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: 68 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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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The Senior Systems Engineer - Cryptographic Systems joins the Dedham Cyber Engineering team to develop, specify, and test mission-critical Department of Defense cybersecurity devices. In this role, you will design security architectures, cryptographic specifications, and secure communication protocols while defining cryptographic key-management strategies. Your daily responsibilities include creating test plans, executing black-box testing, and leading integration, interoperability, verification, and validation activities within the Interoperability Test Bed. You will collaborate with systems, software, hardware, and test engineering teams to deliver secure voice, data, and conferencing solutions. Required expertise includes cryptographic algorithms, secure communication systems, and technical specification writing. You will also identify opportunities to apply AI to improve engineering processes and technical outcomes for these complex national security communication systems.

What does a Systems Engineer earn in Massachusetts?

Median $119100 from 54 postings across 3 companies.

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Skills

Cryptographic Algorithms Security Architecture key-management Black-box Testing Cybersecurity Secure Communication Protocols Agile AI Systems Engineering Verification Validation

What you'll do

Develop security architectures, cryptographic specifications, and secure communication protocols.
Define and support cryptographic key-management strategies.
Create test plans and execute black-box testing for cybersecurity devices.
Lead integration, interoperability, verification, and validation activities in the Interoperability Test Bed.
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 Science, Engineering, Technology, or Mathematics field is required.
8+ years of job-related experience is required.
Master's degree plus 6 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 is preferred.
Familiarity with cybersecurity devices supporting secure voice, data, and conferencing applications is preferred.

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