Sentinel - Systems Security Engineer - 16416*

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time ## Description At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman is seeking a highly motivated and qualified Systems Engineer (Level 2) to serve the Mission Defense Team (MDT) as the Hardware Assurance Engineer. This position will be in Roy, UT and will support the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program. Key protection activities will involve vendor research, hardware assurance, program protection, counterfeit prevention, and supply chain security. You will be responsible for assessing and prioritizing a broad spectrum of hardware security threats. What You'll Get To Do: * Assessment and analysis of threats, vulnerabilities, and risk for identified hardware and firmware components * Research, analyze data, and derive facts per identified vulnerabilities * Participate in a variety of working groups and customer meetings; ensure communication of risk environment with stakeholders * Contributes to program plans, goals, objectives, and milestones to for Hardware Assurance. * Review technical security assessments of a system, identifying points of vulnerability, non-compliance with established standards and regulations and recommended mitigation strategies. * Ensure the architecture and design of systems are functional and secure; support the design, development, implementation, and integration of security systems and system components. * Support MDT with other duties as assigned Basic Qualifications: * Bachelor’s degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 2 years of related experience, or a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of related experience. * Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years. * Must be able to be successfully screened for Enhanced Security Clearances, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs. * Minimum 2 years of applying and understanding Systems Security Engineering principles applicable to US Government Defense Programs. * Minimum 2 years in showing the ability to communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings. * Demonstrated experience and familiarity with vulnerability management. * Experience with Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE) concepts and tools. Preferred Qualifications: * Experience developing Systems Security Engineering requirements for hardware assurance. * Evaluating program processes and compliance strategies for large, complex multi-site programs. * Experience performing vulnerability analysis against hardware / firmware devices. * Experience analyzing supply chain part databases, such as ERAI, Silicon Expert, or GIDEP. * An understanding of Program Protection applicable to US Government Defense Programs and applied knowledge in the application of SSE principles across a broad spectrum of security measures (Cybersecurity, Counterfeit Awareness, Anti-Tamper, HW/SW Assurance, OPSEC, etc.) to protect critical program...