Cyber Integration Engineer

Position: Cyber Integration Engineer

Location: On-Site Government Facility

Overview: A² Systems Engineering is seeking an experienced Cyber Integration Engineer to support the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Integration Office (SSIO). In this role, you will provide critical technical and systems engineering expertise to integrate space and cyber operational capabilities across the Department of Defense (DoD).As a key member of our Scientific, Engineering, and Technical Assistance (SETA) team, you will partner directly with Government leadership to evaluate enterprise mission requirements, bridge space and cyber domain architectures, assess cyber resiliency across complex missions, and advise on capability transition priorities.

The Opportunity: This role is tailored for a seasoned cyber systems engineering professional ready to operate beyond component-level or subsystem-level testing to tackle enterprise-wide mission resiliency and systemic operational risk. Working within a high-impact, collaborative technical team, you will evaluate how system performance, emerging cyber threats, architectural interfaces, and test deficiencies interact across operational kill chains. You will translate complex vulnerability and threat assessments into actionable operational insights and capability requirements for program managers and senior military leadership.

Key Responsibilities: The responsibilities are organized to reflect the end-to-end mission engineering lifecycle, flowing from mission definition and terrain mapping through integration, resiliency assessment, and capability resourcing:1. Mission & Threat Analysis Identify and document mission-essential functions, associated operational tasks, and mission dependencies across space and terrestrial segments. Map and characterize critical cyber terrain supporting end-to-end space mission threads and operational kill chains. Lead threat-informed vulnerability analyses to pinpoint operational and architectural gaps across contested mission environments.2. Architecture & Systems Integration Deliver technical expertise on major federated DoD systems and their command, control, communications, and battle management (C3BM) interfaces. Coordinate cross-organizational integration among DoD, Intelligence Community (IC), and commercial mission partners. Align cyber warfare and defensive cyber operations requirements across participating service components and defense agencies.3. Cyber Resiliency & Solution Formulation Assess the cyber resiliency of integrated space systems, ground segments, and enterprise communication links against advanced persistent threats. Formulate holistic capability solutions to remediate technical and operational vulnerabilities across DOTMLPF-P pillars. Evaluate and refine Enterprise Mission Requirement Documents (EMRDs) to ensure cyber survivability is incorporated into baseline architectures.4. Enterprise Planning & Resource Advocacy Advise Government leadership on capability prioritization for the Program Objective Memorandum (POM) planning cycle. Formulate evidence-based POM priority recommendations linking cyber risk mitigation directly to mission success.5. Task Decomposition, Progress Tracking Decompose complex cyber integration initiatives and system-of-systems engineering roadmaps into detailed work breakdown structures, discrete technical tasks, and verifiable project milestones. Utilize Knowledge Management and Task Management tools such as Warp Core, JIRA and Confluence to establish project tracking baselines, document technical deliverables, and provide clear milestone progress visibility to Government leadership.

Required Qualifications: The baseline qualifications below reflect a foundational progression from core education and technical tenure to domain-specific engineering expertise:

Education: Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline. Core Experience: 10+ years of progressive space systems engineering experience Security Clearance: Active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility and willingness to be submitted for SAP accesses.

Preferred Qualifications: Preferred qualifications are structured to demonstrate advanced certifications, domain alignment, and specialized methodologies: Systems Perspective: Demonstrated experience evaluating complex systems from an end-to-end enterprise or System-of-Systems (SoS) perspective. Mission Engineering: Proven track record developing and analyzing Design Reference Missions (DRMs) and Mission Engineering Threads (METs).Cyber Resiliency: Hands-on experience with cyber vulnerability assessments, cyber-resiliency evaluations, or threat-informed test and evaluation (T&E).Process Knowledge: Practical working knowledge of DoD systems engineering, technical risk management, and defense acquisition life cycles. Planning & Programming: Familiarity with the DoD Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process, specifically Program Objective Memorandum (POM) development and prioritization.1. Professional Credentials Active industry certification aligned with DoD 8140 / 8570: CISSP, CISM, CEH, Security+, GSEC, GCIH, or GCIA.Formal training or certification in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) or System-of-Systems architecture frameworks (SysML, DoDAF, MODAF, or UAF).2. Domain & Operational Experience Prior operational or engineering experience directly supporting the U.S. Space Force (USSF), Space Systems Command (SSC), or joint IC space organizations. Demonstrated technical experience integrating, verifying, or testing space vehicle payloads, ground command-and-control (C2) segments, or space cross-links.3. Threat Frameworks & Methodologies Direct experience applying cyber threat and vulnerability frameworks to system architectures (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK, MITRE D3FEND, SPARTA, NIST SP 800-160, CVE/CWE).Experience executing enterprise mission-thread assessments, kill-chain analyses, or integrated cyber survivability testing. Experience integrating adversary cyber threat intelligence (CTI) into mission engineering, digital engineering, or modeling and simulation (M&S) environments.

Salary Range: The anticipated annual salary range for this position is $190,000 to $210,000, depending on the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and other job-related factors. Final compensation will be determined based on these considerations.