Software Systems Engineer jobs in Carson, CA

Job Description

Mercury Systems is looking for the world's best and brightest emerging talent. If you want to tell people WHY you do what you do, rather than simply WHAT you do, Mercury is calling. Our Purpose, Innovation That Matters, inspires our people in making trusted, secure, mission-critical solutions profoundly more accessible to aerospace and defense. We bridge the gap between commercial technology and defense applications to address the industry's most pressing high-tech needs. Why? To help create a safer, more secure world.

As Principal Cyber Systems Security Engineer, you will support the cybersecurity engineering lead in helping to determine the necessary security measures, interact with the customer cybersecurity experts, and oversee the security testing of our products.

You will be a part ofmulti-disciplinary team working to provide secure avionics equipment directly to customers. You will be a part of ourPlatforms Systems organization at Mercury. Together, we design, develop, and produce the next generation of video data processing products ranging from high-definition video recorders to pilot display systems. We are an agile team focused on delivering innovative, high-quality products to our customers on time and on budget.

Duties Responsibilities:

• Lead a Team ofCybersecurity focused individuals.
• Support programs through the Risk Management Framework (RMF) process per DoDI 8510.01
• Apply cybersecurity risk management framework principles to the development and assessment of systems
• Conduct assessment and authorization activities to support recommendations to the services / customer authorizing official (AO) based on requirements, security impact levels and projected operational environment
• Select and tailor controls from the NIST SP 800-53 control catalog in view of system needs and constraints
• Participate in customer cybersecurity discussions and technical interchange meetings
• Perform duties of a security control accessor (SCA) to determine and analyze applicable program cybersecurity controls per NIST SP 800-53
• Conduct Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) analysis for programs
• Assess proposed changes to customer information systems, their operation environment, and mission needs for impacts to cybersecurity architectures and continued compliance with cybersecurity requirements
• Evaluate the threats and vulnerabilities to information systems to ensure security controls effectively mitigate the risk of exploits and verify security controls are correctly applied to the program requirements/design
• Contribute to cybersecurity requirement analysis and design implementation
• Author cybersecurity documentation to include Cybersecurity Implementation Plan and Program Protect Implementation Plans
• Provide inputs to development teams responsible for designing and developing organizational information systems
• Employ best practices when implementing security requirements for information systems including software engineering methodologies, system/security engineering principles, secure design, secure architecture, and secure coding techniques.
• Support interfacing with program managers to explain security requirements, risks and mitigations relative to their priorities of cost and schedule to ensure an acceptable risk tolerance
• Participate in system vulnerability identification and subsequent patching activities
• Conduct cybersecurity tests and author cybersecurity test reports
• Stay in-tune with current and new security technologies and threats to better support the customer in maintaining cybersecurity resilience

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or a related field with 8 years of technical experience with at least 6 years of direct program management experience
• Cybersecurity engineering experience with embedded systems development for Aerospace or Defense applications
• Experience with the Risk Management Framework (RMF) process
• Experience with Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) analysis
• This position requires you to have or obtain a government security clearance.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with the Risk Management Framework (RMF) process per DODI 8510.01
• Experience with determining RMF threat levels and selecting the appropriate security controls per CNSSI 1253
• Experience with applying NIST SP800-53 controls to the systems requirements/design
• Experience with Critical Program Information (CPI) analysis per DoDI 5200.39
• Experience with code analysis to include static and dynamic code analysis
• Experience with systems hardening tools and techniques
• Familiarity with FIPS 140 levels and security requirements
• Familiarity with cryptographic algorithms and their usage
• Familiarity with Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) for software or secure software practices
• Familiarity with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publications (SP)
• Familiarity with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) National Vulnerability Database (NVD) and its applicability to system vulnerabilities
• Familiarity with Letter of Volatility creation/review
• Industry security certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISA, GIAC Certifications, CISM, Security , etc.)
• Active Secret Clearance

Additional Information

Full-timeEquivalent Annual Salary Range: $95,000 - $200,000 for a Principal Engineer in Torrance, and Cypress CA USA.

The disclosed salary range is a general guideline for Mercury team members employed at the job level at the location listed above and does not include overtime for eligible hourly employees.

Mercury considers a variety of factors to determine individual base salary offers to candidates, including:

• The role and related responsibilities
• Prior work experience
• Education, training, skills and certifications
• Internal equity with others employed by Mercury in similar roles
• Geographic location
• Alignment with market data

In addition to base salary, Mercury provides a variety of benefits for team members including:

• Bonus opportunities (or special incentives for sales positions)
• Health, life and disability insurance
• Company-paid holidays and time off
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Discounted employee stock purchase plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Access to professional development and personal wellness platforms including LinkedIn Learning, Headspace, Aaptiv, and Virgin Pulse

Mercury offers a 9/80 alternative work schedule that provides employees more opportunity for work/ life balance (available based off location).

Export Requirements

This position may require you to access information that is subject to U.S. export regulations. You may only access such information if you are a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual.

Why Mercury?

Why should you join Mercury Systems?

Mercury Systems is a technology company that makes the world a safer, more secure place. We push processing power to the tactical edge, making the latest commercial technologies profoundly more accessible for today's most challenging aerospace and defense missions. From silicon to system scale, Mercury enables customers to accelerate innovation and turn data into decision superiority. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, Mercury employs more than 2,300 people in 24 locations worldwide. To learn more, visit mrcy.com

Our Culture

We are committed to making Mercury a great place to work, no matter where our employees are located. We offer a casual and enjoyable atmosphere that allows employees to learn and grow. We help and care for one another and work as one to achieve results for us and for our customers. We value communication and transparency, and strive to foster two-way dialogue at all levels of the organization. We are committed to lifelong learning, offering comprehensive skills training and tuition reimbursement. Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or you are an experienced professional, it's important to us that you feel recognized and rewarded for your contributions.

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Mercury Systems is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, creed, citizenship, disability, protected veteran or marital status.

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