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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sentinel - Systems Security Engineer - 16416* - **Company:** Northrop Grumman - **Location:** Huntsville, AL, United States - **Salary:** $79,300.0 - $118,900.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Data Analysis, Systems Engineering, Cyber Security, Databases, Firmware, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Description Language, Hardware Security Module, Power BI, Requirements Management, Tableau (Software), Verilog, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Software Vulnerability Management, Data Processing, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, DOORS (Software), SC Clearance, Vulnerability Analysis - **Published:** August 27, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/86B5C839C103497395915F0C38A36169/job/ ## About the Role * 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., * 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 information (CPI). * Experience in any of the full product life cycles of: ASIC Design, FPGA Design. * Experience in HDL (VHDL/Verilog), implementing designs using RTL. * Ability to show self as team player, able to multi-task, able to generate quality work products independently, able to make excellent judgement and show interpersonal skills. * Experience with data processing - taking various data sources and transforming this data into a viewable dashboard utilizing Tableau, Power BI, or other tools. * Experience utilizing a requirements management database, such as IBM DOORs. * Top Secret clearance ## Description 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 or Huntsville, AL 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 ## Related Videos - [Playing Pong on a shoulder press machine](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100140-playing-pong-on-a-shoulder-press-machine) - [Beyond Dashboards: Fixing Text-to-SQL with Semantic RAG](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2036-beyond-dashboards-fixing-text-to-sql-with-semantic-rag) - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) - [Agent Smith Gets Hardware: Autonomous IoT Hacking From Debug Port to Cloud API](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100258-agent-smith-gets-hardware-autonomous-iot-hacking-from-debug-port-to-cloud-api) - [Cyber Sleuth: Finding Hidden Connections in Cyber Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/893-cyber-sleuth-finding-hidden-connections-in-cyber-data) - [REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and more: A comparison of modern API styles](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100247-rest-graphql-grpc-and-more-a-comparison-of-modern-api-styles) ## Related Articles - [9 Ways to Make Money Hacking](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/333-9-ways-to-make-money-hacking) - [Dev Digest 134 - Where pixels sing?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/477-dev-digest-134-where-pixels-sing) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers)