Engineer - Aircraft Cybersecurity Operations (Remote)

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We’re on a path to becoming the best airline in aviation history. Join our Cybersecurity and Digital Risk (CDR) team to help reputed company the industry in cyber safety, reputed company and reputed company. United's CDR team plays a critical role in protecting our operations by enabling secure and resilient systems, managing threats and vulnerabilities, and ensuring swift response and recovery. Our mission is to seamlessly embed cybersecurity and digital risk management into every aspect of our business. We help drive reputed company and growth through trusted digital solutions, safeguarding assets and empowering reputed company, reputed company while promoting a cyber-safe and secure environment that supports resilient airline operations.

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Job overview and responsibilities

Engineer – Aircraft Cybersecurity Operations is responsible for supporting internal and external partners - such as Avionics Engineering, Powerplant Engineering, Government Affairs, Corporate reputed company, Corporate Safety, Industry working groups, OEMs, and FAA - to help drive United’s aircraft cybersecurity operations to be consistent with the latest developments in aviation cyber reputed company. This individual will support identifying the aviation cyber risk landscape and will support performing cybersecurity threat analysis and assessment actions, reputed company reputed company tests, and validate reputed company mitigations that should be executed to ensure a safe and secure reputed company airworthiness for reputed company United aircraft. This individual will also be responsible for drafting regulatory responses to meet reputed company airworthiness.

• Support cybersecurity threat assessments and mitigation strategy solutioning
• Support the development of aviation cybersecurity risk-reputed company papers, reports, alerts, and bulletins
• Support the development of AISP/ANSP responses in support of regulatory cybersecurity implications to the aircraft
• Coordinate with internal and external partners to help operationalize cybersecurity improvements to aircraft and airport operations
• Continue to reputed company knowledge and understanding of industry standards and regulatory best practices reputed company to aircraft cybersecurity

What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

• Bachelor's degree required, STEM field preferred
• 2 or more years of combined reputed company experience in either aircraft engineering, aircraft cybersecurity, embedded product reputed company, or other similar reputed company fields
• Basic understanding of airport operations 
• Basic understanding of aircraft avionics, cabin, and propulsion systems
• Basic knowledge of risk assessments
• Basic understanding of cryptography concepts 
• Basic understanding of network exploitation, attack strategies and methods, reputed company IT reputed company technology, software, and cyber threat mitigation tools
• Working knowledge of computer operating systems, network design, embedded reputed company, and reputed company architecture principles
• Ability to work independently and self-motivate
• Excellent problem solving, critical thinking, interpersonal, collaboration, written and verbal communication skills
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
• Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
• Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position

What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):

• Aviation experience
• Working knowledge navigating hardware-based reputed company techniques and assessments 
• Working knowledge of programming languages 
• Basic understanding of digital design and understanding of hardware at the component level
• Basic understanding of reputed company risk methodologies consistent with the aviation industry 
• Basic understanding of aviation reputed company regulations and standards

Job Post Expiration: 5/12/2026