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# Senior Principal System Security Engineer (Program (Anti-Tamper/Program Protection) P5 (Onsite)

- **Company:** RTX
- **Location:** Woburn, MA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $132,400.0 - $251,600.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Adobe InDesign, Agile Methodology, Cyber Security, Firmware, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Scrum Methodology, Reverse Engineering, Software Requirements Analysis, Subsystems, Network Routers, Firewalls (Computer Science), Information Technology, Scap Compliance Checker, Network Server
- **Published:** July 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/86C03B362ED8442AB7D5AFDAF04EBE11/job/

## About the Role

* Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 10 years of prior relevant experience
 * Active and transferable U.S. government issued Secret security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
 * Experience in technical leadership
 * Experience in the field of System Security Engineering, computer technology reverse engineering, anti-tamper, cybersecurity, or embedded security
 * Experience designing, implementing, testing, and fielding real-time embedded security-oriented solutions on Department of Defense (DoD) programs with secure systems technologies, methodologies, policies, and guidelines
 * Experience generating security (cyber, anti-tamper and/or program protection) requirements, design and architecture artifacts, plans, and/or policies

Qualifications We Prefer

 * DoD Top Secret clearance with current SSBI within last 5 years desired
 * Experience in design, development and fielding of SSE systems
 * Software, Firmware, & Microelectronics Engineering, Cryptography and FPGA design
 * Attack threat modeling / Critical Program Information Assessments
 * Experience in the implementation and business growth of SSE implementation throughout the entire life cycle
 * Experience in solutions meeting robust SSE systems security requirements
 * Cyber Certifications in accordance with DoDD 8570/DoDD 8140 such as CISSP, GSLC, CEH
 * Program management experience with SSE
 * Broad understanding of technology and working knowledge of DODI-S-5230.28
 * Aircraft/weapons integration experience
 * Strategic planning and proposal writing skills
 * Candidate must exhibit an exceptional degree of ingenuity, creativity, and resourcefulness
 * Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact positively with coworkers, suppliers, stakeholders, and customers in a team environment
 * Experience contributing to a team environment for the purpose of developing creative solutions to technical problems

## Description

Raytheon is seeking a Senior Principal Systems Security Engineer (Anti-Tamper/Program Protection) - P5 to join our elite Systems Security Engineering (SSE) team for the Systems Directorate in developing solutions to protect the Warfighter's technology advantage. Systems Security Engineering creates holistic security solutions leveraging Cybersecurity, Software Assurance, and Supply Chain Risk Management to support Program Protection on embedded weapons systems. Join our highly visible team and perform technically challenging assignments, which will directly contribute to protecting our nation and our Warfighters. The individual will work with the program and customer in the development of the system, providing strategic input and planning for the system, applications, architecture, and design in a dynamic, agile development environment. This is an onsite position at Raytheon.

What You Will Do

 * Support implementation of SSE solutions into RTX products
 * Interact with the customer 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
 * Plan and guide SSE implementations in customer systems
 * Consult and assist program line management with SSE architectures and issues
 * Attack threat modeling / Critical Program Information Assessments
 * Develop top-level system requirements, and flowing down requirements and implementation concepts to subsystem
 * Validate secure configuration of routers, switches, firewalls, servers, operating systems, applications, and other assets, using DoD approved scanning and assessment tools such as ACAS, STIG, SCAP Compliance Checker, and HBSS
 * Performing Task Lead duties (e.g., task planning, product owner, scrum master)
 * Ensure compliance with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Risk Management Framework (RMF) controls
 * Support the development of bids and proposals
 * Understanding, and compliance with, DoD technology release and export licensing policies


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