Systems Security Engineering Section Lead (M4) (Onsite-Fullerton, CA)

Prattwhitney; Fullerton (CA); On-site; USD 118,300 - 224,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

RTX invites applications for a System Security Engineering Section Lead (M4) in Fullerton, CA. This onsite role requires U.S. citizenship and an active DoD Secret clearance. The position emphasizes leading engineers, aligning security engineering with business goals, and ensuring RMF compliance across programs.

You will drive workforce planning, guide SSE development across lifecycles, and engage with customers to define requirements and evaluate solutions while supporting high-visibility bids.

Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret clearance is required prior to start date.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Experience in System Security Engineering and/or Cybersecurity Engineering.
• Experience with NIST RMF and security controls.

Responsibilities

• Invest in engineers' growth through performance feedback and career planning.
• Translate business strategy into actionable direction for the section.
• Lead workforce planning to ensure right talent at the right time.
• Manage tasking and development paths for section members.
• Lead hiring: shape requisitions, interview, and onboarding.

Skills

System Security Engineering

Cybersecurity Engineering

RMF experience

People management

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Job description

Position: System Security Engineering Section Lead (M4)
Location: Fullerton, CA (Onsite, US‑based)
Required: U.S. citizenship and active DoD Secret clearance

Responsibilities

• Invest in the continuous growth of engineers through thoughtful performance feedback, career planning, and cultivation of future technical leaders.
• Translate business strategy into actionable direction for the section and communicate insights upward to department and directorate leaders.
• Lead workforce planning to ensure programs have the right talent at the right time.
• Manage tasking and ensure section members are positioned for both success and development.
• Drive hiring excellence: shape requisitions, review resumes, interview candidates, participate in hiring events, make selection decisions, and lead onboarding.
• Partner with HR to navigate and resolve personnel matters.
• Collaborate closely with Program Managers, CAMs, and IPTLs to align technical execution with business objectives.
• Engage directly with customers to define SSE requirements, evaluate solutions, conduct trade studies, and communicate cost, system impacts, and security effectiveness.
• Lead planning, estimating, execution oversight, project tracking, reporting, and risk mitigation.
• Ensure robust compliance with NIST RMF controls and champion best‑in‑class security engineering practices.
• Provide architecture expertise and guidance on SSE approaches and challenges.
• Support high‑visibility bids and proposals that shape future business.
• Guide the definition, planning, and testing of security controls across networks, databases, OSs, hardware, and software components.
• Integrate SSE development activities seamlessly across the system lifecycle.
• Flow down top‑level security requirements to subsystems and guide implementation concepts.
• Navigate and uphold DoD technology release and export licensing requirements.

Qualifications (Must Have)

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.
• Active and transferable U.S. government‑issued DoD Secret security clearance is required prior to start date.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Experience in System Security Engineering and/or Cybersecurity Engineering.
• Experience working with the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF).
• Demonstrated experience managing, developing, and motivating engineering teams.

Qualifications (Preferred)

• Hands‑on experience designing, developing, and fielding SSE systems.
• Driving SSE implementation and business growth across full system lifecycles.
• Defining solutions that meet rigorous system security requirements.
• Supporting U.S. Government contract proposals as an Information Assurance subject‑matter expert.
• Familiarity with systems engineering processes and artifacts (e.g., A/B analyses, ConOps, architectures, SEMP).
• Experience with matrixed organizations and Systems Engineering processes (EVMS, EAC, Agile, proposal development).
• Experience in radar or RF systems engineering.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance is available.
• Salary range: 118,300USD – 224,900USD.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays.
• Eligibility for annual short‑term and/or long‑term incentive compensation programs (dependent on level and collective‑bargaining agreement).

Equal‑Opportunity Statement

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class.