Job Description Summary

Job Description

Working at our Grand Rapids Facility

For more than 15 years our manufacturing facilities in Grand Rapids have helped fuel the growth and success of GE Aerospace. Were producing high quality electronics and avionics parts and equipment to exacting standards. Including Avionics Computing Systems Mission System Navigation and Guidance and Vehicle Health & Data Management products. Were the career home for union and non-union employees who seek purpose and challenge in their careers. People just like you.

Role Overview

The TEMPEST Engineer will participate in the testing of high assurance encryption products required to comply with NSA TEMPEST specifications and other TEMPEST directives. TEMPEST experience and testing expertise will be used to perform engineering and formal TEMPEST testing as well as execute production TEMPEST testing audits on a sample of the production volume. This role will act as a TEMPEST advocate to the product hardware development team and train/mentor others in TEMPEST testing techniques.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Set up Equipment under test (EUT) in accordance with TEMPEST Test Plan
• Setup and operate test equipment to exercise EUT for TEMPEST testing
• Troubleshoot and debug test failures to ensure the source of the failure is known
• Maintain and organize Test Equipment and Test Chambers
• Properly execute TEMPEST test methods and signal analysis perform Test set up ambient measurements
• Assist the responsible CTPII with the creation of TEMPEST Test Plans/Procedures
• Conduct TEMPEST testing in accordance with NSTISSAM TEMPEST/1-92 and other TEMPEST specifications and memoranda
• Capture Test Data photographs drawings and other data necessary to create a TEMPEST Test report
• Participate in the execution of Engineering pre-compliance TEMPEST testing and Formal certification TEMPEST testing
• Execute production sample TEMPEST testing and data reporting
• Participate in the Certification of a new state-of-the-art TEMPEST facility and assist with certification under the TEMPEST Manufacturing and Test Services Program
• Travel up to 20%

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 7 years of experience in TEMPEST)
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in TEMPEST
• This role requires the successful candidate to obtain and maintain US Government Security Clearance; prerequisite for a security clearance is U.S. citizenship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering or related discipline
• Expert knowledge of NSTISSAM TEMPEST/1-92 and related NSA technical memorandums
• Experience using test equipment such as TEMPEST receivers Oscilloscopes signal generators power meters and other general RF and laboratory equipment
• Experience working with a multidisciplinary team to evaluate and troubleshoot production related issues
• Military TEMPEST Testing experience
• EMI/EMC Testing experience to MIL-STD-461 or DO-160

#securityclearance

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident U.S. Citizen have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e. a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

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