Senior Cybersecurity Engineer, Aerospace Defense & RMF Lead

Shield AI; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI seeks a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to lead cybersecurity activities for an airborne aerospace and defense platform. You will integrate cybersecurity across avionics, mission systems, aircraft networks, communications, embedded software, and ground-support systems.

The role requires seven+ years in cybersecurity, DoD RMF familiarity, and a strong background in threat modeling, secure architecture, and testing. Salary ranges reflect U.S. market norms for defense-tech specialists.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer engineering, electrical engineering, software engineering, systems engineering, or a related field.
• Typically seven or more years of relevant cybersecurity or systems security experience.
• 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

DoD RMF

NIST guidance

Cryptography

Key management

Leadership

Security clearance

Education

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

Job description

Shield AI seeks a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to lead cybersecurity activities for an airborne aerospace and defense platform. You will integrate cybersecurity across avionics, mission systems, aircraft networks, communications, embedded software, and ground-support systems.

The role requires seven+ years in cybersecurity, DoD RMF familiarity, and a strong background in threat modeling, secure architecture, and testing. Salary ranges reflect U.S. market norms for defense-tech specialists.