Systems Engineer

Position Description

Idaho Scientific designs and deploys secure system solutions through novel CPU design, crypto cores, purpose-built system-on-a-chip architectures and hardened operating systems. Our solutions are the foundation for how military systems will remain safe and secure in the conflicts of the future. We need smart people like you to join us in solving hard problems that matter.

A Systems Engineer at Idaho Scientific is an industry-recognized, subject matter expert in systems architecture with a strong emphasis on microelectronics hardware security. Here you will have the opportunity to work on critical aspects of embedded security to protect our Nation’s critical infrastructure and tactical weapon systems. As a Systems Engineer, you will work alongside a team of highly talented hardware and software engineers to build new technologies to counter threats of tampering, reverse engineering, and supply chain exploits.

What You’ll Get to Do:

• Requirements management including creation, allocation, derivation, and tracing
• System architecture design and analysis, including technical reviews
• Developing and tracking key technical performance measures
• Conducting and leading Integration and test – troubleshooting and performing “hands on” verification as well as designing and developing tests, and executing them
• Technical Baseline Management, including change management, configuration management, defect resolution tracking, and release management
• Reviews of work products, including tracking review criteria, recording actions, tracking closure, and managing peer, internal, and external gate reviews
• Kanban board oversight and management
• Risk and opportunity management

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Ability to get a security clearance
• More than three (3) years of proven past performance in systems engineering; preference given to candidates who have experience with US Department of Defense (DoD) systems
• Advanced understanding of computer hardware and software architectures, including being able to clearly articulate how a CPU works, how a FPGA works, how Operating Systems (OS) work and how user space application runtime environments work
• Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics or related field
• Ability to clearly capture complex technical concepts in writing for both technical and general audiences
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Must be highly creative and have experience interfacing directly with external customers

Preferred Qualifications & Experience

• Active US Security Clearance
• Experience applying principles of cyber security to operational technology and embedded systems
• Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and Cameo tools
• System Security Engineering (SSE) experience including key management plans, attack and countermeasure trees
• Experience with principals in Cyber Security, Cryptography
• Embedded System Development
• Subject matter expertise in computer, electrical, or software engineering
• Knowledge of secure boot process, UEFI and startup of popular OSs

Location

The preferred work location is at Idaho Scientific headquarters in Boise, Idaho or in Salt Lake City, Utah

Commitment to Diversity

Idaho Scientific is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will not be discriminated against due to race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition including pregnancy, or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal law

Briefly describe your hands-on experience or academic background in microelectronics, particularly with ASICs, FPGAs, or processors. What role did you play in those projects?*

What types of design reviews have you participated in (e.g., Systems Requirements Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review, etc.)? What was your role?*

Explain your previous work experience with requirements creation, derivation, validation, and/or review.*

How familiar are you with DoD 5000 series and other acquisition frameworks? How have they influenced your design review practices?*

How many years of systems engineering experience do you have?*

Do you have the ability to obtain a DoD security clearance?*

Are you able to reliably commute to the preferred work location(s) listed in the job description?*

What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed?*

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