Senior Vehicle Platform Cybersecurity Engineer

Onsite in Sterling Heights, Michigan, the Senior Vehicle Platform Cybersecurity Engineer leads cyber architecture, technology evaluation, testing, and compliance across US ground combat platforms. This role provides engineering management support to the platform Chief Engineer and requires the ability to obtain a US security clearance.

Compensation

USD 6,850 - 8,000 per hour

Location

Sterling Heights, MI, onsite

Responsibilities

• Exercise authority for cyber activities and coordinate cross functional technical scope to ensure a balanced, integrated, and compliant cyber design across the vehicle system within schedule and other constraints.
• Identify, develop, and implement platform cyber-physical design best practices, tools, and education across the engineering enterprise through collaboration with cross functional teams to foster a cyber security culture.
• Develop and manage system requirements and interface allocations including Performance and Space, weight and Power-Cooling, Reliability and Maintenance SWaP-CRaM, enforcing compliance and documenting system specification requirements.
• Coordinate requirements, architectures, system designs, and changes, including inputs and final resolutions for requirements, trades, and alternatives.
• Lead and support trade studies and structured decisions for system and subsystem designs, considering space, weight, power, cost, reliability, and performance across a Cyber vehicle suite.
• Oversee development and execution of verification plans, including test, production, and field site shakedown and verification activities.
• Lead design and integration troubleshooting and Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) and resolve problems reported during production, development, test, or modification projects.
• Develop and evaluate checkpoint and design milestone artifacts and Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs), ensuring technical accuracy and contract compliance.
• Coordinate with platform Design Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) for interfaces such as threat analysis, interface development, and requirements decomposition and compliance.
• Evaluate new Cyber and C5ISR technologies for potential use on products.
• Manage and participate in peer reviews.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related science or equivalent; relevant cyber technical certificates and management credentials will be considered.
• Minimum 7+ years of experience.
• Experience with engineering and/or military projects.
• Experience with Cameo Systems Modeler and modeling languages such as SysM.
• Experience with embedded system engineering in Cyber space.
• Experience with Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment (TARA).
• Experience with Cyber Tabletop Exercise (CTTX) drills.
• Ensure compliance with federal regulations and standards, including NIST SP 800-37 and NIST SP 800-53.
• Prepare and maintain System Security Plans (SSPs), Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms), and other required documentation.
• Experience leading teams in technical development projects.
• Experience in military vehicle development and integration.
• Experience interpreting higher level customer requirements and flowing them down to technology areas.
• Experience developing and managing system level cyber requirements.
• Familiarity with electrical line replaceable units and the development and troubleshooting of electronic hardware.
• Experience with cyber warfare, offensive and/or defensive.
• Experience with embedded systems, automotive and military related.
• Experience with software and computer science principles.
• Familiarity with cyber physical system security requirements.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Project).
• Ability to travel up to 15 percent (mostly domestic, some international).
• This position requires the ability to obtain a US security clearance.
• Ability to climb on/off and work around military vehicles and pass ASR test (Anthropometric Size Requirement for confined space) if required.

Technologies

• Cameo Systems Modeler
• SysM
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Visio
• Microsoft Project