Aerospace Cybersecurity Engineer

Location: Pittsburg, PA

Client: Compute Systems/End client not disclosed yet

Skills: Cyber Security

Key Responsibilities- Cyber Security

• Lead cybersecurity activities for aerospace and avionics programs.

• Perform threat modeling, risk assessments, and security architecture reviews.

• Support secure software development, code signing, cryptography, secure boot, and secure firmware update processes.

• Conduct cybersecurity testing, vulnerability assessments, and penetration testing.

• Define cybersecurity measures for aerospace embedded systems, controllers, and aircraft platforms.

• Support compliance with aerospace and federal cybersecurity requirements.

• Review customer requirements, RFIs/RFQs, and contribute to proposal development.

• Interface with customers, federal contractors, and internal engineering teams.

• Support lab-based testing and occasional on-site assessments at customer and aircraft locations.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of cybersecurity engineering experience.

• 3+ years of aerospace cybersecurity experience.

Strong experience with:

o Aerospace threat modeling and risk assessments

o Embedded systems security

o Cryptography and code signing

o Vulnerability management

o Secure development lifecycle (SDLC)

o Hardware security and root-of-trust concepts

• Familiarity with aerospace cybersecurity standards such as:

o DO-326A / ED-202A

o DO-356A

o NIST Cybersecurity Framework

o FIPS 140-3

• Experience supporting ITAR-controlled and/or federal aerospace programs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting FAA, DoD, defense, or commercial aerospace programs.

• Knowledge of aircraft control systems, avionics, and aerospace hardware security architectures.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to work from the Pittsburgh cybersecurity lab.

• Willingness to travel as required for customer engagements and field testing.

• Strong communication skills to lead technical discussions and customer interactions.

Ideal Candidate: A hands-on cybersecurity professional with deep aerospace domain expertise who can independently lead cybersecurity assessments, customer discussions, and secure development activities for aerospace and defense projects.