ANTI-TAMPER SYSTEMS-HARDWARE ENGINEER

$120,000 - $183,000/Yr

Unclassified - Colorado Springs, CO

Full-time - Mid Level

Colorado Springs, CO

About the position

QTEC Aerospace is seeking an Anti-Tamper Systems/Hardware Engineer to support Missile Defense programs in Colorado Springs, CO. The role involves collaborating with industry and government professionals to enhance the security and effectiveness of missile defense systems. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining various program protection plans and assessments, ensuring the integrity of critical program information, and providing technical support to program leadership.

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
• Develop and deliver recommendations to improve program protection while meeting cost, schedule, and performance objectives
• 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 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 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
• Background experience with all system development life cycle aspects, including 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 an evolving minimum viable product (MVP)
• Ability to write and implement engineering plans within a project
• Experience engineering automation pipelines for effective development in rapidly changing environments
• Understanding of anti-tampering and exportability concerns and applying secure hardware/software methodologies
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with missile defense systems
• Familiarity with security clearance processes
• Knowledge of government contracting processes

Benefits

• Healthcare
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business