Applied Cybersecurity Engineer, Associate

The MITRE Corporation

$85K — $127K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Less than 1 year of experience in a related field with a Bachelor's in cyber, electrical, systems, aerospace engineering, or similar.
  • Must be eligible for TS/SCI clearance.
  • Basic knowledge of systems engineering and cyber security tools.
  • Strong organizational, writing, and presentation skills.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively in small teams.
  • Recent intern experience at MITRE in the past year.

Responsibilities

  • Support the implementation of cyber resilient capabilities for US Air Force systems.
  • Conduct research and development to enhance system trust and assurance.
  • Analyze results to inform decision-making for sponsors.
  • Develop proof-of-concept systems utilizing new technologies.
  • Collaborate with vendors, academia, and sponsors to advance industry cyber security.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for learning and career growth.
  • Emphasis on technical leadership and innovation.
  • Collaborative work environment.
Full Job Description
Department Summary:

Join MITRE's Mission Resilience and Crypto Department (N157). Our work program is central to the cyber resilience of DoD missions and integral to the activities of the other MITRE portfolios. In partnership, our goal is to ensure Cyberspace Superiority and ensure Joint Forces can achieve their missions in a contested cyberspace environment.

MITRE's Mission Resilience and Crypto Department seeks a passionate, talented engineer to enhance cyber resiliency in US Air Force (AF) systems. The successful candidate will support the implementation of cyber resilient capabilities with a focus on research, development, and engineering aimed at maximizing the trust and assurance of systems, software, and protocols. Not only are we a place to learn and grow, but we are a place where technical leadership and the willingness to step up is appreciated. We place a high value on innovation and collaboration to:
  • Conceive of and advance novel technical ideas.
  • Provide deep analyses whose results drive decision-making by our sponsors.
  • Build proof-of-concept systems that leverage new technology and concepts.
  • Engage with the vendor community, academia, and our sponsors to raise the bar on cyber security throughout the industry.


Minimum Qualifications:
  • Typically requires less than 1 year of related experience with a related Bachelor's degree in cyber, electrical engineering, systems engineering, aerospace engineering, or similar field.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance
  • Basic knowledge of systems engineering and cyber security processes and tools.
  • Good organizational, writing, and presentation skills.
  • Ability to work successfully in small teams of engineers and collaborate on engineering products, demonstrations, and presentations.
  • Prior experience as an intern at MITRE in the last 12 months.


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Hands-on experience with DoD systems, specifically aircraft avionics and mission systems.
  • Basic understanding and experience with embedded serial protocols such I2C, SPI, UART, MIL-STD-1553, 1394b, ARINC-429, etc.
  • Proficiency with scripting and general programming.
  • Experience presenting technical material in the form of proposals, white papers, technical reports, and presentations.
  • 1 year of experience in cyber or related engineering field.


This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):
Not Applicable

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):
Top Secret/SCI

Salary compensation range and midpoint:
$85,200 - $106,500 - $127,800 Annual

Work Location Type:
Onsite

Benefits information may be found here.

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