Senior Anti-Tamper Engineer

Mission Technologies, a division of HII; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 132,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

HII – Mission Technologies is seeking a Senior Anti-Tamper Engineer to support a highly classified program at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. The role requires TS/SCI clearance and SAP experience, with deep expertise in program protection, anti-tamper methods and DoD acquisition processes.

Responsibilities include requirements evaluation, RFP oversight, CPI protection planning, and collaboration with DoD teams to mitigate vulnerabilities in weapon systems and electronics.

Qualifications

• Ten years in an MS/MA or higher in a relevant engineering discipline.
• BS/BA in a relevant engineering discipline and 15 years of DoD/DoD contractor experience.
• Active TS/SCI clearance and experience in SAP environments.
• Experience with Program Protection planning and implementation in weapon programs.
• Experience evaluating anti-tamper and reverse engineering susceptibility.
• Experience improving resistance of electronic circuits to reverse engineering.
• Familiarity with DoD standards for future weapons systems and CPI protection.
• Experience working with DoD to assess tamper resistance in acquisitions.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support for requirements identification, evaluation, testing and integration with anti-tamper methods.
• Support technology acquisitions including RFP development and technical oversight.
• Assess capabilities to meet system design requirements and specifications.
• Identify technologies to protect CPI and resist reverse engineering.
• Develop plans to assess CPI susceptibility of GOTS and COTS components.
• Collaborate with DoD teams to understand vulnerabilities in designs.
• Improve anti-tamper/anti-exploitation design, development, and sustainment.

Skills

Program Protection planning

Anti-Tamper methods

DoD systems engineering

Requirements evaluation

Security clearance TS/SCI

Education

MS/MA in engineering

BS in engineering

Tools

Exploitation equipment

Integrated circuit analysis tools

Testing and evaluation tools

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Requisition Number:30834

Required Travel: 0 - 10%

Employment Type:Full Time/Salaried/Exempt

Anticipated Salary Range:$131,604.00-$170,000.00

Security Clearance:TS/SCI

Level of Experience:Senior

Employee Referral Amount:$6,500.00

Meet HII’s Mission Technologies Division Our team of more than 7,000 professionals worldwide delivers all-domain expertise and advanced technologies in service of mission partners across the globe. Mission Technologies is leading the next evolution of national defense – the data evolution - by accelerating a breadth of national security solutions for government and commercial customers. Our capabilities range from C5ISR, AI and Big Data, cyber operations and synthetic training environments to fleet sustainment, environmental remediation and the largest family of unmanned underwater vehicles in every class. Find the role that’s right for you.

Leadership at HII – Mission Technologies HII’s Leadership Capability Framework defines the standard of excellence expected of all leaders across Mission Technologies. Leaders are accountable for modeling these capabilities and building them within their teams:

• Know & Grow Your People – Develop talent, empower teams, and build an inclusive environment.
• Build Relationships – Strengthen trust, collaboration, and cross-functional partnerships.
• Take Ownership – Drive accountability, execution excellence, and results.
• Customer First – Anticipate mission needs and deliver value to our partners.
• Shape the Future – Inspire innovation and align work with strategic priorities.
• Act with Urgency – Make informed decisions and move with purpose.

These capabilities define how leaders inspire teams, deliver results, and shape the future of Mission Technologies.

Job Description

HII – Mission Technologies is looking for a Senior Anti-Tamper Engineer to support a highly classified program located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Must have a TS/SCI clearance and SAP experience.

This position requires a thorough understanding of the DoD systems engineering process, as well as policy and procedures in the acquisition, manufacturing, fielding, and sustainment, modernization and disposal of new, existing and future weapons systems and capabilities, with specific experience in weapon system Program Protection planning and microelectronics. It is highly desired that personnel in this position have expertise in understanding integrated circuitry, industry standard processors, and memory chips and have familiarity with methodologies for reverse engineering electronic systems and integrated circuitry.

