Senior Embedded Security Engineer — RMF & DoD (Secret)

RTX; Largo (FL); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) plan with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is hiring a Principal Embedded Systems Security Engineer to support DoD and international programs. You will lead RMF activities, decompose security requirements, analyze architectures for vulnerabilities, and guide security testing and verification across cross-functional teams.

A SECRET clearance is required on day one. The role is hybrid in Largo, FL with on-site days as needed, and relocation support is available.

Qualifications

• Experience in cybersecurity or product security engineering for embedded, aerospace, defense, or mission-critical systems.
• Experience applying RMF to system certification, authorization, or security assessment activities.
• Experience developing and reviewing security documentation (requirements, assessments, artifacts).
• Experience decomposing and allocating cybersecurity requirements across architectures and components.

Responsibilities

• Lead RMF Authorization to Operate (ATO) activities and related documentation.
• Lead cybersecurity requirement decomposition and allocation across system architectures.
• Analyze requirements, models, interfaces to identify security risks and define mitigations.
• Lead security-focused SV&V activities including test strategies and procedures.
• Coordinate cybersecurity activities across engineering disciplines and track security issues to closure.
• Provide technical direction to other security engineers and review outputs.

Skills

Security engineering

RMF processes

System analysis

Security testing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

STEM degree

Advanced degree (optional)

Tools

DOORS

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is hiring a Principal Embedded Systems Security Engineer to support DoD and international programs. You will lead RMF activities, decompose security requirements, analyze architectures for vulnerabilities, and guide security testing and verification across cross-functional teams.

A SECRET clearance is required on day one. The role is hybrid in Largo, FL with on-site days as needed, and relocation support is available.