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Staff Cyber Engineer - Contractual

Sterling Heights, MI

Posted: 05/13/2025 Employment Type: Contract Job Industry: Defense/Government Job Number: 25-00736

Job Description


Position Description:

The function of this position is to support the Cyber and Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) section with responsibility for Cyber architecture, technology, evaluation, testing and compliance across the US market and support the delivery of products and services to Ground Combat Platforms. This is an engineering management position to broadly execute guidance from platform Chief Engineer, Systems Engineering Manager, and functional management.

The following are the key duties and skills required:
  • Exercise authority and responsibility for Cyber and tasks to help integrate cross-functional technical scope within schedule and other constraints. Help project team to ensure a balanced, integrated, and compliant Cyber design across the vehicle system.
  • Manage/support the identification, development and implementation of platform cyber-physical design best practices, tools and education across the entire engineering enterprise. This will be done with a cross functional team of engineering and program disciplines and form the basis for developing a cyber security culture within the engineering organization.
  • Develop and manage System requirements and interface allocations including Performance and Space, weight and Power-Cooling, Reliability and Maintenance SWaP-CRaM), and enforce across the design team;develop system specification requirements compliance documentation
  • Manage and coordinate requirements, architectures and system designs and any changes, conditions, inputs and final resolution for requirements, trades, and alternatives
  • Manage, develop, support and conduct trade studies/structured decisions for system and subsystem design including system-level impacts to include balance of space, weight, power, cost, reliability, and performance across a Cyber vehicle suite
  • Oversee/support development of verification plans and manage their execution including test and production and field site shakedown and verification
  • Participate in and lead design and integration troubleshooting/Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) and problem report/test incident resolution for production, development, test, or modification projects
  • Develop and evaluate checkpoint and design milestone artifacts and Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs) and review to ensure technical accuracy and compliance with contract requirements
  • Coordinate with platform Design Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) where interface is required, such as in threat analysis, interface development and requirements decomposition and compliance
  • Evaluate new Cyber and C5ISR technologies for potential use on products
  • Manage and participate in peer reviews

Position Requirements (candidates will be considered on the aggregate of the position requirements, it is not required that candidates possess experience in all categories):
  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering, related science or equivalent (Relevant cyber technical certificates and management credentials will be considered)
  • Minimum of 7+ years'experience
  • Experience leading engineering and/or military projects
  • Experience leading teams in technical development projects
  • Experience in military vehicle development and integration
  • Experience in interpreting higher level customer requirements and flowing them down to technology areas
  • Experience in developing and managing system level cyber requirements
  • Familiarity with various electrical line replaceable units and the development and troubleshooting of electronic hardware
  • Experience with cyber warfare, offensive and/or defensive
  • Experience with embedded systems, automotive and military related
  • Experience with software and computer science principles
  • Familiarity with cyber physical system security requirements
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Project)
  • Ability to travel (mostly domestic, some international) up to 15%
  • This position will require eligibility to obtain a US security clearance. (Non-US Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance)
  • This position may require the candidate to be able to climb on/off, work in, and work around military vehicles is desired. Must be able to pass ASR test (Anthropometric Size Requirement for confined space)

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

Alisha Ableson
Technical Recruiter

Alisha Ableson is a skilled Technical Recruiter in the Defense Division at CPI, where she provides specialized recruitment services to CPI's defense clients. With over 20 years of experience in recruitment, Alisha has successfully recruited across diverse disciplines, including technical, administrative, and operational roles.

Throughout her career, Alisha has built strong relationships with candidates, ensuring a seamless hiring process and consistently delivering exceptional results for her clients. Her extensive experience enables her to address even the most complex recruitment needs with confidence.

Alisha's dedication to client satisfaction and her ability to adapt to various industries make her a valuable asset to CPI and its defense clients.

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