Senior Aerospace Cybersecurity Engineer

• Lead cybersecurity activities for aerospace and avionics programs.
• Perform threat modeling, risk assessments, and security architecture reviews.
• Support secure software development, code signing, cryptography, secure boot, and secure firmware update processes.
• Conduct cybersecurity testing, vulnerability assessments, and penetration testing.
• Define cybersecurity measures for aerospace embedded systems, controllers, and aircraft platforms.
• Support compliance with aerospace and federal cybersecurity requirements.
• Review customer requirements, RFIs/RFQs, and contribute to proposal development.
• Interface with customers, federal contractors, and internal engineering teams.
• Support lab-based testing and occasional on-site assessments at customer and aircraft locations.

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of cybersecurity engineering experience.
• 3+ years of aerospace cybersecurity experience.
• Strong experience with:
  • Aerospace threat modeling and risk assessments
  • Embedded systems security
  • Cryptography and code signing
  • Vulnerability management
  • Secure Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
  • Hardware security and root-of-trust concepts

Cybersecurity Standards:

Familiarity with aerospace cybersecurity standards such as:

• DO-326A / ED-202A
• DO-356A
• NIST Cybersecurity Framework
• FIPS 140-3
• Experience supporting ITAR-controlled and/or federal aerospace programs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting FAA, DoD, defense, or commercial aerospace programs.
• Knowledge of aircraft control systems, avionics, and aerospace hardware security architectures.