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Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory · 18 hours ago

Strategic System Program Protection Engineer

Laurel, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$100K/yr - $228K/yr

5+ years exp

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory is seeking a Strategic Systems Program Protection Engineer to support U.S. strategic deterrence objectives. The role involves providing threat intelligence application and program protection expertise, collaborating with a team of researchers to develop strategic systems, and contributing to vital systems engineering and cybersecurity efforts.

EducationUniversities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Your primary responsibility will be to provide threat intelligence application and program protection expertise to the sustainment and recapitalization of U.S. Nuclear Triad and Strategic Deterrent Systems with emphasis on application of threat intelligence to the protection of development programs, or conduct of program protection efforts

You will work with a growing team of researchers, including systems engineering, test and evaluation, physics, cognitive science, social sciences, and cyber security who creatively apply security analysis, data science, behavioral research, and experimental methodologies to research and develop program protection activities, strategic deterrence initiatives, and acquisition/development strategy

You will provide technical leadership and direction pertaining applied behavioral science focused in areas such as development and analysis of program protection efforts including development of measures for analysis of effectiveness with tools and methods to enable effectiveness predictions across multi-domain activities

You will assure execution of tasks, and quality and timeliness of technical products through the application of best applied behavioral science practices

You will engage existing and potential new sponsors to define and develop new opportunities where the group can leverage its experience in support of new programs with critical challenges

You will research, investigate, and experiment with existing innovative technologies and look for creative new uses of software technologies to demonstrate system concepts that can be used by sponsors to identify and validate novel operational concepts

You will contribute to technical efforts and support program objectives focused on enabling strategic deterrence objectives

Qualification

Threat intelligence applicationProgram protection expertiseData analysisStatistical analysisExperimental methodsCybersecurity engineeringBehavioral scienceModel Based Systems EngineeringDigital EngineeringVerbal communicationWritten communicationCritical thinkingTeam leadership

Required

Have a MS degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Psychology or a related social/behavioral science/area studies with at least 5 years of technical experience relevant to Intelligence/Program Protection

Have a strong background in: Working in or with the intelligence community, agencies, and other partners

Have a strong background in: Working in or with the cyber operations community, agencies and other partners

Have a strong background in: Data analysis using both quantitative and qualitative methods

Have a strong background in: Statistical analysis and data management

Have a strong background in: Experimental methods

Have especially strong verbal and written communication skills, as well as strong critical thinking skills

Have shown the ability to interact effectively with and lead teams, including industry and government sponsors

Are willing and able to travel periodically to government, contractor, and/or other agency sites up to 25% of the time

Hold an active Top Secret security clearance and can ultimately obtain TS/SCI level clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government clearance investigation which requires you to meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship

Preferred

Have a PhD degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Psychology or a related social/behavioral science/area studies with at least 10 years of relevant technical experience relevant to Intelligence/Program Protection

Have experience with one more of the following: Line, project or program leadership experience

Have experience with one more of the following: SPSS, R, or other statistical analysis software

Have experience with one more of the following: Command & Control of the Information Environment (C2IE) and/or Integrated Joint Special Technical Operations (IJSTO)

Have experience with one more of the following: Trident II Strategic Weapons Systems SLBM, Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS), Minuteman ICBM Systems and/or Sentinel ICBM Systems, GBSD, NC3 modernization, other strategic deterrence efforts, or and/or relevant DoD organizations

Have prior knowledge of Strategic Systems Program organization and processes, Air Force Nuclear Weapon Center organization and processes, and/or Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition experience

Have prior knowledge of Strategic Deterrence mission organizations and processes at the operational level, U.S. Strategic Command and/or Pentagon service headquarters

Have understanding and/or experience with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and Digital Engineering (DE)

Demonstrated ability to set direction and implement plans to achieve goals and build capabilities including the pursuit of new initiatives and ability to engage sponsors

Have an active TS/SCI clearance

Benefits

Generous benefits

Robust education assistance program

Unparalleled retirement contributions

Healthy work/life balance

Comprehensive benefits package including retirement plans

Paid time off

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Flexible spending accounts

Education assistance

Training and development

Company

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is a not-for-profit university-affiliated research center (UARC) that provides solutions to complex national security and scientific challenges with technical expertise and prototyping, research and development, and analysis.

Founded in 1942

Laurel, Maryland, USA

5001-10000 employees