Tempest Engineer

Gormat; Corridor North (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Gormat is seeking a TEMPEST Engineering professional to join a field-based team conducting TEMPEST testing and delivering engineering recommendations to secure critical national systems. You will work onsite with the customer, integrated with their team to ensure mission success and knowledge transfer from TEMPEST SMEs.

The role requires coordinating TEMPEST testing requirements with the CTTA, evaluating engineering change proposals for TEMPEST impact, and performing both lab and field testing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or an equivalent technical/scientific discipline.
• 10+ years of related professional experience.
• Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph security clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Define TEMPEST testing requirements as defined by the customer CTTA.
• Evaluate ECP packages to ensure TEMPEST integrity; recertify if needed.
• Attend technical meetings with crypto device users/customers CSCMs and vendor partners.
• Provide TEMPEST lab testing of certified cryptographic devices to meet current National TEMPEST standards.
• Perform TEMPEST Field testing to discover vulnerabilities in secure systems.
• Provide SME support when a cryptographic device has a TEMPEST vulnerability.

Skills

10+ years experience

Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Position Description

As part of our team, you'll work with TEMPEST engineers and SMEs performing TEMPEST testing and provide TEMPEST engineering recommendations to help ensure the security of our nation's systems. You'll learn from our existing TEMPEST subject matter experts to grow your knowledge and skills, as well as share your TEMPEST expertise with others. You'll get to work onsite with the customer, integrated into their team to ensure mission success.

Role:

• Ensure that TEMPEST testing requirements are defined by the customer's Certified TEMPEST Technical Authority (CTTA).
• Evaluate engineering change proposal (ECP) packages to ensure the proposed changes do not impact the TEMPEST integrity of the device, or if necessary, additional TEMPEST testing is performed to recertify the device.
• Attend technical meetings with crypto device users/customers CSCM's and vendor partners.
• Provide TEMPEST lab testing of certified cryptographic devices to ensure it meets the current National TEMPEST standard.
• Perform TEMPEST Field testing of cryptographic equipment to discover vulnerabilities in secure systems.
• Provide Subject Matter Expert (SME) support when a cryptographic device has a TEMPEST vulnerability.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or an equivalent technical/scientific discipline
• 10+ years of related professional experience
• Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph security clearance required

Preferred

• Military or IC experience in a relevant technical or RF field is preferred.
• 10+ years of related professional experience; Experience may be substituted with education as follows:
  • High School Diploma: + 15 years System Engineering Experience
  • Relevant Bachelor's degree in a STEM field + 11 years System Engineering
  • Relevant Master's degree in a STEM field + 9 years System Engineering
• Advanced degree may be preferred at this level
• Certified TEMPEST Professional Level II (CTP-II)
• 3+ years of experience with TEMPEST testing, and/or TEMPEST manufacturing