Anti-Tamper Subject Matter Expert
Anti-Tamper Subject Matter Expert
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$ 145000 - 225000
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CLEARANCE:Secret Clearance required. Ability to obtain Top Secret Clearance.
VERIFICATION: Successful Full Scope Background Check Required.
POSITION: Senior Engineer / Principal Engineer / SME I / SME II
DESCRIPTION:
You will take complete endtoend ownership of interactions with USG program offices and weapon and sensor system manufacturers in technical interchange meetings and Program reviews to achieve a technically acceptable AntiTamper implementation. You will lead the analysis of systems and export programs conduct vulnerability analyses of system level implementations and architectures as well as develop and review Program Protection Plans Science and Technology Protection Plans and AntiTamper plans and annexes to provide technical written feedback evaluations and guidance to USG programs and commercial clients. You will evaluate protection methodologies and devices used to prevent exploitation of US system technology alone or with a team of engineers. You will participate in the verification testing of antitamper protection treatments and implementations. You will produce test reports on protected systems of interest and develop/apply your skills in circumventing AT protection techniques to better harden customer systems.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The AT SME will serve as the senior consultant working directly with the clients team of hardware and software subject matter experts (SME) the program Technical Lead and the client Program Manager to support various projectspecific research scope and deliverables providing value to our customers. You will also contribute to the growth of both our government customer and internal R&D capability to help advance AntiTamper and Trusted / Secure Export technologies.
As a TECHFORGE team member the AT SME will work alone or on a team within an AGILE system / product development life cycle supporting activities which include requirements creation sprint planning and grooming etc. to collaborate across time zones via MS Teams collaboration tools and frequent video conferences. Some travel will be required to meet with the remote engineering and software development teams.
TRAVEL: The role will be hybrid with some remote work options available; but will require frequent time in the office with clients and team members in Dayton OH as well as some travel out of state as necessary for team & client meetings and/or presentations.
REQUIREMENTS:
- All candidates must be U.S. Citizens.
- All candidates must pass a background check.
- Must have active (or recently inactive) Secret clearance to start.
- The ability to obtain a Top Secret security clearance is also required but may not be necessary for every project.
- Must be able to travel up to 10 (CONUS) as needed.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to work in a remote collaborative team environment.
- Experience with remote collaboration tools (e.g. Teams WebEx Meet Zoom etc..
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
REQUIRED SKILLS:
- Must possesses the capability to organize plans and programs specifying the nature and sequence of actions to be accomplished in a specific project.
- Must possesses 8 years of professional experience in Systems integration/systems level engineering experience with DOD weapons or sensor systems including electronic design analysis or system test or system integration.
- Familiar with electronic components found in modern systems including Integrated Circuit FPGAs and ASIC technologies.
- Knowledgeable of protection features and devices.
- Familiarity with DOD 5000 series DOD 5200 series Defense Acquisition policy andHorizontal Protection of DoD Critical Program Information.
- Knowledgeable of system development processes and system level testing.
- Engage groups across the government microelectronics space antitamper organizations and commercial AT suppliers to support technical roadmaps for technology trade space and selection.
- Willing to learn the associated tools for tasking planning researching and data routing as applied within the scope of the program.
- Support development of Program Protection Plans Science and Technology Protection Plans and AntiTamper plans and annexes and other project documentation.
- Excellent analytical critical thinking and problemsolving skills.
- Excellent verbal communication skills comfortable interacting with technical peers and the ability to work as part of a team is required.
- Ability to communicate technical issues clearly and effectively and execute assignments with little supervision and actively participate in a collaborative team environment.
- Proficient technical writing skills and the ability to produce reports and presentations.
- Ability to generate and evaluate technical documents and reports.
- Ability to create technical briefings and materials and effectively present technical material to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
- Willing to travel to CONUS and/or OCONUS work locations 24 times per year.
MINIMUM EDUCATION: Bachelors degree in Physics Engineering Physics Computer Science Computer Engineering Electronics or Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering or similar field and at least 12 years of related professional experience; or 8 years of professional experience with a Masters or 6 or more years professional experience with a PhD.
DESIRED SKILLS:
- Advanced handson experience with system development processes and system level testing a plus.
- Microelectronics/Embedded Systems security experience such as Defensive Cyber or AntiTamper.
- Experience in FPGA or ASIC development including requirements definition design simulation implementation tape out and testing.
- Proficient in Hardware Description Languages (HDL) such as VHDL or Verilog and associated software tools.
- Proficient in embedded software development debug and testing.
- Experience with ModelBased Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and techniques.
- Experience working in a classified research environment.
- Prior experience implementing systems engineering tools and techniques.
- Strong interest in in learning new tools languages workflows and philosophies
SALARY: . The listed salary range for this role is intended as an estimate based on the roles location expectations and responsibilities. When extending an offer TECHFORGE takes many factors into consideration which include but are not limited to the candidates education training work experience and key skills related to the role.
OUR COMPANY
TECHFORGE Solutions (TFS) is an Aerospace and Defense company located in Dayton Ohio. Our amazing team is consistently delivering solutions to our customers most challenging problems in core business areas including aerospace systems autonomy business intelligence cloud technologies cybersecurity data science and enterprise risk governance. TECHFORGE is a leader in innovation and technology commercialization. At TECHFORGE Solutions we are committed to providing a work environment that is exciting challenging and deeply rewarding. We value our employees and provide industry leading benefits rewards and a healthy workplace to support them.
Due to the nature of our work U.S. citizenship is required for employment and employees may be required to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
TECHFORGE is committed to providing equal opportunity to applicants and employees without regard to race religion color national origin sex age disability pregnancy genetic information marital status veteran status sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law. This policy applies to all areas of employment including recruitment placement training transfer promotion lay off termination pay and other forms of compensation and benefits. The Company will comply with its legal obligation to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.
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Work Environment and Responsibilities
Every candidate is expected to be able to handle multiple priorities and the demands of a fastpaced environment. This role will operate in a professional office environment; whether onsite remote hybrid or clientsite.
Physical Environment and Responsibilities
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions required of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.
Other Duties/Changes
This role description is not intended to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all duties responsibilities or activities that are required of a team member for this job. Duties responsibilities and jobrelated activities may change at any time. At any point in time the essential functions and primary duties associated with this position will be the principal major or most important duties responsibilities and activities that the employee is expected to perform as determined and directed by management.
Employment Type
Full-Time
