Anti-Tamper Systems Engineer

Location: Washington D.C., DC, USA

Work Location: onsite

• Deliver expert technical guidance and support across a portfolio of advanced weapon systems, sensor technologies, and high-performance computing programs.
• Lead and provide critical technical assessments during the design, development, testing, fielding, and sustainment of next-generation Anti-Tamper (AT) technologies.
• Partner daily with Air Force program managers, engineers, and industry subject matter experts to support strategic planning, technical risk assessments, and engineering trade studies.
• Support the full systems engineering process — from requirements definition and evaluation through test, integration, and verification.
• Provide engineering expertise for technology and product acquisitions, including long-range planning, RFP development, and technical oversight of contractor deliverables.
• Evaluate system and subsystem designs to ensure compliance with performance requirements, mission objectives, and protection of Critical Program Information (CPI).
• Identify, assess, and recommend innovative design solutions and technologies to enhance CPI protection and mitigate vulnerabilities to exploitation and reverse engineering.
• Conduct technical evaluations of Government Off-The-Shelf (GOTS) and Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) components to determine susceptibility to reverse engineering, hardware tampering, and system compromise.

• 15+ years of related experience.
• Strong understanding of microelectronics design and fabrication processes, including vulnerability analysis and protective design principles.
• Working knowledge of Security State-of-the-Art (S-SOTA) technologies and their integration into DoD systems.
• Experience with system-level cryptographic implementation, encryption key management, and secure data protection techniques.
• Proven ability to evaluate, implement, and test system security countermeasures to mitigate hardware and software exploitation risks.
• Knowledge of Anti-Tamper architecture design, ensuring system resilience and protection across the acquisition lifecycle.
• Experience in performing Threat Countermeasure Tree Analysis to identify and mitigate system vulnerabilities.
• Experience coordinating across multidisciplinary teams within classified or SAP/SCI environments.

• Familiarity with DoD 5200.39, DoDI 5200.44, and related Anti-Tamper and CPI protection policies.
• Experience with hardware reverse engineering, FPGA/ASIC design, or embedded systems security.
• Experience developing, reviewing, and validating Anti-Tamper (AT) Plans and Verification & Validation (V&V) Plans aligned with DoD AT policies and standards.
• Working knowledge of the DoD Acquisition Framework, including requirements development, milestone decision processes, and technical baseline management.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present technical information clearly to senior government leadership.
• 15+ years of relevant engineering experience supporting Department of Defense programs within classified or SAP/SCI environments.

• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field required.
• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline. DESIRED

• Must have a current TS/SCI clearance and be eligible for special program access