Engineer Systems-17346

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 79,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Hardware Assurance Engineer for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program in Roy, UT. The role focuses on assessing hardware security threats, conducting vulnerability analyses, and ensuring secure system architecture across multiple sites.

Responsibilities include risk prioritization, vendor research, and communicating risk to stakeholders while supporting program protection and supply chain security initiatives.

Qualifications

• BS in a STEM discipline with relevant defense experience.
• Experience applying Systems Security Engineering to US Government programs.
• Ability to communicate technical approaches clearly.
• Experience with vulnerability management and MBSE concepts.
• Familiarity with hardware/software assurance and program protection.

Responsibilities

• Assess threats, vulnerabilities, and risks for hardware/firmware components.
• Research data to identify and mitigate identified vulnerabilities.
• Communicate risk with stakeholders in working groups and meetings.
• Contribute to hardware assurance program plans and milestones.
• Review security assessments for non-compliance and mitigation strategies.
• Ensure secure architecture and integration of security systems.
• Support MDT with additional duties as assigned.
• Demonstrate self-motivation, time management, and organizational skills.

Skills

Threat assessment

Vulnerability analysis

MBSE concepts

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in STEM

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

IBM DOORs

ERAi/ERAI

Silicon Expert

GIDEP

Job description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work -, and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

The Mission Defense Team (MDT) is seeking a highly motivated and qualified system engineer to serve as a Hardware Assurance Engineer. You will be responsible for assessing and prioritizing a broad spectrum of hardware security threats. Key protection activities will involve vendor research, hardware assurance, program protection, counterfeit prevention, and supply chain security. This position is a dual level and will be in Roy, UT and will support the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program.

Additional Responsibilities include:

• Assessment and analysis of threats, vulnerabilities, and risk for identified hardware and firmware components
• Research, analyze data, and derive facts per identified vulnerabilities
• Participate in a variety of working groups and customer meetings; ensure communication of risk environment with stakeholders
• Contributes to program plans, goals, objectives, and milestones to for Hardware Assurance.
• Review technical security assessments of a system, identifying points of vulnerability, non-compliance with established standards and regulations and recommended mitigation strategies.
• Ensure the architecture and design of systems are functional and secure; support the design, development, implementation, and integration of security systems and system components.
• Support MDT with other duties as assigned
• In addition to technical skills, you will be a self-starter with strong time management skills. Your organizational skills and ability to anticipate future challenges will serve you well.

Basic Qualifications:

• T02: Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) discipline and 2 years of experience; 0 years with Master's Degree; 0 years with PhD.
• T03: Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) discipline and 5 years of experience; 3 years with Master's Degree; 1 years with PhD.
• Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years
• Must be able to be successfully screened for Enhanced Security Clearances, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs
• Minimum 2 years of applying and understanding Systems Security Engineering principles applicable to US Government Defense Programs
• Minimum 2 years in showing the ability to communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings
• Demonstrated experience and familiarity with vulnerability management
• Experience with Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE) concepts and tools.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience developing Systems Security Engineering requirements for hardware assurance
• Evaluating program processes and compliance strategies for large, complex multi-site programs
• Experience performing vulnerability analysis against hardware / firmware devices
• Experience analyzing supply chain part databases, such as ERAI, Silicon Expert, or GIDEP
• An understanding of Program Protection applicable to US Government Defense Programs and applied knowledge in the application of SSE principles across a broad spectrum of security measures (Cybersecurity, Counterfeit Awareness, Anti-Tamper, HW/SW Assurance, OPSEC, etc.) to protect critical program information (CPI)
• Experience in any of the full product life cycles of: ASIC Design, FPGA Design
• Experience in HDL (VHDL/Verilog), implementing designs using RTL
• Ability to show self as team player, able to multi-task, able to generate quality work products independently, able to make excellent judgement and show interpersonal skills
• Experience with data processing - taking various data sources and transforming this data into a viewable dashboard utilizing Tableau, Power BI, or other tools.
• Experience utilizing a requirements management database, such as IBM DOORs
• Top Secret clearance

Primary Level Salary Range: $79,300.00 - $118,900.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.

We are a pioneering company. With careers across all areas: air, cyber, land, sea and space - our 90,000 employees work as one to defend and define the future. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will give you every opportunity to do your best work. Working together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines, we share a drive to push the boundaries of science, technology and engineering to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide.