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Staff Cyber Engineer
Job Description
Location: Flexible hybrid work environment with onsite requirements depending on project needs. Enjoy a balance of remote work and in-person collaboration on exciting, mission-critical initiatives.
Why This Role is Exciting:
Join a dynamic team that is at the forefront of innovation, supporting the development of next-generation Ground Combat Platforms for the U.S. Military. As a key leader in the Cyber and C5ISR division, you will directly impact the security and effectiveness of cutting-edge technologies, making a real difference in national defense. You'll manage cross-functional teams, drive complex technical solutions, and ensure that cyber solutions are not only compliant but also pioneering. This is more than just a job—it's an opportunity to shape the future of cyber defense systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leadership and Influence: Exercise authority over cyber-related tasks, ensuring an integrated and compliant cyber design across vehicle systems.
- Innovative Cyber Solutions: Manage and develop platform cyber-physical design best practices and promote a cyber-secure culture within the engineering enterprise.
- System Design Mastery: Develop and manage system requirements, including Performance, Space, Weight, Power-Cooling, Reliability, and Maintenance (SWaP-CRaM), while collaborating with a cross-functional team of experts.
- Impactful Decision-Making: Conduct trade studies to make balanced decisions on space, power, cost, reliability, and performance, ensuring the best system and subsystem designs.
- Integration Expertise: Lead troubleshooting and Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) efforts across production, development, and test phases.
- Hands-On Involvement: Oversee testing, production, and field verification processes to ensure successful system integration.
- Cutting-Edge Technology Evaluation: Stay on the leading edge by evaluating and integrating new Cyber and C5ISR technologies.
- Cutting-Edge Technology: Work with the latest advancements in Cyber Warfare and C5ISR, embedded systems, and military vehicle integration.
- Career Growth: This role offers you the chance to lead high-impact projects, collaborate with industry experts, and grow your leadership skills in the defense industry.
- National Impact: You’ll be contributing to the safety and effectiveness of military forces, helping to shape the future of defense technology.
- Flexibility: Enjoy a hybrid work model that allows for a flexible blend of remote and onsite work.
- Collaborative Culture: Join a supportive team of passionate professionals who value innovation, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 7+ years of engineering experience, with a focus on Cyber, C5ISR, or military vehicle development.
- Proven leadership experience managing technical teams and projects.
- Experience in developing and managing system-level cyber requirements.
- Familiarity with cyber warfare principles and embedded systems.
- Must be eligible for a U.S. Security clearance.
- Work-life balance with hybrid options.
- Growth opportunities through leadership and professional development programs.
- Competitive compensation with bonuses tied to project success.
- Access to the latest in defense technology and cutting-edge tools.
- Opportunity to travel both domestically and internationally.
US CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENT:
This assignment is a US Government Contract which requires all applicants to be US Citizens.
NO SUBCONTRACT REQUIREMENT:
No third-party applicants will be considered. If you are a third party contracting company, please do not respond to this position.
Meet Your Recruiter
Terry Walton
Technical Recruiter
Terry Walton was brought into Contract Professionals, Inc. to act as highly specialized and experienced technical recruiter, with a focus on engineering and informational technology. Known industry wide for his ability to cultivate and recruit best in class candidates, Terry was named the number one recruiter (out of 45 recruiters) with his previous employer, for more than six consecutive years. He was also a member of the Chairman’s Club from 2017-2019.
Passionate about mentoring others, Terry also has extensive experience training new recruiters to navigate the entire recruitment life cycle; providing novice recruiters with the education, skills, and tools necessary to become successful staffing specialists.
Terry was conferred a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Business Administration and Management from Robert Morris University in 2003.
Terry is happily married to Jennifer Walton. Together they have three boys: Houston 15, Phoenix 11, and Kingston 8. All their children play school and travel basketball, baseball, and football. A sports enthusiast himself, Terry coaches AAU All-Star Basketball. He is also the Head Coach of Grade School Tackle Football for Butler, PA.