Senior SSE Engineer — Program Protection & Anti-Tamper

RTX; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Eligible – Relocation assis

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Senior Principal Systems Security Engineer (Program Protection / Anti-Tamper) for an onsite role in Tucson, AZ. You will lead SSE activities, model threats, and guide architecture across embedded DoD systems while ensuring compliance with security and export controls.

The role requires 10 years of related experience, STEM degree, and active U.S. security clearance. Strong leadership and DoD program experience are essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 10 years of prior relevant experience.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
• Experience in technical leadership
• Experience in the fields of System Security Engineering, computer technology reverse engineering, Anti Tamper, cybersecurity or embedded security
• Experience in designing, implementing, testing and fielding real-time embedded security solutions for DoD programs
• Experience generating systems requirements, design and architecture artifacts, plans and/or policies

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of Systems Security Engineering (SSE) solutions in Raytheon products
• Interact with customers to define SSE requirements, solutions, trades, costs, and implementation strategies
• Develop plans, estimates, task execution schedules, and risk mitigation strategies
• Guide SSE implementations and architectures for customer systems
• Conduct attack threat modeling and Critical Program Information (CPI) assessments
• Develop top-level system requirements and flow those into subsystem implementation concepts
• Ensure compliance with DoD technology release and export licensing policies
• Consult and assist program management with SSE architecture and issues
• Consult and assist program line management with SSE architectures and issues
• Performing Task Lead duties (e.g., task planning, product owner, scrum master)

Skills

Technical leadership

System Security Engineering

DoD cybersecurity

Attack threat modeling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

RTX is seeking a Senior Principal Systems Security Engineer (Program Protection / Anti-Tamper) for an onsite role in Tucson, AZ. You will lead SSE activities, model threats, and guide architecture across embedded DoD systems while ensuring compliance with security and export controls.

The role requires 10 years of related experience, STEM degree, and active U.S. security clearance. Strong leadership and DoD program experience are essential for success in this position.