Senior Staff Systems Security Engineer, Program Protection (TX/DC/Sea) (R6515)

Shield AI; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a Senior Staff Systems Security Engineer specializing in Program Protection, Anti-Tamper (AT), and CPI to support the development of autonomous military aircraft and related mission systems. This role leads CPI assessments, threat and vulnerability analyses, protection-architecture development, and anti-tamper engineering.

It requires collaboration with SEIT, systems, hardware, software, cybersecurity, and government stakeholders to integrate program protection throughout

Responsibilities

• Lead CPI assessments and threat/vulnerability analysis.
• Develop protection architecture and anti-tamper solutions.
• Translate protection objectives into system requirements and evaluate design options.
• Drive protection measures through implementation and verification within SEIT.

Skills

Program protection

Anti-tamper

Threat analysis

Vulnerability analysis

Job description

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BATaircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.

Comp band reflects min for standard range and max for Seattle range.

Job Description

Shield AI is seeking a Senior Staff Systems Security Engineer specializing in Program Protection, Anti-Tamper (AT), and Critical Program Information (CPI) to support the development of next-generation autonomous military aircraft and associated mission systems.

This role will lead the identification and protection of critical technologies through CPI assessments, threat and vulnerability analysis, protection architecture development, and anti-tamper engineering. The engineer will leverage established DoD program protection guidance and engineering frameworks to translate protection objectives into actionable system requirements, evaluate design alternatives, and drive protection measures through implementation and verification.

Working within Systems Engineering & Integrated Test (SEIT), this individual will collaborate with systems engineering, platform engineering, hardware, software, cybersecurity, and Government stakeholders to integrate program protection throughout system development, integration, testing, and fielding.