Aviation Security Engineer

Overview

We are seeking a full-time Aviation Security Engineer at Garmin's U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. In this role, you will be responsible for developing product security solutions for our aviation products. In this role, you will work closely with our design teams to develop security risk assessments, threat scenarios, and test the security posture of our equipment.


Essential Functions

• Conduct risk assessments and develop threat scenarios
• Define security measures to disposition threat scenarios
• Create product documentation to support releases and certifications
• Work closely with project software teams to implement security features
• Investigate software and equipment functions to support investigations and questions
• Conduct exploratory fuzz and penetration testing
• Develop tools to automate analysis
• Manage supplier technologies
• Create and maintain vulnerability dossiers
• Conduct security reviews of project changes and problem reports
• Maintain and improve security processes

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Computer Science, Aerospace, or Computer Engineering or another similar technical degree AND a minimum of 1 year of relevant experience OR an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule)
• Must possess demonstrated knowledge, education, and/or training of basic circuits (Digital, FPGA, Analog and/or RF)
• Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Superior organizational and analytical skills with keen attention to detail and quality
• Ability and desire to take ownership of new and/or existing projects
• Must be team-oriented, possess a positive attitude and work well with others, ensuring successful achievement of company goals

Desired Qualifications

• Demonstrated proficiency and experience necessary to develop moderately complex software in C, Python, or other languages
• Problem solving ability
• Ability to develop software, perform security testing, or conduct security risk assessments in accordance with industry standards (e.g. DO-178, DO-254, DO-326A)
• Experience with aviation certification standards
• Aviation experience or knowledge is a plus

Garmin International is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran's status, age or disability.

This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Employment Benefits