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Job Title: Anti-Tamper Systems/ Hardware Engineer
Job Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Must have an active and transferable DoD security clearance with current investigation at the required level. Must be able to maintain the required clearance
Position Summary:
The Anti-Tamper Systems/Hardware Engineer will support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program by developing, implementing, and maintaining Anti-Tamper (AT), Program Protection (PP), Critical Program Information (CPI), and Defense Exportability strategies. The position supports risk assessments, system protection planning, verification and validation efforts, milestone reviews, and customer engagement activities to ensure protection of critical technologies and program assets.
Key Responsibilities:
Anti-Tamper and Program Protection
- Coordinate with Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Anti-Tamper (AT) and C2BMC leadership regarding updates and changes to the C2BMC system.
- Perform Anti-Tamper Risk and Threat Management Assessments and prepare associated reports.
- Develop analysis processes and prepare Anti-Tamper plans while providing coordination and input for near-term fielding decisions.
- Develop, deliver, and maintain:
- C2BMC Anti-Tamper Plan
- C2BMC Anti-Tamper Evaluation Plan
- C2BMC Key Management Plan
- C2BMC Program Protection Plan
- Develop, deliver, and maintain:
- Critical Program Information (CPI) analyses
- Defense Exportability Assessments
- Defense Export Strategy documentation
- Develop, deliver, and maintain waivers for CPI, Anti-Tamper, and Defense Exportability features.
- Identify risk-based technical countermeasures to protect C2BMC Critical Program Information and Critical Components.
- Develop recommendations that improve program protection while balancing cost, schedule, and performance objectives.
Verification, Validation, and Reviews
- Assess program Anti-Tamper and Program Protection designs and implementation plans in support of verification and validation efforts.
- Support program milestone reviews and fielding decisions.
- Verify that Anti-Tamper and Program Protection products meet entrance criteria and receive required approvals.
Technical Leadership and Customer Support
- Brief Anti-Tamper and Program Protection requirements to stakeholders.
- Prepare white papers, technical evaluations, and supporting documentation.
- Interact with customers to define System Security Engineering (SSE) requirements, solutions, trade studies, implementation approaches, system impacts, costs, and effectiveness.
- Support development of plans, cost estimates, task execution strategies, project tracking, reporting, and risk mitigation activities.
- Keep senior management informed of major accomplishments, issues, risks, and concerns.
Basic Qualifications
- Advanced degree with 7+ years of relevant experience; Bachelor's degree with 9+ years of relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Demonstrated ability to apply extensive technical expertise.
- Ability to solve complex problems requiring ingenuity, creativity, and independent judgment.
- Work is performed with minimal supervision and reviewed primarily for achievement of objectives.
- Erroneous decisions could significantly impact organizational objectives.
- May serve in project leadership roles and act as primary customer contact on significant technical matters.
Preferred Skills
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate across multi-site and multi-disciplinary teams.
- Ability to translate high-level requirements into an evolving Minimum Viable Product (MVP) leading to fielded solutions.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to clearly communicate technical approaches, recommendations, and findings.
- Experience developing and implementing engineering plans.
- Proven success working in collaborative team environments.
- Demonstrated experience performing duties similar to those described in this position.
- Experience designing automation pipelines that support agile development in rapidly changing environments.
- Understanding of Anti-Tamper and Defense Exportability requirements and secure hardware/software methodologies.
- Ability to work independently in highly dynamic environments.
- Self-starter capable of conducting research and documenting results effectively.
Travel Requirements
Some travel between Colorado Springs (COS) and Huntsville (HSV) development sites may be required.
Arcarithm is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.