Lead Cybersecurity Engineer, Airborne Defense Systems

F7d8749a; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Equity

temporary benefits package (applicable

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to lead cybersecurity activities for an airborne defense platform, integrating protections across avionics, mission systems, aircraft networks, and ground-support systems.

You will perform threat modeling, risk assessments, and DoD RMF activities, developing secure boot, authentication, encryption, and key management strategies while coordinating with engineering and suppliers to ensure safety and mission effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer engineering, electrical engineering, software engineering, systems engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 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.

Skills

Threat modeling

Secure system architecture

Vulnerability analysis

Security testing

Technical leadership

Customer communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity or related field

Tools

RMF (DoD Risk Management Framework)

NIST security guidance

Job description

Shield AI is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to lead cybersecurity activities for an airborne defense platform, integrating protections across avionics, mission systems, aircraft networks, and ground-support systems.

You will perform threat modeling, risk assessments, and DoD RMF activities, developing secure boot, authentication, encryption, and key management strategies while coordinating with engineering and suppliers to ensure safety and mission effectiveness.