Principal System Analysis Engineer

Overview:

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Job Description Summary:
The High Availability Architecture Group within the Systems Engineering directorate is seeking a Distinguished System Security Engineer to guide and facilitate concept development, mission-system analysis, and requirement definition & compliance for critical, yet novel & disruptive cyber resilient technologies. This handpicked candidate must possess a unified System Security, Cybersecurity, and Cryptography expertise that can expand Draper's insight to address national security threats which remain prevalent throughout critical enterprises, infrastructure, systems, and operations.

A successful candidate will be equipped to propose modern solutions embedded with security awareness, that adhere to NIST, NSA, and DoD standards, to proactively mitigate unacceptable loss and unrecoverable downtime throughout their lifecycle. The multidisciplinary proficiencies supporting this initiative are System Security Concepts & Design Principles, Resilient Architecture, Anomaly & Contingency Management, and Cryptography & Key Management.

Job Description:

Duties/Responsibilities
Independently drive solutions to complex problems - develop requirements, propose ways forward when customer requirements are unclear or incomplete, and adapt appropriately to changes in requirements.
Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Systems Engineering
Provide insight and suggest design modifications based on analysis outcomes, and to apply analysis techniques across a range of technical challenges and disciplines
Identify program/system-level technical risks and develop and execute mitigation strategies.
Develop, document, and teach best practices to less experienced engineers
Actively mentors. Recognizes strengths and weaknesses in others and provides thoughtful constructive feedback.
Work in a collaborative multidisciplinary environment including stakeholders and external partners.
Contribute to translation of requirements into technical and architectural decisions.
Identify and develop relevant modeling and analysis techniques, and develop or integrate multi-domain qualitative models.
Present results that support system-level analysis, performance trade-offs, and real-time decision-making.
Communicate technical concepts effectively with customers, engineers, managers, and other stakeholders of all relevant disciplines.

Skills/Abilities
Excellent mathematical skills.
Thorough understanding of engineering theories and procedures.
Ability to collaborate within a diverse and multidisciplinary team.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Excellent time management skills with the proven ability to meet deadlines.
Demonstrate strong organization, planning, and time management skills to achieve program goals.
Demonstrated knowledge of multiple problem domains.
Multi-task and adapt to evolving priorities.
Ability to quickly become knowledgeable in new domains.

Education
Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, or other relevant Engineering field. Master's degree preferred.

Experience
Requires 7-10 years experience in systems analysis or related.
Experience in use of MBSE tools such as SysML, knowledge in MATLAB/Simulink.
Experience in integrating descriptive modeling tools with other simulation tools.

Additional Job Description:

• Proficiency applying System Theoretic Process Analysis for Security (STPA-Sec) to industry challenge problems
• Proficiency with Model-based System Engineering toolkits, such as Cameo/MagicDraw, DOORs/DoorsNG, Jama Connect for the purposes of attack surface modeling and rapid impact & gap analysis for validation
• An astute understanding of the applications of cryptography for complex weapon and space systems, cryptographic key management, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and the NSA's Key Management Infrastructure
• Experience documenting compliance towards parent specifications and standards (i.e.: NIST SP 800.160, NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0, DoD Cyber Tabletop Guide, NIST SP 800-57, NIST 800.53 & Risk Management Framework (RMF), MITRE Attack Framework, and DoD Instruction 3150.02)
• Proficiency in requirement derivation, definition, and analysis for System Security, Network Security, and Data Security needs
• Experience integrating vulnerability remediation, risk mitigation, and incident response within the Systems Engineering process.
• Experience drafting innovative R&D proposals to commercial government sponsors

Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security Government security clearance.

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Job Location - City:
Cambridge

Job Location - State:
Massachusetts

Job Location - Postal Code:
02139-3563

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