Principal Engineer, Cybersecurity Battlespace; onsite

Position: Principal Engineer, Cybersecurity Battlespace (onsite)
** Date Posted:
**** Country:
** United States of America
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* Location:

** HIA
32:
Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE , Cedar Rapids, IA,  USA
** Position Role Type:
** Onsite
* * U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:
** The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
** Security Clearance:
** DoD Clearance:
Top Secret Join a fast-growing research team focused on developing new and innovative technologies to ensure the security of connected cyber physical systems.

Collins Aerospace is seeking experienced cyber engineers knowledgeable in embedded system and communication platform design to support a multifaceted portfolio of research and development activities within our Applied Research & Technology organization.  The responsibility of this role is to advanced cybersecurity research, including the possibility of directly leading complex technical development activities and multi-disciplinary teams in the development of new security techniques for connected platforms.

The person in this role should be self-motivated, serving as a primary technical contributor to new research and innovations in the communications security space.  The ideal candidate will possess deep experience in the threat analysis of mission- and safety-critical platforms, vulnerability analysis technologies, emerging security research, operational technology and embedded systems.  Outside of technical responsibilities, the candidate should be comfortable to collaborate with business partners and customers to identify new research opportunities, drive the successful transition and adoption of innovations, and develop new technology in securing cyber physical platforms.
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* What You Will Do:

*** Lead and contribute to the technical and strategic management of novel research and development projects in the cyber physical security
* Drive multi-disciplinary teams of hardware, software, communications, and systems engineers to develop, integrate, and evaluate new cyber security technologies
* Support advanced technology demonstrations delivering early customer engagement, innovation, and business impact
* Lead technical proposal preparation and the execution of government-sponsored science and technology research
* Cultivate strong partnerships with technology stakeholders across Collins business and customers to ensure collaboration and strategic alignment
* Must be willing and able to travel 10% of the time
** Qualifications You Must Have:
*** Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience
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* * an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience
* U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract
* The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance
* 1+ years experience working with embedded systems or industrial control systems or operational technology
* Previous research experience
** Qualifications We Prefer:
*** Ability to communicate and present to all levels of the organization
* Aerospace or defense experience
* Active DoD security clearance
* Experience working with FPGAs
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* What We Offer:

**** Some of our competitive benefits package includes:*
* • Medical, dental, and vision insurance  
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees  
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option  
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program  
• Life insurance and disability coverage  
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance,critical illness insurance, group legal,  protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning  
• Adoption Assistance   
• Autism Benefit  
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions  
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness…