Cybersecurity Engineer, Product Security

CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with a multi-product portfolio that gives the ultimate advantage—domain dominance. The company's products are powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN) and are designed to empower warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams to act faster, adapt rapidly, and stay ahead of evolving threats.

We are seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer focused on Product Security to help design, assess, and secure our next-generation sensor platforms and supporting software ecosystems. This role will work closely with Software Engineering, Embedded Systems, Hardware Engineering, Infrastructure, and Program teams to ensure security is integrated throughout the product lifecycle — from architecture and development through deployment and operational support. The position requires experience securing complex software and hardware systems within defense, aerospace, or other highly regulated environments.

• Product Security Engineering
  • Design and implement secure software and hardware system architectures for mission-critical platforms and supporting infrastructure.
  • Partner with engineering teams to integrate security requirements throughout the SDLC.
  • Conduct architecture reviews and identify security risks across software, embedded, cloud, and hardware systems.
  • Develop secure design standards, engineering guidance, and product security best practices.
  • Support secure development initiatives including code review, dependency management, secrets management, and vulnerability remediation.
• Threat Modeling & Risk Assessment
  • Lead threat modeling exercises for software, embedded systems, hardware platforms, and supporting infrastructure.
  • Conduct cybersecurity risk assessments for products, systems, and operational environments.
  • Identify attack surfaces, trust boundaries, and potential exploitation paths.
  • Work with engineering teams to prioritize and remediate identified security risks.
  • Develop mitigation strategies for cybersecurity threats impacting deployed systems and sensitive technologies.
• Compliance & Security Authorization
  • Support cybersecurity compliance initiatives and product authorization efforts including RMF, ATO, export control, and regulated data handling requirements.
  • Assist with development of system security documentation, security controls, SSPs, and assessment artifacts.
  • Support internal and external security audits, assessments, and accreditation activities.
  • Collaborate with government, customer, and program stakeholders on security requirements and authorization activities.
• Security Testing & Validation
  • Assist with security testing activities including vulnerability assessments, penetration testing coordination, and validation of remediation efforts.
  • Support secure configuration and hardening efforts across software, operating systems, and embedded environments.
  • Review software and system telemetry to identify potential security weaknesses or anomalous behavior.
  • Collaborate with Security Operations and Infrastructure teams to improve enterprise and product security visibility.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Work closely with Software, Embedded, Hardware, Dev Ops, and Infrastructure teams to balance security, performance, and operational requirements.
  • Contribute to the development of scalable product security processes and governance.
  • Support customer and internal security reviews related to deployed technologies and operational environments.
  • Mentor engineering teams on secure development and security‑by‑design principles.

• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity engineering, product security, application security, or related engineering roles.
• Experience with software security design and secure system architecture principles.
• Hands-on experience conducting threat modeling and cybersecurity risk assessments.
• Knowledge of secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC) practices and application security concepts.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks and compliance standards including RMF, NIST 800‑53, NIST 800‑171, CMMC, DFARS.
• Experience supporting security authorization activities such as ATO processes and security…