Senior Engineer, Cybersecurity (R5972)

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Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube. Job Description: We are seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to lead cybersecurity activities for an airborne aerospace and defense platform. This role will integrate cybersecurity across avionics, mission systems, aircraft networks, communications, embedded software, and ground-support systems. What you'll do:: • Develop the platform’s cybersecurity architecture, requirements, and protection strategy. • Perform threat modeling, vulnerability assessments, attack-surface analysis, and cyber risk assessments. • Define protections for secure boot, authentication, access control, encryption, key management, software updates, and data communications. • Apply…