Lead Cybersecurity Engineer, Airborne Defense Platform

Shield; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

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Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to lead cybersecurity activities for an airborne aerospace and defense platform. The role integrates cybersecurity across avionics, mission systems, aircraft networks, communications, embedded software, and ground-support systems.

Responsibilities include threat modeling, secure architecture, vulnerability analyses, and DoD RMF leadership to ensure safety, availability, and mission effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer engineering, electrical engineering, software engineering, systems engineering, or a related field.
• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree.
• Experience with aircraft, aerospace, defense, or other mission-critical embedded systems.
• Knowledge of avionics, mission systems, platform networks, communications, or data links.
• Experience with threat modeling, secure system architecture, vulnerability analysis, and security testing.
• Familiarity with DoD RMF, NIST security guidance, cryptography, and key management.
• Strong technical leadership, writing, and customer communication skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain the required security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop the platform’s cybersecurity architecture, requirements, and protection strategy.
• Perform threat modeling, vulnerability assessments, attack-surface analysis, and cyber risk assessments.
• Define protections for secure boot, authentication, access control, encryption, key management, software updates, and data communications.
• Apply defense-in-depth across aircraft systems, networks, radios, data links, and external interfaces.
• Lead DoD Risk Management Framework activities and develop required authorization evidence.
• Evaluate hardware, software, firmware, and supplier designs for cybersecurity risks.
• Develop cybersecurity verification plans and support vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, and cyber-resiliency testing.
• Coordinate risk mitigation and corrective actions with engineering teams, suppliers, customers, and program leadership.
• Ensure cybersecurity solutions support aircraft safety, availability, and mission effectiveness.

Job description

Shield AI is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to lead cybersecurity activities for an airborne aerospace and defense platform. The role integrates cybersecurity across avionics, mission systems, aircraft networks, communications, embedded software, and ground-support systems.

Responsibilities include threat modeling, secure architecture, vulnerability analyses, and DoD RMF leadership to ensure safety, availability, and mission effectiveness.