Space Cybersecurity Engineer (Intelligence Center)

Overview In this role you will define and develop cybersecurity requirements for space systems and translate cybersecurity into architecture-level decisions. You will build capabilities and validate them within space architectures, working closely with MBSE/modeling teams to ensure traceability from capability to system elements. You will help measure cybersecurity effectiveness and support mission assurance across the space life cycle, contributing to a safer and more secure national space program. Compensation / Benefitscompetitive benefitsprofessional development opportunitiesculture of innovationcollaboration-focused environment ResponsibilitiesDefine and develop Space Systems cybersecurity requirements using systems engineering principlesDevelop Space system cybersecurity capabilities for architecture-level constructsDefine how cybersecurity capabilities are evaluated and validated within Space systemsDefine measurable outcomes for cybersecurity effectiveness (containment, detection, mission impact)Integrate with MBSE/modeling teams to ensure accurate representation of cybersecurity capabilities, trust boundaries, and enforcement points, with full traceability from capability through architecture to system elements Key requirements10+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s; or 8 years with a Master; or 5 years with a PhDBachelor’s or higher degree in engineering, computer science or applicable fieldDemonstrated experience applying cybersecurity to embedded, mission-critical, or constrained system environmentsExperience translating cybersecurity into system architecture decisionsExperience defining how system solutions are evaluated under failure or degraded conditionsActive TS/SCI clearance with polygraphU.S. CitizenshipOn-site 5 days a weekcollaboration across cross-functional teamsstrong communicationproblem-solving mindsetspace systems cybersecuritysystems engineering (SE)model-based systems engineering (MBSE)