Senior Systems Engineer, Cryptographic Systems

General Dynamics

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Work type: On-site
Location: Dedham, MA
Salary: $164,892–$173,910 / yr
Posted: 22 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $169k

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About General Dynamics

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 · Senior Systems Engineer, Cryptographic Systems

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As a Senior Systems Engineer - Cryptographic Systems, you will join the Dedham Cyber Engineering team to develop, specify, and test mission-critical Department of Defense cybersecurity devices. You will be responsible for designing security architectures, developing cryptographic key-management strategies, and creating technical specifications for secure communication protocols. Your daily work involves performing black-box testing, leading integration, interoperability, verification, and validation activities within the Interoperability Test Bed for secure voice, data, and conferencing solutions. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary systems, software, hardware, and test engineering teams to deliver secure mission solutions while identifying opportunities to apply AI to improve technical outcomes. The role requires expertise in cryptographic algorithms, secure communication systems, and complex system testing to solve critical national-security challenges involving the protection of sensitive data across various communication platforms.

What does a Systems Engineer earn in Massachusetts?

Median $125000 from 48 postings across 4 companies.

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Skills

Cryptographic Algorithms Security Architecture key-management Black-box Testing Agile Systems Engineering verification, and validation Secure Communication Protocols AI Cybersecurity Devices

What you'll do

Develop security architectures, cryptographic specifications, and secure communication protocols.
Define and support cryptographic key-management strategies for mission-critical systems.
Create comprehensive test plans and execute black-box testing for cybersecurity devices.
Lead integration, interoperability, verification, and validation activities in the Interoperability Test Bed.
Design and test secure voice, data, and conferencing solutions.
Identify opportunities to apply AI to improve engineering processes and technical outcomes.

What we're looking for

U.S. citizenship is required.
Ability to obtain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required.
Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or a related STEM field is required.
Master's degree plus 6 years of job-related experience, or a Bachelor's degree plus 8 years of job-related experience, is required.
Experience with cryptographic algorithms and secure communication systems is required.
Experience writing technical specifications and test plans is required.
Experience performing black-box testing of complex systems is required.
Agile experience (preferred).

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