Principal Embedded Systems Security Engineer (Hybrid - Largo, FL) Secret clearance required

What You Will Do:

• Lead RMF Authorization to Operate (ATO) and NSA Type 1 Cryptographic Certification activities, including planning, development and review of security documentation, assessment evidence, findings, and remediation activities
• Lead cybersecurity requirement decomposition, allocation, implementation, and verification across system-level architectures, interfaces, and major system components
• Perform system-level analysis of requirements, models, interfaces, and architectures to identify security vulnerabilities and establish security requirements, mitigations, and verification methods
• Lead security engineering participation in system design reviews and document system-level security risks, technical recommendations, and required corrective actions
• Lead integration of security requirements across systems engineering, software, hardware, and test disciplines and track security issues through implementation, verification, and closure
• Lead security-focused SV&V activities, including development of test strategies, test plans, test procedures, test cases, test conduct, results analysis, and remediation recommendations
• Coordinate cybersecurity engineering activities across multiple engineering disciplines and resolve security issues affecting system requirements, architecture, design, implementation, and verification
• Evaluate security threats, vulnerabilities, technologies, and applicable security guidance and determine impacts to system architectures, requirements, and certification activities
• Provide technical direction to other security engineers and review security engineering products, analyses, and verification results for assigned systems
• Qualifications You Must Have:
• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and a minimum of 5 years of experience.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
• Active and transferable SECRET U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date
• Experience performing or leading cybersecurity or product security engineering activities for embedded, aerospace, defense, or other mission-critical systems
• Experience applying Risk Management Framework (RMF) processes to system certification, authorization, or security assessment activities
• Experience developing and reviewing technical security documentation, including security requirements, security assessments, certification artifacts, and verification documentation
• Experience decomposing, allocating, implementing, and verifying cybersecurity requirements across system architectures, interfaces, and components
• Experience analyzing system requirements, models, diagrams, interfaces, and architectures to identify security risks and develop security requirements and mitigation strategies
• Experience leading or coordinating security-focused system verification and validation activities, including development of test strategies, test plans, procedures, test conduct, results analysis, and remediation recommendations
• Experience coordinating cybersecurity engineering activities across systems engineering, software, hardware, and test organizations
• Qualifications We Prefer:
• Active and transferable TOP SECRET clearance
• Extensive experience with NSA cryptographic certification, Cross Domain Solution (CDS) requirements, and NIAP
• Advanced experience with DOORS, JIRA, Confluence, Cameo (MBSE), or other systems modeling and agile tools
• Advanced Security-related certifications (e.g., CISSP) and/or an Electrical or Computer Engineering degree
• Extensive experience with security protocols used in embedded systems and communications for aerospace environments
• Experience leading the use of DoD-focused security assessment tools such as SCC, NMAP, Evaluate-STIG, Nessus, ACAS, Vulnerator, eMASS, etc
• Experience with satellite systems, communication systems, and complex mission-critical embedded systems
• Experience providing technical direction and mentoring to other security engineers
• Demonstrated ability to lead security efforts across multidisciplinary engineering teams, resolve complex technical issues, and drive results
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex security risks and recommendations to engineering, program, and customer leadership
• What We Offer:
• Some of our competitive benefits package includes:
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
• And more!
• Learn More & Apply Now!
• Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.
• Collins Aerospace makes modern flight possible. Of course, that wouldn’t be possible without the capabilities and technologies of our organization, as well as our engineers – a highly skilled, accomplished network that spans more than 180 sites, 24 countries and 6 Strategic Business Units (SBUs).
• Our industry-leading experts are setting the standards for the aerospace industry and paving the way for the future. But as new challenges present themselves, we need fresh, creative and motivated minds to overcome these hurdles, help us break barriers and achieve new levels of innovation. Do you have what it takes to join a global organization that doesn’t shy away from big opportunities? If so, we invite you to join our ranks and create the next generation of aerospace technologies.
• Together, we will nurture an engineering culture that values intellectual curiosity, risk takers and integrity. A place where we will challenge ourselves, our teams, and the status quo and where we will work to find a way – the right way – to achieve what others can only dream of.
• Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. This position is classified as:
• Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. Ratio of time working onsite will be determined in partnership with your leader.
• As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.
• RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.
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