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Space System Cybersecurity Engineer

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The MITRE Space Intelligence Systems Department is looking for a Space System Cybersecurity Engineer who wants to drive innovative solutions, thought leadership, and evidence-based recommendations so the Intelligence Community (IC) can deliver the benefits and services our Mission Partners depend on to make a positive impact in the world.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate initiative by taking ownership of assigned tasks and delivering results within deadlines.
• Continuously learn and adapt to new tools, technologies, and methodologies relevant to the role.
• Contribute to team meetings and brainstorming sessions to drive creative problem-solving.
• Collaborate with team members to design, develop, and implement innovative solutions for sponsor challenges.
• Apply cybersecurity principles to a wide variety of systems and recommend solutions to increase cyber resilience.
• Develop and implement cybersecurity controls and procedure to address sponsor's requirements and challenges.
• Support cybersecurity assessments, analysis, and testing of space system cybersecurity, including participation in modeling, simulation, and lab testbed activities as needed.

Basic Qualifications:

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree; or 6 years and a master's degree or 3 years and a PhD or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Experience using at least one cybersecurity framework or standard (e.g., NIST Cybersecurity Framework, NIST SP 800-82, ISA/IEC 62443, DoD RMF, FISMA) in risk assessment, space systems engineering, or operations.
• Experience with or exposure to space system cybersecurity, industrial control systems (ICS), Operational Technology (OT), SCADA, or other control systems used in critical infrastructure or space missions (through professional work, lab projects, or research).
• Hands-on experience conducting cybersecurity assessments
• Ability to lead discussions, collaborate across different teams and organizations, and brief technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Must be a US citizen with an active TS/SCI w/Poly clearance to be considered.
• This position has an on-site requirement at MITRE or government locations of 5 days a week.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience applying MITRE ATT&CK and MITRE ATT&CK for space systems.
• Knowledge of space systems engineering and cybersecurity challenges unique to that ecosystem
• Deep technical expertise in one or more areas including modeling and simulation, systems engineering, mission engineering, OT countermeasures, threat emulation, or susceptibility assessment and analysis.
• Experience supporting or leading cyber simulation activities such as cyber ranges, lab-based experiments, Simulation Exercises (SIMEX), or Tabletop Exercises (TTXs) for space system stakeholders.
• Experience with detection engineering or threat hunting to identify adversary TTPs and develop analytics for malicious behavior on space systems.
• Experience contributing to or operationalizing cyber threat frameworks and tools (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK, ATT&CK for ICS, CALDERA, OpenCTI) to support adversary emulation, analysis, or defensive improvements.
• Experience working directly with space system owners, operators, and engineers.
• History of building trusted relationships with demanding customers or leaders.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, judgment, discretion, and tact.

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

Top Secret/SCI/Polygraph

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

Top Secret/SCI/Polygraph

Salary compensation range and midpoint:

$158,800 - $198,500 - $238,200 Annual

Work Location Type:

Onsite

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local or international law.

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