The Embedded Cybersecurity Engineer I will address the security of the embedded systems in AeroVironment's products, ensuring compliance with security standards and contract requirements.
Requirements
- CompTIA Security+, GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC) or equivalent verifiable credentialed certification.
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Offensive Security Certified Professional (OCSP), or equivalent verifiable credentialed certification.
- Understanding of NIST Cybersecurity standards and guidance
- Familarity with National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM)
- Wireless and/or network communications
- Basic knowledge of common hardware components, packaging, and PCBA level integration
- Basic knowledge of common cryptographic algorithms and protocols, implementation attacks (i.e., side-channel and fault injection)
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the product R&D teams to help them understand the security mindset, guiding them to implement specific security controls for product/system wide security needs.
- Coordinate with Electrical and Hardware engineering to ensure security requirements are addressed in the hardware selection and design.
- Support embedded system Architect and Developers to ensure the security controls are implemented as intended.
- Support consistent implementation of the embedded system security practices across projects.
- Coordinate with SW Developers & manufacturing engineering to ensure security needs are met.
- Identify security needs for embedded hardware, firmware, software, and microprocessors.
- Support selection of hardware components, third-party software, security tools and vendors.
Other
- Bachelor’s degree required in Cybersecurity, Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or similar or related field, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong analytical, time management and organizational skills.
- Works well with little or no supervision and exercises independent judgement on a regular basis.
- Must be able to travel within the Continental U.S. and internationally when required.
