Systems Security Engineer (SSE) - Andover

Salary: $142,000 - 182,000 per year Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science degree or higher in a STEM discipline; an advanced STEM degree is preferred.
• At least 6 years of Systems Engineering experience.
• Demonstrated experience developing anti-tamper technologies, techniques, and principles, including hardware and software protections, secure boot, and encryption; anti-tamper experience is essential.
• Knowledge of Systems Engineering principles, including requirements development and management, system design, and verification and validation.
• Experience with System Security Engineering principles, reverse engineering, and embedded security.
• Experience designing, implementing, and/or testing real-time embedded security solutions for Department of Defense platforms.
• Experience with cybersecurity and/or key management plans.
• Experience performing vulnerability assessments, threat modeling, and risk analysis to identify attack vectors and mitigation strategies.
• U.S. citizenship and an active U.S. government-issued DoD Secret clearance are required before starting; the clearance must have been active within the past 24 months.
• Familiarity with security state-of-the-art FPGAs and Intel CPUs is preferred.
• Familiarity with secure systems design, integration, testing, and fielding is preferred.
• Familiarity with VPX and/or rack-mount server hardware is preferred.
• Experience with Cameo Enterprise Architect or equivalent MBSE tools is preferred.
• Experience with Jama, Confluence, Jira, and Bitbucket is preferred.

• Develop next-generation rugged, secure processing solutions.
• Design, integrate, verify, and deliver rugged, secure embedded products.
• Create robust protections against reverse engineering, unauthorized access, and exploitation.
• Work with cross-functional engineering and business teams to address customer needs.

• Architect
• BitBucket
• Confluence
• Embedded
• Hardware
• JIRA
• Matrix
• Security

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We are hiring for multiple hybrid Systems Security Engineer positions nationwide within our Processing Technology business unit. You will join a multidisciplinary Systems Engineering team and contribute to technology across multiple business and product lines. The role involves working in a matrix organization alongside business-unit chief engineers, systems engineering, program management, business development, operations, supply chain, and executive leadership. We value an integrated approach, creative thinking, and empowered decision-making, and welcome candidates passionate about systems engineering, security, advanced technology, and secure or anti-tamper processing solutions.

last updated 42 week of 2026