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Senior Engineer, Cybersecurity (R5972)

Shield AI · Washington, D.C. · On-site

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About Shield AI

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About the role

We are seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to lead cybersecurity activities for an airborne aerospace and defense platform. This role will integrate cybersecurity across avionics, mission systems, aircraft networks, communications, embedded software, and ground-support systems.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer engineering, electrical engineering, software engineering, systems engineering, or a related field
  • Typically seven or more years of relevant cybersecurity or systems security experience
  • Experience with aircraft, aerospace, defense, or other mission-critical embedded systems
  • Knowledge of avionics, mission systems, platform networks, communications, or data links
  • Experience with threat modeling, secure system architecture, vulnerability analysis, and security testing
  • Familiarity with DoD RMF, NIST security guidance, cryptography, and key management
More about this role

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai . Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn , X , Instagram , and YouTube .

We are seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to lead cybersecurity activities for an airborne aerospace and defense platform. This role will integrate cybersecurity across avionics, mission systems, aircraft networks, communications, embedded software, and ground-support systems.

  • Develop the platform’s cybersecurity architecture, requirements, and protection strategy.
  • Perform threat modeling, vulnerability assessments, attack-surface analysis, and cyber risk assessments.
  • Define protections for secure boot, authentication, access control, encryption, key management, software updates, and data communications.
  • Apply defense-in-depth across aircraft...

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