Associate Cybersecurity Engineer

United States, Massachusetts, Northborough

Oct 13, 2026

Description

Aspen is a technology leader in sustainability and electrification solutions. The Company's aerogel technology enables its customers and partners to achieve their own objectives around the global megatrends of resource efficiency, e-mobility, and clean energy. Aspen's Pyro Thin products enable solutions to thermal runaway challenges within the electric vehicle ("EV") market. The Company's Cryogel and Pyrogel products are valued by the world's largest energy infrastructure companies.

Aspen's strategy is to partner with world-class industry leaders to leverage its Aerogel Technology Platform into additional high-value markets. Aspen is headquartered in Northborough, Mass.

At Aspen, our values reflect who we are and how we work both with each other and our customers, suppliers, and communities. They shape our interactions, guide our decisions, and inspire us to bring our best. Whether collaborating internally or externally, our values drive us to make a meaningful impact within Aspen and in all our relationships.

We Do the Right Thing

We are Problem Solvers

We are Allies

We Drive Forward

An early-career, hands-on position focused on daily security and network operations, documentation, audit evidence, awareness activities, initial alert triage, and corporate/OT infrastructure support.

• Support corporate and OT network operations by documenting network architecture, mapping switches and patch panels, validating VLAN assignments, and assisting with approved switch and firewall changes.
• Support the installation, cabling, configuration, inventory, and documentation of switches, firewalls, servers, wireless equipment, and other data center or plant infrastructure.
• Assist with the daily administration and monitoring of security platforms, including EDR, IDS/IPS, SIEM, vulnerability management, email security, password management, firewalls, SASE, and privileged access systems.
• Review security alerts, vulnerability findings, phishing reports, and system health notifications; document findings, perform initial triage, and elevate issues according to established procedures.
• Help troubleshoot email delivery and authentication issues involving SPF, DKIM, DMARC, approved third party senders, and email security platforms.
• Assist with recurring security control reviews, including user access, privileged accounts, firewall policies, access control lists, inactive accounts, vendor access, and security tool configuration.
• Collect, organize, validate, and maintain evidence for customer, and internal audits.
• Track identified vulnerabilities, audit findings, and control gaps through remediation and closure.
• Help operate the security awareness program by scheduling training and phishing simulations, tracking completion, following up with users, and preparing program metrics.
• Maintain security procedures, network diagrams, asset records, change records, knowledge base articles, and policy documentation.
• Participate in cybersecurity projects and incident response activities while developing deeper skills in networking, security engineering, compliance, and OT security.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Security, or a related field, preferred.
• 2+ years of experience in networking, IT infrastructure, and/or cybersecurity.
• CCNA, Network+, Security+, or a comparable certification.

Demonstrated Skills and

Competencies:

Required:

• Foundational knowledge of switching, routing, VLANs, firewalls, network segmentation, and common network protocols.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity principles, operational security tools, and industry best practices.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to follow established procedures, recognize when escalation is necessary, and manage multiple operational tasks.
• Eagerness to gain hands on experience across corporate networking, cybersecurity, data center infrastructure, and industrial/OT environments.

Preferred:

• Previous exposure to enterprise cybersecurity tools such as EDR, SIEM, vulnerability management, email security, or firewalls.
• Experience documenting networks, mapping switch and patch-panel connections, or maintaining asset inventories.
• Familiarity with SPF, DKIM, and DMARC.
• Exposure to manufacturing, industrial, or OT environments.
• Experience supporting audits, compliance activities, or…