Senior Cybersecurity Engineer – Aerospace & Defense (RMF)

Shield; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Equity

Job summary

Shield AI in the United States is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to lead cybersecurity efforts for an airborne aerospace and defense platform. This role will shape the platform’s cybersecurity architecture and drive risk assessments across avionics, mission systems, and networks.

You will perform threat modeling, vulnerability analyses, and test planning while coordinating with engineering and leadership to ensure secure, resilient operations.

Qualifications

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

Skills

Threat modeling

Security testing

System architecture

Risk assessment

RMF familiarity

Cryptography

Education

Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity or related field

Tools

RMF process knowledge

Job description

Shield AI in the United States is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to lead cybersecurity efforts for an airborne aerospace and defense platform. This role will shape the platform’s cybersecurity architecture and drive risk assessments across avionics, mission systems, and networks.

You will perform threat modeling, vulnerability analyses, and test planning while coordinating with engineering and leadership to ensure secure, resilient operations.