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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Systems Engineer (Anti-Tamper) - **Company:** Serco - **Location:** Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Unit Testing, Systems Development Life Cycle, Reverse Engineering, SAP (Applications), Software Engineering, System Testing - **Published:** July 7, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9015587/senior-systems-engineer-anti-tamper ## About the Role * An active TOP-SECRET security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and access to Special Access Programs (SAP) and have a background investigation current within the past 5 years or under Continuous Vetting * Bachelor's Degree in Engineering with a minimum of 12 years experience in an engineering position with the DoD, other government agency, or DoD contractor * Masters Degree in a relevant engineering discipline with a minimum of 10 years experience in an engineering position with the DoD, other government agency, or DoD contractor * Minimum 3 years of SAP or SCI experience within the last 8 years * Ability to travel up to 10% (CONUS) Additional desired experience and skills: * Experience with Program Protection planning and implementation in weapon system programs * Experience evaluating current fielded weapons systems to determine anti-tamper and reverse engineering susceptibility based on vendor design * Experience working with industry to assess tamper resistance of current weapons systems within the acquisition development cycle * Experience working within the electronic exploitation lab environment to evaluate current and new processors, memory units, and electronic circuits to exploit weaknesses, identify improvements to design, and develop new standards to deter technological exploitation If you are interested in supporting and working with our Air Force and other military branches and a dedicated Serco team, then submit your application now for immediate consideration. It only takes a few minutes! ## Description If you want to work on cutting-edge DoD programs, Serco has a great opportunity for you! As a Senior Anti-Tamper Engineer specializing in systems engineering, you will be supporting the Special Programs Division, DoD Anti-Tamper (AT) Executive Agent Field Program Office (FPO) (AFLCMC/WAG-AT) at Wright Patterson AFB, OH. This position is contingent upon the ability to maintain/transfer active Department of War (DoW) Top Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI. WAG-AT conducts studies to identify new capabilities; matures laboratory technologies to be weapon system ready; and develops, tests, and rapidly fields new AT capabilities/products all which provide insight and foundational AT technology to seed DoD weapon system development programs. These are focused on reducing developmental risk and associated cost and schedule growth, ultimately ensuring AT architectures are developed, supporting protection of US warfighters against loss of life caused by technological exploitation of US weapons systems. * Apply DoD systems engineering process, policy, and procedures in the acquisition, manufacturing, fielding, and sustainment, modernization and disposal of new, existing and future weapons systems and capabilities, with specific experience in weapon system Program Protection planning and anti-tamper methods * Assess integrated circuitry, industry standard processors, and memory chips and determine methodologies for reverse engineering electronic systems and integrated circuitry * Provide engineering support for technology and product acquisitions to include long-term planning, request for proposal (RFP) development, and technical oversight of ongoing projects * Review and analyze proposals for design feasibility and system compatibility * Assess acquired capabilities in achieving system design requirements and specifications * For program protection, identify technologies and evaluate system/subsystem design functions and improvements to protect Critical Program Information (CPI) * Develop plans to assess security features of Government Off-The-Shelf (GOTS) and Commercial Off-The Shelf (COTS) components for CPI susceptibility/vulnerability to exploitation and reverse engineering. * Work with DoD Anti-Tamper Evaluation Teams to understand current designs and identify vulnerabilities to foreign and adversary exploitation * Assist efforts to improve US weapons system anti-tamper/anti-exploitation design, development, manufacturing, training, and sustainment * Evaluate system test plans and participate in conduct of system, subsystem, & component testing * Conduct engineering performance, supportability, schedule, and risk assessments and scheduling trade off studies ## Related Videos - [How To Test A Ball of Mud](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/173-how-to-test-a-ball-of-mud) - [Are you still programming unit tests or already generating?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/722-are-you-still-programming-unit-tests-or-already-generating) - [Independently together: how micro-applications improve developer experience + app performance](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/452-independently-together-how-micro-applications-improve-developer-experience-app-performance) - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) - [How Unit Testing Saved My Career](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1642-how-unit-testing-saved-my-career) - [Migrating half a million users to a new payment service provider](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/730-migrating-half-a-million-users-to-a-new-payment-service-provider) ## Related Articles - [9 Ways to Make Money Hacking](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/333-9-ways-to-make-money-hacking) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Dev Digest 134 - Where pixels sing?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/477-dev-digest-134-where-pixels-sing) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs)