Senior System Security Engineer — Anti-Tamper (Secret)

Northrop Grumman; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems in Northridge, CA seeks a System Security Engineer 3/4 to join a team developing anti-tamper security solutions for weapon systems. On-site, DoD Secret clearance required. The role emphasizes SSE across Advanced Weapons programs and collaboration among disciplines.

Responsibilities include AT architecture, CPI protection, requirements and test planning, and presenting technical results to leadership and government customers.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Engineering/CS with 5+ years of technical experience.
• Systems engineering knowledge of weapon systems platforms.
• Experience with embedded software or hardware.
• Strong analytical and technical writing skills.
• Active DoD Secret clearance or ability to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Analyze system requirements, architectures, and interfaces to identify AT CPI and protection needs.
• Define AT architectures and derive AT requirements.
• Write and maintain AT Plans and Verification & Validation procedures.
• Collaborate with systems, software, and hardware teams to integrate AT into weapon design.
• Deliver briefings and technical documentation to leadership and government customers.

Education

BS degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related STEM

MS degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related STEM

Tools

Embedded software

Hardware design

Verification & Validation

RMF / NIST / STIGs knowledge

Job description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems in Northridge, CA seeks a System Security Engineer 3/4 to join a team developing anti-tamper security solutions for weapon systems. On-site, DoD Secret clearance required. The role emphasizes SSE across Advanced Weapons programs and collaboration among disciplines.

Responsibilities include AT architecture, CPI protection, requirements and test planning, and presenting technical results to leadership and government customers.