About this role
Cybersecurity Test Engineer responsible for adversarial testing and certification of aircraft systems, including HIL/SIL campaigns and embedded software security.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan, design, and execute HIL/SIL cyber test campaigns; develop manual and automated test suites; build tools for cybersecurity testing; coordinate with customers and subcontractors; support malware analysis
Technical Overview
Involves cyber test planning, Python-based test scripts, bus protocol analysis, secure coding practices, and potential DoD security investigations.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a mid-level cybersecurity test engineer with 2+ years in adversarial testing and embedded avionics experience, capable of performing HIL/SIL cyber testing and malware analysis with DoD clearance eligibility.
Must-Have Skills
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or related technical degree2+ years experience in penetration/adversarial testing or cyber threat analysisAbility to obtain and maintain a U.S. DoD secret clearance
Nice-to-Have Skills
Experience in malware analysis capabilitiesBackground in testing embedded systems (bus exploitationfirmware reverse engineering)
Tools & Platforms
PythonC/C++
Required Skills
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering; 2+ years in penetration/adversarial testing and cyber threat analysis; Embedded avionics; ARINC 429; MIL-STD-1553; CAN; AFDX; 802.1DP; RTOS; Python; C/C++; secure development; malware analysis; DoD secret clearance
Hard Skills
Bachelor's degree in Computer ScienceComputer EngineeringPenetration testingadversarial testingcyber threat analysisvulnerability detectionexploitationARINC 429MIL-STD-1553CANAFDX802.1DPRTOSembedded avionicssecure developmentDoD secret clearancesecurity exploitsmalware analysisC/C++Python
Soft Skills
communicationproblem-solvingteamworkleadershipcritical thinking
Certifications
Preferred
Design for Six Sigma
Keywords for Your Resume
cybersecurity test engineerpenetration testingadversarial testingcyber threat analysisvulnerability detectionexploitationembedded avionicsRTOSbus analysisARINC 429MIL-STD-1553CANAFDX802.1DPPythonC/C++secure codingmalware analysisRTCA DO-178RTCA DO-254DoD secret clearancesecurity capabilitiesHIL/SILbus protocolssecurity clearance
Deal Breakers
Lack of DoD Secret clearance eligibility, No experience with embedded avionics or HIL/SIL testing
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