Unclassified - Huntsville, AL

posted about 1 month ago

Full-time
Huntsville, AL

About the position

QTEC Aerospace is seeking an Anti-Tamper Systems/Hardware Engineer to support Missile Defense programs. The role involves coordinating with the Missile Defense Agency, conducting risk assessments, developing anti-tamper plans, and ensuring program protection while meeting cost and performance objectives. The successful candidate will work as part of a multi-contractor team, contributing to the design and implementation of complex systems to protect critical program information.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate with Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Anti-tamper (AT) and program leadership on updates and/or changes to the system
  • Perform Anti-Tamper Risk and Threat Management Assessments and reports for the program
  • Develop the analysis process and preparation of the AT plan and provide coordination and input for near-term fielding decisions
  • Develop, deliver, and maintain the AT Plan, AT Evaluation Plan, Key Management Plan, and the Program Protection Plan
  • Develop, deliver, and maintain Critical Program Information (CPI) analysis, Defense Exportability Assessments, and defense export strategy
  • Develop, deliver, and maintain waivers for CPI, AT, or defense exportability features
  • Assess program protection and Anti-Tamper designs and implementation plans in support of verification and validation efforts
  • Identify risk-based technical countermeasures for the protection of Critical Program Information and Critical Components
  • Brief Anti-Tamper and Program Protection requirements and prepare white papers and evaluations as required
  • Support program milestone reviews and Fielding Decisions and verify entrance criteria are satisfied by having the Anti-Tamper and Program Protection products approved
  • Interact with customers to define SSE requirements, solutions, trades, costs, implementation, system impacts, and effectiveness
  • Support developing plans and estimates, task execution, project tracking, reporting, and risk identification and mitigation plans.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, or related field from an accredited college
  • At least 10 years of professional experience or at least 12 years of professional experience with a related master's degree
  • 8570 IAT - Level III (CISSP or equivalent)
  • Substantial understanding of system design and development, Service Oriented Architecture development principles, and CI/CD
  • Experience designing and implementing Anti-Tamper (AT) and/or Defense Exportability Features (DEF) solutions
  • Ability to engineer complex systems to ensure separation of concerns
  • Ability to factor confidentiality, integrity, and availability considerations in all phases of the system development lifecycle
  • Ability to understand and decompose requirements to support hardware components' implementation, verification, and validation testing
  • Ability to generate detailed, repeatable, automated test procedures
  • Ability to extract data to support analysis requirements
  • Ability to generate procedures that test functionality
  • Experience with Agile and Lean Product Development principles
  • Experience with Git, JIRA, Confluence, and other open-source development tools
  • Experience working in an integrated team environment with other systems, software, and specialty engineers
  • Understanding of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS)
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate with a team of high-performing individuals across a multi-site, multi-discipline organization
  • Ability to analyze high-level needs and refine them into a minimum viable product (MVP)
  • Experience in engineering automation pipelines for effective development in dynamic environments
  • Understanding of anti-tampering and exportability concerns and secure hardware/software methodologies
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Self-starter with ability to work independently and in a team environment
  • Current DoD SECRET level security clearance.
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