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• Provide engineering support in requirements identification, evaluation, testing and integration, specifically with Program Protection planning and anti-tamper methodologies.
• Provide engineering support for technology and product acquisitions to include long-term planning, request for proposal (RFP) development, and technical oversight of ongoing projects.
• Assess acquired capabilities in achieving system design requirements and specifications.
• Identify technologies and evaluate system/subsystem design functions and improvements to protect Critical Program Information (CPI).
• Develop plans to assess security features of Government Off-The-Shelf (GOTS) and Commercial Off-The Shelf (COTS) components for CPI susceptibility/vulnerability to exploitation and reverse engineering.
• Work with DoD Anti-Tamper Evaluation Teams to understand current designs and identify vulnerabilities to foreign and adversary exploitation.
• Assist efforts to improve US weapons system anti-tamper/anti-exploitation design, development, manufacturing, training, and sustainment.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience with Program Protection planning and implementation in weapon system programs.
• Experience evaluating current fielded weapons systems to determine anti-tamper and reverse engineering susceptibility based on vendor design.
• Experience identifying susceptibility of critical protected information from exploitation and reverse engineering.
• Experience identifying methodologies to improve resistance of current and future electronic circuits to reverse engineering and exploitation.
• Experience supporting development of industry and DoD standards for future weapons systems to improve resistance to reverse engineering exploitation.
• Experience working with industry to assess tamper resistance of current weapons systems within the acquisition development cycle.
• Experience working within the electronic exploitation lab environment, utilizing or having familiarity with state-of-the-art exploitation equipment and instrumentation to evaluate current and new processors, memory units, and electronic circuits to exploit weaknesses, identify improvements to design, and develop new standards to deter technological exploitation.
• Minimum ten (10) years with Master of Science (MS)/Master of Arts (MA) or higher in a relevant engineering discipline.
• BS/BA in a relevant engineering discipline and fifteen (15) years of experience in an engineering position with the DoD, other government agency, or DoD contractor.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in an SAP environment within the last eight (8) years
• Active TS/SCI clearance

Preferred Requirements

• Assist in translating user requirements into system requirements, which will be used to design, develop, fabricate, test, and evaluate systems, subsystems, and equipment for deployment.
• Assist with the development of requirements and technology needs into action plans and policies
• Perform technical/mission analyses
• Assists in developing system concepts
• Perform technological and trade-off study assessments
• Develop and review the overall system design baseline (architecture and interoperability requirements).
• Review and analyze proposals
• Review specifications, including system, system segment, and equipment specifications, and interface control documents involved in programs.
• Support and conduct engineering performance, effectiveness, cost effectiveness, cost performance, lifecycle cost, producibility, maintainability, supportability, reliability, technical, and schedule risk assessment and scheduling trade-off studies.
• Support and conduct systems analyses
• Support the development and evaluation of Integrated Master Plans (IMP), Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), and Systems Engineering Detail Schedule engineering cost estimates.
• Participate in the conduct of system, subsystem, and component testing.
• Provide systems/subsystems integration support for the acquisition, development, and verification of systems and equipment.
• Support weapons systems lifecycle
• Teach learning modules within AT courses to industry and government participants and assist in curriculum development, as required.
• Lead creation (technical writing) and maintenance of multiple collateral and SAP SCGs
• Be responsible for staffing and coordination with multiple DoD service and industry security, technical, financial, and contracting working groups to review and adjudicate SCG feedback comments for approval of the SCGs.
• Staff and publish SCGs to support the entire DoD AT community.

The listed salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations, and responsibilities. When extending an offer, HII's Mission Technologies division takes a variety of factors into consideration which include, but are not limited to, the role's function and a candidate's education or training, work experience, and key skills.

Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

Do You Need Assistance? If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e‑mail to [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address. Additionally, you may also call 1-844-849-8463 for assistance. Press #3 for HII Mission Technologies.