Senior System Security Engineer (SSE)

Responsibilities for this Position

Senior System Security Engineer (SSE)

ID: 2026-72821
US-ID-Boise US-UT-Salt Lake City
Required Clearance: Secret, obtainable within reasonable time based on requirements
Posted Date: 6/1/2026
Category: Engineering-Systems
Employment Type: Full Time
Hiring Company: General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc.

Basic Qualifications

Education Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field, plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree, plus a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience.

Clearance Requirements:

Ability to obtain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire. 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.

Responsibilities for this Position

ROLE AND POSITION OBJECTIVES:

A successful candidate will possess implemtation level details of vulnerabilities and their countermeasures across a wide range of system types including microcontrollers, FPGA based system-on-chip (SoC) system, and workstation grade single board computers. GDMS is equally interested in physical and virtual threat vectors.

Example Physical threats:

- Side Channel Analysis against crypto systems

- Glitching and fault injection

- Invasive and non-invasive chip and circuit card level failure analysis techniques

- JTAG and in-circuit debug

- Direct Memory access and bus protocol exploitation

Example Virtual threats:

- Software exploitation

- Firmware Exploitation

- Root Kits and Boot Kits

- Protocol exploitation

- Cryptanalysis

- CPU Side Channel Analysis

- Rowhammer

The primary responsibility of this candidate is to individually contribute to the vulnerability analysis and countermeasure selection/design for subsystem and component (circuit card or device level) elements within U.S. weapon systems.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Evaluate proposed or existing system architectures for reverse engineering and cyber exploitation vulnerabilities
• Document vulnerabilities in white papers and attack countermeasure analysis
• Architect system level security design and requirements to address the vulnerabilities enumerated within U.S. weapon systems.
• Prepare for, attend, and brief and customer and government design review meetings
• Participate in all aspects of the product design life cycle including system architecture, design, development, and verification
• Distill complex technical concepts into clear and concise writing to support proposals for new opportunitie
• Contribute to new product ideas and proposals
• Participate in industry working groups and provide security recommendations to relevant government and commercial standards, policies, and procedures

What sets you apart:

• More than five (5) years of proven past performance in embedded systems security design; preference given to candidates who have experience with US Department of Defense (DoD) embedded systems security

• Advanced knowledge of crypto algorithms, when and how to use each algorithm, vulnerabilities of each algorithm and vulnerabilities inherent to an implementation of each algorithm

• Advanced knowledge of attacks and vulnerabilities against hardware and software, as well as an understanding of balancing solutions with acceptable residual vulnerabilities

• Advanced understanding of computer hardware and software architectures, including being able to clearly articulate how a CPU works, how a FPGA works, how Operating Systems work and how user space application runtime environments work

• Ability to clearly capture complex technical concepts in writing for both technical and general audiences

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Must be highly creative and have experience interfacing directly with external customersegotiation and the ability to meet challenging customer requirements with win-win solutions

• Commitment to ongoing professional development for yourself and others
• Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation

Our Commitment to You:

• An exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development.
• Research oriented work, alongside award winning teams developing practical solutions for our nations security
• Flexible schedules with every other Friday off work, if desired (9/80 schedule)
• Competitive benefits, including 401k matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health & wellness programs, employee resource and social groups, and more
• See more at gdmissionsystems.com/careers/why-work-for-us/benefits

Workplace Options:
This position is expected to be in the Salt Lake City, Utah or Boise, Idaho office.

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Salary Note

This 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

USD $142,407.00 - USD $150,195.00 /Yr.

Company Overview

General 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. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

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