Principal Engineer Systems-14019-1

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 98,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance may be available

Job summary

Northrop Grumman seeks a Hardware Assurance Engineer (Level 3) to join the Mission Defense Team. The role involves assessing threats to hardware and firmware, performing vulnerability analyses, and ensuring secure design and implementation across programs with US government defense involvement.

Ideal candidates bring strong SSE knowledge, experience with MBSE tools, and the ability to communicate complex findings clearly. This position requires U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in a STEM field with 5 years of related experience; 3 years with Master’s; 1 year with PhD
• U.S. Citizenship with active DoD Secret Clearance; ability to obtain enhanced security clearances
• Minimum 5 years applying Systems Security Engineering to U.S. Government Defense Programs
• Proven ability to communicate technical approaches clearly and effectively
• Demonstrated experience with vulnerability management and SSE concepts

Responsibilities

• Assess threats, vulnerabilities, and risk for hardware and firmware components
• Research data, derive facts, and identify vulnerabilities
• Participate in working groups and customer meetings; communicate risk to stakeholders
• Contribute to hardware assurance program plans, goals, and milestones
• Review security assessments for vulnerabilities and non-compliance with standards
• Support design and integration of secure systems and components
• Assist MDT in additional duties as assigned

Skills

Vulnerability management

Communication

Time management

Team player

Multi-tasking

Self-starter

Education

Bachelor of Science in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

MBSE concepts and tools

Tableau

Power BI

IBM DOORs

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

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, Level 3.

Key protection activities will involve vendor research, hardware assurance, program protection, counterfeit prevention, and supply chain security.

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:

• 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 DoW 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 5 years of applying and understanding Systems Security Engineering principles applicable to US Government Defense Programs
• Minimum 5 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:

• 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.
• 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

Salary and Benefits

Primary 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.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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.

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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.