Senior Principal Edge Device Security Engineer
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- Shape MITRE’s embedded security work program by identifying the highest-value sponsor problems, aligning opportunities to MITRE’s strongest skills and expertise, and creating avenues for differentiated impact.
- Lead embedded security teams in analyzing the security of military edge devices, including foreign materiel analysis and mission-critical tactical platforms.
- Apply specialized expertise in position, navigation, and timing (PNT) systems to assess vulnerabilities, design resilient approaches, and develop defenses against spoofing, jamming, deception, and other mission impacts.
- Serve as a trusted technical advisor to sponsors; develop novel, creative, and technically rigorous ideas for addressing challenging mission problems and building sponsor trust through exceptional quality work.
- Develop technical roadmaps, prototypes, analyses, and demonstrations that advance edge device security capabilities and inform sponsor decisions.
- Build and leverage a strong network across government sponsors, MITRE, industry, and academia to identify collaboration opportunities and bring together disjoint teams around high-impact mission needs.
Requirements
- Typically requires a minimum of 12 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 10 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 7 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
- A minimum of 10 years of experience specifically in developing and/or assessing the security of edge devices
- Demonstrated ability to work with sponsors to understand mission needs, shape problem framing, and formulate actionable paths forward; excellent oral and written communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to build and leverage a strong network across government sponsors, connect disjoint teams and organizations, and create collaborations that improve mission impact.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and develop junior engineers and technical team members.
- Deep technical understanding of position, navigation, and timing (PNT) systems.
- Must have an active Top Secret/SCI U.S Government issued Security Clearance. Per the U.S. Government’s eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance.
- Ability to participate in classified discussions at the Bedford, MA campus secure facilities as needed.
- This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site, * Demonstrated experience developing research strategies and leading or coordinating a coherent technical portfolio to address high-risk mission challenges.
- Deep experience with hardware and software reverse engineering, vulnerability analysis, and security assessment of embedded systems, military edge devices, or related mission systems.
- Experience with foreign materiel analysis
About the company
Why choose between doing meaningful work and having a fulfilling life? At MITRE, you can have both. That’s because MITRE people are committed to tackling our nation’s toughest challenges-and we’re committed to the long-term well-being of our employees. MITRE is different from most technology companies. We are a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence what we do. The R&D centers we operate for the government create lasting impact in fields as diverse as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. We’re making a difference every day-working for a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world. Our workplace reflects our values. We offer competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities for career growth, and a culture of innovation that embraces adaptability, collaboration, technical excellence, and people in partnership. If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE - and make a difference with us.
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