Cyber Systems Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: No

Description

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Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Cyber Systems Engineer  – Level 2 to join our team in Chandler, AZ.

The System Security Engineer (SSE) supports a multidisciplinary Systems Security Engineering team responsible for securing advanced missile and weapon systems throughout the development lifecycle. This role exposes the engineer to Anti-Tamper (AT) design, Cybersecurity engineering, Program Protection, hardware/firmware/software assurance, supply-chain security, and the system security processes used to safeguard Critical Program Information (CPI), mission-critical functions, and sensitive technologies.

This is a hands-on engineering position requiring strong analytical skills, a willingness to learn complex DoD requirements, and the ability to operate under senior engineer guidance.

Essential Functions/Key Responsibilities

• Support the development of security requirements, architecture, and design artifacts for embedded weapons / missile-system subsystems, integrating both Cybersecurity and Anti-Tamper (AT) considerations. 

• Assist in defining and documenting system security controls (hardware, firmware/software, supply chain, configuration management) and ensure secure configuration of components per DoD-approved security standards. 

• Participate in trade studies, threat-risk analyses, and system security trade-offs under supervision; support decomposition and allocation of security requirements into system design. 

• Work under the guidance of senior engineers to assist in verification, testing, and validation of security implementations, including vulnerability assessments, and security control validations using appropriate tools. 

• Collaborate within multidisciplinary teams (hardware, firmware/software, system integration, program management) to integrate security requirements into overall system design and development. 

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 0 years of professional experience  

• Demonstrated academic coursework, project work, or internship exposure in at least one of these domains: systems engineering, digital electronics design, embedded systems, software/firmware development, systems integration & test. 

• Ability to obtain DoD Government Secret Security Clearance

• US Citizen

• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to work collaboratively in team environments. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Coursework or experience in embedded systems, digital electronics, firmware, or avionics/hardened military electronics. 

• Familiarity with model-based systems engineering (MBSE), system architectural modeling, and system design lifecycle (requirements → design → implementation → test/integration). 

• Some exposure (academic or internship) to cybersecurity, software assurance, secure coding, or secure system design.

• Demonstrated ability or interest in system security integration under regulated/classified / DoD-style programs.

• Basic understanding of system test, integration, and verification processes for complex defense systems (electronics, embedded, software, hardware).

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