Platform Cybersecurity Engineer

General Dynamics

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Sterling Heights, MI
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57 days ago
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General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

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TL;DR · Platform Cybersecurity Engineer

The Platform Cybersecurity Engineer supports the Cyber and Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance section to ensure cyber architecture, technology evaluation, testing, and compliance for Ground Combat Platforms. This engineering management role involves integrating cross-functional technical scopes, developing cyber-physical design best practices, and managing system requirements including performance, weight, power, and reliability. The candidate will conduct trade studies, oversee verification plans, lead root cause corrective actions, and evaluate new C5ISR technologies. Key skills include experience with embedded systems, military vehicle development, threat analysis, risk assessment, and cyber tabletop exercises. Technical proficiency is required in Cameo Systems Modeler, SysML, and Microsoft Office tools. The role ensures compliance with NIST SP 800-37 and 800-53 standards while managing system security plans for complex cyber-physical systems within the military vehicle domain.

What you'll do

  • Integrate cross-functional cyber designs into vehicle systems while ensuring compliance with technical constraints.
  • Develop and implement cyber-physical design best practices and tools across the engineering enterprise.
  • Manage system requirements, interface allocations, and SWaP-CRaM constraints for cyber vehicle suites.
  • Conduct trade studies to balance space, weight, power, cost, and reliability for subsystem designs.
  • Oversee the development and execution of verification plans, including test and field site shakedowns.
  • Lead troubleshooting and Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) for production and development projects.
  • Evaluate new Cyber and C5ISR technologies for potential integration into company products.
  • Prepare and maintain System Security Plans (SSPs) and Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms).

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering, related science, or equivalent (relevant cyber technical certificates and management credentials also considered).
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience.
  • Experience with engineering and/or military projects.
  • Experience with Cameo Systems Modeler and modeling languages such as SysM.
  • Experience with embedded system engineering in Cyber space.
  • Experience with Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment (TARA) and Cyber Tabletop Exercise (CTTX) drills.
  • Experience leading teams in technical development projects.
  • This position requires a US security clearance.

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