Requirements
Must have:
- We require a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field with at least 10 years of industry experience, or a Masters degree with at least 13 years of industry experience, or a Bachelors degree with at least 15 years of industry experience. - We require 5 or more years of a strong record of developing successful proposals with U.S. government organizations such as DOE, ARPA-e, CESER, DOD, DARPA, and similar agencies. - We require 5 or more years of experience building software for embedded systems, including computer architecture, Linux operating systems, and network protocols. - We require 5 or more years of experience in Linux security and Linux driver development. - We require 5 or more years of practical knowledge of cryptographic methods, protocols, or standards such as TLS and X.509. - We require 5 or more years of experience applying hardware-based security approaches such as HSM, TPM, ARM TrustZone, and Secure Boot. - We prefer experience with industrial communication protocols such as Modbus/TCP, Modbus RTU, DNP3, Ethernet/IP, PROFINET, OPC UA/DA, BACnet, IEC 60870-5-104, IEC 61850, MQTT, and CAN/CANopen. - We prefer experience with ICS/SCADA environments, including PLCs, RTUs, HMIs, historians, fieldbus, and edge gateway architectures. - We prefer familiarity with OT network design concepts such as the Purdue Model, segmentation, VLANs, firewalls, and zero-trust approaches in OT. - We prefer knowledge of OT cybersecurity standards and practices such as IEC 62443, NERC CIP, NIST 800-82, SBOM, and secure firmware updates. - We prefer strong programming skills in C/C and Python. - We prefer experience with real-time operating systems such as VxWorks, QNX, and Green Hills. - We prefer experience working with real-time embedded platforms, microcontrollers, FPGAs, x86, and/or ARM processors. - We require willingness to work from our Niskayuna, NY office. - We require legal authorization to work in the United States; we do not provide current or future employment visa sponsorship for this role. - We require the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Security Clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.
Responsibilities:
- We will rely on you to design, implement, and validate OT cybersecurity solutions for industrial control systems and embedded environments. - We expect you to identify and pursue external funding opportunities for advanced OT cybersecurity research in partnership with U.S. government agencies. - We will count on you to lead proposal development as both principal investigator and technical subject matter expert. - We expect you to collaborate with universities, national laboratories, consortiums, commercial partners, and other stakeholders to advance OT cybersecurity for embedded systems. - We will ask you to lead innovation efforts as project lead and principal investigator on multi-million-dollar R\&D initiatives. - We expect you to guide technology roadmaps with our businesses and advance solutions from lab demonstrations to field-ready prototypes. - We will look to you to publish technical articles, file patents, and contribute to open-source communities. - We expect you to help mature emerging technologies and transition them into our business products. - We will ask you to build strategic partnerships that strengthen our embedded cybersecurity capabilities.
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Company:
We are GE Vernova, and we offer a challenging and rewarding environment with opportunities for professional growth, competitive compensation, and relocation assistance. Our benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage, access to a 24/7 nurse-based Health Coach and confidential Employee Assistance Program support, retirement savings through our 401(k) plan with company matching and retirement contributions, and additional support such as tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability coverage, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off. This role is based in Niskayuna, NY, and we are committed to equal employment opportunity. We also require successful completion of any applicable drug screening and maintain the right to update our benefit offerings at our discretion.
