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Develops and supports automated test infrastructure for RF and radar electronic systems. Responsibilities include Python-based hardware control, test sequencing, data acquisition, workstation provisioning with Ubuntu/Linux and Ansible, network configuration, troubleshooting integrated hardware/software systems, test data analysis, and documentation. The role supports both engineering validation and production testing while collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams to improve test reliability and scalability.

Design and implement guidance and navigation software for clean-sheet UAS airframes. Develop real-time embedded software, integrate hardware interfaces, low-level drivers, and firmware, and support airframe design and flight-hardware integration. Work with microcontrollers, Linux-based computing platforms, autopilot frameworks, and Agile development practices. The role is fully onsite in Hawthorne, California, and requires U.S. Person status.

Own and mature the company’s cybersecurity governance, risk, and compliance program. Responsibilities include conducting risk assessments, maintaining risk registers, designing control frameworks, developing policies, managing GRC workflows, coordinating audits, tracking remediation, supporting customer and supplier cybersecurity reviews, and reporting risk posture to executives. The role requires close collaboration across IT, cybersecurity, physical security, manufacturing, legal, compliance, and business teams, with four onsite days weekly and up to 25% travel.

Develop advanced radar capabilities, including signal-processing algorithms for target detection, tracking, and classification. Optimize and implement algorithms in software or hardware, analyze radar data, build simulations, define system requirements, and lead field testing. The role requires onsite collaboration, technical documentation, leadership communication, and mentoring junior engineers.

Leads the full lifecycle of an autonomous aircraft defense program, owning cost, schedule, technical performance, risk, contract execution, customer relationships, testing, production, supply chain, and sustainment. Coordinates cross-functional engineering and operations teams, manages government contracts and compliance requirements, oversees design reviews and flight-test campaigns, and reports program status to executives and customer stakeholders.

Own security engineering for classified information systems across authorization boundaries, from security architecture through Assessment and Authorization and continuous monitoring. Conduct vulnerability scans, risk analysis, patching, STIG/SRG hardening, configuration reviews, incident response, and remediation. Develop security policies, support cloud security environments, and ensure compliance with RMF, DCSA, DSS, and intelligence-community requirements.

Build and lead the security operations center, including staffing, operating models, playbooks, tooling, detection engineering, threat hunting, incident response, data-loss monitoring, and compliance evidence. Serve as incident commander, manage MSSP relationships, support CMMC and NIST assessments, coordinate sensitive-data investigations, conduct exercises, and report SOC performance to leadership. The role requires defense or federal cybersecurity experience, strong SIEM, EDR, SOAR, scripting, incident response, and threat-hunting expertise.

Own and advance the company’s identity security architecture across cloud and on-premises environments. Responsibilities include RBAC, JML automation, authentication policies, phishing-resistant MFA, PIM, PAM, secrets management, cloud IAM, SSO and SCIM integrations, Active Directory security, identity threat detection, access reviews, and compliance evidence. The role partners with Security Operations, IT, HR, and Compliance to implement secure, usable access controls aligned with CMMC, NIST, DFARS, and ITAR requirements.

Lead and coach a team of recruiters and sourcers while partnering with business leaders on hiring strategies, pipelines, timelines, and recruiting metrics. Oversee complex technical searches, recruiter alignment, candidate experience, interview consistency, agency partnerships, and escalation resolution. Build scalable recruiting playbooks and processes, use AI and automation responsibly, and support sensitive hiring needs. This hands-on role requires working onsite four to five days weekly in Hawthorne, California.

Designs and assesses security architectures for software, embedded, cloud, hardware, and sensor platforms. Leads threat modeling, risk assessments, secure SDLC initiatives, vulnerability remediation, compliance, RMF and ATO activities, security testing, and authorization documentation. Partners with engineering, infrastructure, DevOps, program, government, and customer teams to establish secure development standards and protect mission-critical technologies.