Systems Security Engineer, Programs

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Costa Mesa, CA · Corporate Technology : Product Security : Product Security

Systems Security Engineer for a defense technology company focused on securing advanced technologies including AI systems, command and control platforms, aerospace vehicles, and long-range sensors. Responsibilities include driving security engineering principles into design and integration, performing security architecture assessments, identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities, and baking security into products throughout the lifecycle. Requires experience in Systems Security Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related fields, with familiarity in embedded systems security and defense/national security systems. Must possess or be able to obtain a Top Secret security clearance.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own security end-to-end for assigned products—derive and decompose security requirements from customer needs and threat intelligence, design security architectures, and manage security through the full product lifecycle
  2. Implement security features and capabilities, develop and execute comprehensive security test strategies at multiple integration levels, and support major milestone deliveries (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, PRR)
  3. Brief security architectures and approaches to government customers and program leadership, translating complex security concepts for diverse audiences
  4. Collaborates and builds solutions with engineering teams to meet and exceed industry-standard security goals
  5. Collaborate with security assessment teams to assess Anduril’s products and integrated components to uncover potential weaknesses
  6. Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering teams to translate architectural requirements into implementations, and coordinate with security teams on threat modeling, validation, and testing

Skills

Required

  • Systems Security Engineering
  • Cybersecurity
  • Systems Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Software Engineering
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • security-relevant features on embedded hardware / FPGAs
  • secure boot
  • key management
  • security engineering and architecture for defense / national security systems and/or complex embedded commercial systems
  • effectively brief and interact regularly with highly technical government customers
  • Strong understanding of the “why” behind the product, systems, and security design
  • Currently possesses and is able to maintain at least a final active US Secret security clearance with SAP eligibility
  • Must be able to obtain a Top Secret security clearance

Nice to have

  • Possesses and able to maintain a U.S. TS Security clearance with SCI and/or SAP eligibility
  • Strong skills in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, Rust, Go, C/C++)
  • Experience assessing security of firmware, applications, network, IoT, or embedded systems
  • Fluency in modern USG cyber methodologies, including Cyber Survivability guidance and related policy (JSIG, ICD 503, CSEIG, NIST SP 800-160, Cyber T&E Guidebook, CMMC, etc.)
  • Experience developing cyber documentation for USG customers
  • Proven track record of excelling across the broader Systems Security Engineering domain, encompassing embedded Systems Engineering, Cybersecurity, Cyber Resiliency, Software Security
  • Experience creating and integrating with system design documentation in MBSE tools
  • Experience integrating with Software Assurance, Supply Chain Risk Management, Configuration Management, and System Test
  • Experience executing the Anti-Tamper process and authoring associated documentation
  • Experience with security testing on DoD systems (e.g. penetration testing, red teaming, vulnerability assessments)
  • Experience working with unmanned aircraft Group 3 class and above
  • Experience working with government or national security space systems

What the JD emphasized

  • security end-to-end
  • security requirements
  • security architectures
  • security test strategies
  • security architectures and approaches
  • security assessment teams
  • threat modeling
  • Systems Security Engineering
  • Cybersecurity
  • embedded systems security
  • defense / national security systems
  • US Secret security clearance
  • Top Secret security clearance