Energy Control Systems Cybersecurity Analyst

The Energy Systems Group is part of the Homeland Protection Division and focuses on assisting the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security in securing the nation from energy-related threats. Our group works on diverse programs including domestic and tactical military base energy resilience, microgrids - energy systems that can operate independently from the bulk electric grid, cyber security of control systems that interface with energy systems, and development of advanced energy technologies. The group leads systems analysis efforts focusing on the gaps between infrastructure and operational requirements, executes live exercises for testing energy and cyber resilience posture, builds hardware-in-the-loop and real-time simulation platforms, does basic and applied research on technologies, and fields functional prototypes. Projects are typically conducted in a small team environment, leveraging expertise from within Lincoln Laboratory and MIT campus to successfully execute nationally important and cutting-edge efforts.

Job Description

The Energy Systems Group is interested in candidates with experience and interest in the cybersecurity of control systems, control system architectures, and power systems interfaces to increase the resilience of the nation's critical infrastructure. The candidate hired for this position will work with teams of cross-disciplinary scientists and engineers to assess existing systems and capabilities, rapidly develop and deploy technology solutions to operators, and provide guidance to senior leaders in the U.S. government.

Responsibilities

• Work with a team to analyze and develop architectures, software, and security controls to increase the resilience of energy control systems that interface with microgrid equipment, protection relays, generators, critical loads, batteries, solar, and power converters.
• Work hands-on with our existing power system control system testbeds to develop algorithms, perform data analysis, interface software with hardware devices, and manage the resulting data.
• Travel to Department of Defense installations to determine existing capabilities, design mission and system tests, and to improve the security and resilience of those systems.

Required

Desired

Basic cryptographic principles and their practical application (e.g., ECC, RSA, JWT).

At MIT Lincoln Laboratory, our exceptional career opportunities include many outstanding benefits to help you stay healthy, feel supported, and enjoy a fulfilling work-life balance. Benefits offered to employees include :

Selected candidate will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation and must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret level DoD security clearance.

MIT Lincoln Laboratory is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or genetic information; U.S. citizenship is required.

Requisition ID : 41707

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