Senior Hypersonic Test Systems Security Engineer

Stratolaunch; Mojave (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) match

Job summary

Stratolaunch, Mojave, CA, seeks a Senior Security Engineer for hypersonic test systems to protect flight articles and telemetry from cyber threats. You will secure embedded systems, OT, and data across test workflows.

The role requires 8+ years in product/embedded security, experience with Embedded Linux/RTOS, and the ability to threat-model hardware and workflows. Top Secret clearance or ability to obtain is expected, with on-site or hybrid work options.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in product security, embedded security, OT security, or cyber-physical systems.
• Hands-on security for non-cloud, non-SaaS environments.
• Experience with embedded Linux, RTOS, or bare-metal environments.
• Direct involvement with test systems, mission systems, or safety-critical environments.
• Ability to threat-model hardware, software, and operational workflows.
• Familiarity with nation-state adversary tradecraft.
• Active Top Secret clearance or ability to obtain and maintain clearance.

Responsibilities

• Secure flight computers, controllers, embedded processors, instrumentation, sensors, and telemetry devices.
• Design and validate secure boot and firmware integrity controls.
• Prevent unauthorized parameter manipulation and logic modification.
• Assess physical and cyber tamper risks and evaluate hardware trust boundaries.
• Secure wind tunnels, propulsion stands, thermal test environments, and data acquisition systems.
• Authenticate and validate command paths and prevent cyber-induced anomalies.
• Protect telemetry pipelines end-to-end and ensure test data integrity.
• Secure digital twins, models, and simulations, and establish defensible data lineage.
• Detect and mitigate risks of false data introduction.
• Perform threat modeling on cyber-physical workflows and integrate security into test software development and mitigate supply chain risks in test tooling.
• Red-team test environments prior to execution.
• Define security requirements for suppliers and validate firmware provenance.
• Identify counterfeit or compromised components and assess third-party test equipment risks.

Skills

Embedded security

OT security

Cyber-physical systems

Threat modeling

Supply chain security

Security in test workflows

Classified environments

Clearance capable

Education

BS or applicable experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Embedded Linux

RTOS

Bare-metal

Job description

Stratolaunch, Mojave, CA, seeks a Senior Security Engineer for hypersonic test systems to protect flight articles and telemetry from cyber threats. You will secure embedded systems, OT, and data across test workflows.

The role requires 8+ years in product/embedded security, experience with Embedded Linux/RTOS, and the ability to threat-model hardware and workflows. Top Secret clearance or ability to obtain is expected, with on-site or hybrid work options.