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Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.\nResponsibilities for this Position\nRole and Position Objectives\nA successful candidate will possess implementation-level knowledge of vulnerabilities and countermeasures across embedded systems, including microcontrollers, FPGA-based systems-on-chip (SoCs), ASICs, and workstation-grade single-board computers. GDMS is equally interested in physical and virtual threat vectors. The Senior Systems Security Engineer serves as a senior technical contributor for assigned weapon-system security subsystems. The role leads subsystem security architecture, requirements, analysis, and verification activities while coordinating with customers, Government assessment laboratories, internal security red teams, and external suppliers. This is NOT an IT, Cybersecurity, or IA based role.\nPrimary Responsibilities\nLead security architecture, design, and requirements development for assigned devices or subsystems by eliciting and deriving key requirements from lead customers.\nEvaluate proposed and existing system architectures for reverse-engineering and cyber-exploitation vulnerabilities.\nDerive security requirements and lead security-focused analysis in continuous coordination with Government assessment laboratories and internal security red teams.\nDocument vulnerabilities, threats, and countermeasure recommendations in white papers and attack-countermeasure analyses.\nArchitect system-level security designs and requirements that address identified vulnerabilities in U.S. weapon systems.\nDevelop test strategies and plans for functional verification, including CPU, interconnect, eFPGA, power and clock-domain isolation, and provisioning-state transitions.\nLead assigned integration and verification activities, including hands-on troubleshooting, test development, execution, and results analysis.\nProvide systems engineering oversight for ASIC package and Development Kit design with external suppliers.\nEstablish and maintain CI/CD test capabilities for continuous, automated hardware and software testing.\nPrepare for, attend, and brief customer and Government design reviews.\nParticipate in product design lifecycle activities, including system architecture, design, development, verification, and release readiness.\nDistill complex technical concepts into clear writing to support proposals, customer engagements, and new product opportunities.\nContribute to product ideas, proposals, industry working groups, and security recommendations for relevant standards, policies, and procedures.\nIdentify opportunities to apply AI to continuous improvement and engineering innovation.\nWhat Sets You Apart\nMore than eight years of demonstrated embedded-systems security design experience; DoD embedded-systems security experience is preferred.\nExperience with ASIC or SoC design and verification, particularly system-level security architecture and integration oversight.\nAdvanced knowledge of cryptographic algorithms, their appropriate use, implementation vulnerabilities, and countermeasures.\nAdvanced knowledge of hardware and software attacks and vulnerabilities, with the ability to balance mitigations against acceptable residual risk.\nAdvanced understanding of computer hardware and software architectures, including CPUs, FPGAs, operating systems, and user-space application runtime environments.\nStrong written communication, analytical, problem-solving, and technical leadership skills.\nExperience working directly with external customers and suppliers to resolve challenging technical requirements.\nCommitment to ongoing professional development for self and others.\nSalary Note\nThis estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.Combined Salary Range\nUSD $142,407.00 - USD $150,195.00 /Yr.Company Overview\nGeneral Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. 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