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Embedded Cyber Security Engineer
Company | AeroVironment |
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Location | Simi Valley, CA, USA |
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Salary | $153308 – $217140 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
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Experience Level | Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Bachelor or Master Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems and Operations, or similar field and/or 12+ years of related experience.
- 5 years’ experience in cyber security and embedded hardware.
- Computer Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Offensive Security Certified Professional (OCSP).
- Experience obtaining CMMC certification.
- Must be capable of obtaining and maintaining a DoD Secret security clearance.
- Experience with developing and analyzing hardware, embedded, and/or IoT systems.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the product R&D teams helping them to understand the security mindset, guiding them to implement specific security controls for product/system wide security needs.
- Coordinate with Electrical and Hardware engineering to ensure security requirements are considered and fulfilled in the hardware selection and design.
- Coordinate with embedded system Architect and Developers to ensure the security design is implemented as intended.
- Coordinate with SW Developers and manufacturing engineering to ensure security needs are met.
- Review system design from a security perspective to identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses in the architecture.
- Author product security policies, standards, and procedures.
- Champion consistent implementation of the embedded system security practices across projects.
- Contribute to the development of tools, processes, and policies to prevent, detect, and resolve classes of issues across the entire development lifecycle, including supply chain and manufacturing.
- Develop security for embedded hardware, firmware, and microprocessors.
- Support selection of hardware components, third-party software, security tools and vendors.
- Conduct embedded product and device cybersecurity activities ranging from incident response to vulnerability assessments to mitigation implementation.
- Develop new approaches and countermeasures for emerging threats to embedded systems.
- Manage security-related deliverables for regulatory bodies.
- Other duties as assigned.
Preferred Qualifications
- Certified Information System Manager (CISM).
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).
- Experience achieving ISO 27001 certification.
- Experience complying with NIST Cybersecurity standards and guidance.
- Experience complying with the requirement of the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM).
- Experience with one or more of the following technical areas: Wireless and/or network communications
- Basic knowledge of common hardware components, packaging, and board-level integration
- Basic technical understanding of circuits and PCB layout designs
- Basic knowledge of common cryptographic algorithms and protocols, implementation attacks (i.e., side-channel and fault injection)
- Hardware security implementation analysis and exploitation (cryptography, side-channel analysis, and/or fault injection)
- Able to excel in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, where small teams share a broad variety of duties
- Displays strong initiative and drive to accomplish goals and meet company objectives
- Takes ownership and responsibility for current and past work products
- Is committed to learning from mistakes and driven to improve and enhance performance of oneself, others, and the company
- Focuses on teamwork and puts the success of the team above one’s own interests