Senior Secure Systems Engineer – Cyber-Physical Defense

Draper; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Draper is seeking a Senior System Security Engineer to design, implement, and deploy secure platforms that resist cyber, reverse engineering, and supply chain threats. You will work with system, hardware, and software teams to develop architectures and evaluate security effectiveness across programs.

The role emphasizes multi-disciplinary collaboration, risk assessment, and mentoring, with opportunities to influence system security strategy and governance.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering or related field plus 5–10 years of system security engineering experience.
• Experience in security architectures for cyber-physical systems and knowledge of cryptography helpful.
• Security clearance (Secret or Top Secret) preferred or required.

Responsibilities

• Develop, execute and track security measures to protect information and networks.
• Design and engineer cybersecurity architecture and system security requirements.
• Mentor junior engineers and lead tasks with prioritization and scheduling.
• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to support program execution and risk mitigation.

Skills

Security engineering

Systems integration

Threat assessment

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Applied Physics, or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

DOORS

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Draper is seeking a Senior System Security Engineer to design, implement, and deploy secure platforms that resist cyber, reverse engineering, and supply chain threats. You will work with system, hardware, and software teams to develop architectures and evaluate security effectiveness across programs.

The role emphasizes multi-disciplinary collaboration, risk assessment, and mentoring, with opportunities to influence system security strategy and governance.