CareerPlan

Principal Systems Engineer - Anti-Tamper

USAFull-time$108k–$205k2026-10-23 → 2026-11-10
Security clearance required

Core

Designing, implementing, testing, and fielding real-time embedded security solutions for Department of Defense programs, focusing on anti-tamper and system security engineering.

Role type

Principal Systems Security Engineer (Anti-Tamper)

Builds

Protective embedded security solutions for Warfighters

Domain

Defense / Embedded Security / Cybersecurity

Required skills

System Security Engineering, reverse engineering, Anti-Tamper, cybersecurity, embedded security, threat modeling, requirements generation, architecture documentation

Preferred skills

FPGA, Firmware, Cryptography, Embedded Network Security

Technologies

FPGA, Firmware, Cryptography, Embedded Network Security

Responsibilities

Collaborate with customers to establish SSE requirements and trade-offs; Conduct threat modeling and Critical Program Information Assessments; Develop top-level system requirements and decompose them into subsystem requirements; Validate secure configurations of network devices, servers, applications, and operating systems; Provide direction for SSE implementations in customer systems; Assist in deployment of Systems Security Engineering solutions in RTX products.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategy & mentorship