Systems Security Engineer

Job Description

Systems Security Engineer

Indianapolis, IN

We’re looking for a Systems Security Engineer (cyber-physical embedded systems) to join our growing team. In this role, your focus will be on helping to secure a range of Roll-Royce Defense products against an increasingly diverse and complex range of threats. You’ll be part of a multi-disciplinary team, working together to tackle technical challenges in a stimulating and collaborative environment.

This is an exciting opportunity to work on flagship Rolls-Royce programs and play an important role in addressing some of the most complex and interesting technological challenges in Defense. You will be encouraged to further develop and leverage your skills and experience in System Security Engineering and to help grow RR capability in this pivotal area.

Dream Big and Make an Impact

This is a time of exciting growth for the Defense business as we work to develop power and propulsion systems for a range of new purposes and programs.  Against this backdrop of growth, ‘product’ cybersecurity – along with ‘enterprise’ cybersecurity – is ever more important.  As a result, we are growing our team of System Security Engineers and now seek an enthusiastic, self-starting individual to play an important role in developing and implementing cybersecurity capability for our Defense products.

At Rolls-Royce, we pioneer cutting-edge technologies that deliver the cleanest, safest and most competitive solutions to our planet’s vital power needs. We embrace the power of data and technology and aim to be Digital First in everything we do.

To ensure we continue to be pioneers of our industry, Rolls-Royce has a team of over 16,500 engineers around the globe. They include everyone from world experts in their field to those who manage hundreds of people and millions of dollars’ worth of investments. We recruit engineers at all levels and in a range of disciplines. And while we encourage specialisation, we also offer freedom to cross-specialise and develop skills across a number of different areas.

Rolls-Royce is a Military Friendly Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. You can learn more here

Key Accountabilities:

• Work with the core product security and LibertyWorks teams to determine the technology and processes required to meet customer requirements for system security and resiliency
• Act as a business technical specialist in secure cyber resilient engineering (SCRE), applying technical knowledge and providing technical direction as required throughout the product lifecycle: requirements, design, build, test, production, operations, and support
• Lead a small number of individuals or projects in this subject area, providing technical leadership to teams or projects in addition to having impact through functional knowledge
• Collaborate with government, customers, suppliers, and industry experts to enhance systems security capability and tools
• Identify new technological solutions to increase product cybersecurity and resilience, including identifying relevant emerging technologies and research areas
• Develop and update systems security and resilience good practice and help ensure the techniques, policies, procedures, and knowledge to enable us to implement this good practice across the business.

Basic Requirements:

• Associate degree with 4+ years of experience in a relevant engineering environment (Electrical, Software, Controls, Systems)
• Bachelor's degree in STEM discipline with experience in a relevant engineering environment (Electrical, Software, Controls, Systems) with 2+ years’ relevant experience, OR
• Master’s degree in STEM discipline with experience in a relevant engineering environment (Electrical, Software, Controls, Systems), OR
• JD/PhD OR
• 6+ years of experience in a relevant engineering environment (Electrical, Software, Controls, Systems), in lieu of degree.
• In order to be considered for this role, must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a high-level security clearance.

Preferred Requirements:

• Excellent systems thinking aptitude: the ability to understand complex system boundaries, interactions, and interdependencies across multiple abstraction layers throughout the systems’ entire lifecycle
• Some knowledge of embedded systems and the technical skills required to develop, implement, and secure such cyber-physical systems