Senior Aerospace Cybersecurity Engineer (Embedded Systems)

Robotic Process Automation LLC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Robotic Technologies Automation in Pittsburgh is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to lead cybersecurity activities for aerospace and avionics programs. You will perform threat modeling, risk assessments, security architecture reviews, and support secure software development and firmware security.

The role involves testing, vulnerability assessments, and ensuring compliance with DO-326A/ED-202A and NIST CSF, interfacing with customers and federal contractors; travel to field sites may be

Qualifications

• 10+ years of cybersecurity engineering experience.
• 5+ years in aerospace cybersecurity.
• Experience with threat modeling and risk assessments.
• Embedded systems security expertise.
• Cryptography and code signing experience.
• Vulnerability management and secure SDLC knowledge.
• Hardware security and root-of-trust concepts.
• Familiar with DO-326A/ED-202A, DO-356A, NIST CSF, FIPS 140-3.
• Experience supporting ITAR/federal aerospace programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead cybersecurity activities for aerospace programs.
• Perform threat modeling, risk assessments, and security architecture reviews.
• Support secure software development, code signing, cryptography, secure boot, and secure firmware update processes.
• Conduct cybersecurity testing, vulnerability assessments, and penetration testing.
• Define cybersecurity measures for aerospace embedded systems, controllers, and aircraft platforms.
• Support compliance with aerospace and federal cybersecurity requirements.
• Review customer requirements, RFIs/RFQs, and contribute to proposal development.
• Interface with customers, federal contractors, and internal engineering teams.
• Support lab-based testing and occasional on-site assessments at customer and aircraft locations.

Skills

Cybersecurity engineering

Aerospace cybersecurity

Threat modeling

Risk assessments

Embedded security

Cryptography

Code signing

Vulnerability management

Secure SDLC

Root-of-trust

DO-326A/ED-202A

Job description

Robotic Technologies Automation in Pittsburgh is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to lead cybersecurity activities for aerospace and avionics programs. You will perform threat modeling, risk assessments, security architecture reviews, and support secure software development and firmware security.

The role involves testing, vulnerability assessments, and ensuring compliance with DO-326A/ED-202A and NIST CSF, interfacing with customers and federal contractors; travel to field sites may be