Full-Time

Multi-Domain Cyber Engineer

Deadline 9/9/27
PeopleTec

PeopleTec

501-1,000 employees

Defense contractor: engineering, cybersecurity, program support.

No salary listed

No H1B Sponsorship

Huntsville, AL, USA

In Person

Travel is required for customer meetings, demonstrations, integration activities, and operational test events.

US Citizenship, US Top Secret Clearance Required

Bachelor's, Master's

Category
Cybersecurity (1)
Required Skills
Agile
Computer Networking
Vulnerability Analysis
DevOps

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Requirements
  • At least 10 years of experience supporting Department of War or Intelligence Community cyber programs.
  • Demonstrated hands-on experience engineering, integrating, testing, or evaluating complex cyber capabilities, products, or systems.
  • Demonstrated experience conducting end-to-end research and development for emerging threat prototypes, from initial threat analysis and concept development through design, integration, testing, validation, demonstration, and operational transition.
  • Experience developing technical capabilities from initial concept through prototype, demonstration, validation, and operational use.
  • Strong technical background in RF/electronic warfare and/or offensive cyber operations.
  • Experience supporting operational test and evaluation, developmental testing, cyber assessments, cyber exercises, or representative cyber test environments.
  • Experience developing product strategies, technical roadmaps, architectures, requirements, or implementation plans for cyber capabilities.
  • Strong understanding of cyber operations across enterprise information technology, operational technology, industrial control systems, RF-enabled systems, embedded systems, and cyber-electromagnetic activities.
  • Experience conducting research and development involving emerging cyber technologies, adversary capabilities, advanced threat emulation, or cyber-physical systems.
  • Ability to translate operational requirements and threat information into technical designs, prototypes, test cases, and system architectures.
  • Demonstrated ability to integrate software, hardware, networks, sensors, radios, or other mission systems within laboratory and operational environments.
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical material to technical and nontechnical audiences.
  • Experience contributing technical content to proposals, white papers, customer briefings, product plans, or research reports.
  • Ability to travel in support of customer meetings, demonstrations, integration activities, and operational test events.
  • Must be a United States citizen.
  • An active Department of Defense Secret clearance is required upon hire.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Responsibilities
  • Design, develop, integrate, and mature RF-enabled cyber and cyber/electronic warfare capabilities supporting Department of War and Intelligence Community missions.
  • Translate mission needs, operational requirements, and threat intelligence into product concepts, system requirements, technical architectures, and executable development plans.
  • Develop and mature technical capabilities from concept and proof of concept through prototype, demonstration, validation, and operational transition.
  • Define product strategy, technical roadmaps, and capability priorities for multidomain cyber solutions spanning cyber, RF, operational technology and industrial control systems, embedded systems, and cyber-electromagnetic activities.
  • Perform hands-on technical work in cyber research, software and hardware integration, threat emulation, system configuration, troubleshooting, and capability evaluation.
  • Plan, support, and participate in operational test events, cyber exercises, demonstrations, experiments, and technology evaluations.
  • Collaborate directly with government customers, mission partners, and end users to identify technical gaps and develop mission-relevant solutions.
  • Develop system architectures, interfaces, integration approaches, and technology-selection recommendations for complex cyber products and test environments.
  • Research emerging cyber threats, adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures, and evolving technologies to inform product development and technical strategy.
  • Design representative test environments and develop methods to assess cyber effects across enterprise, operational, RF-enabled, and cyber-physical systems.
  • Analyze test and demonstration results, identify technical deficiencies, and refine product requirements, designs, and implementation approaches.
  • Identify technical risks, dependencies, and integration challenges and develop practical mitigation approaches throughout product development.
  • Produce technical documentation, architecture descriptions, test plans, white papers, product roadmaps, and proposal content.
  • Present technical concepts, product strategies, research findings, and capability results to government customers and technical audiences.
  • Evaluate emerging tools, platforms, and engineering methods that can improve product performance, adaptability, interoperability, and mission utility.
Desired Qualifications
  • A master's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
  • Experience supporting the Operational Test community, including DOT&E, TRMC, Service Operational Test Agencies, or equivalent organizations.
  • Experience with cyber threat emulation, red team operations, adversary TTP development, vulnerability research, or exploit development.
  • Hands-on experience with operational technology and industrial control systems, RF-enabled cyber, software-defined radios, wireless protocols, embedded systems, or cyber-physical systems.
  • Experience integrating threat intelligence and validated adversary behavior into cyber testing, product development, or capability evaluation.
  • Knowledge of agile product development, DevSecOps, model-based systems engineering, and modern software or systems engineering practices.
  • Proficiency with relevant programming or scripting languages and cyber engineering tools; certifications such as OSCP, GPEN, GCIH, CISSP, Security+, or comparable credentials are beneficial.
  • Experience working in classified laboratories, hardware-in-the-loop environments, cyber ranges, RF laboratories, or other controlled test facilities.
  • Demonstrated ability to independently investigate complex technical problems and develop practical, mission-focused solutions.

PeopleTec is an employee-owned defense contractor in Huntsville that delivers engineering, cybersecurity, and program support services to the U.S. defense and civilian federal sectors. Its offerings include systems engineering, software development, test and evaluation, mission operations support, logistics, and a modeling/simulation group plus rapid prototyping in systems integration labs. The company operates by integrating engineering analysis, software/hardware development, rigorous testing, and lifecycle management to support defense programs from concept through deployment. It differentiates itself through its employee-owned structure, end-to-end program lifecycle capabilities, and a strong emphasis on modeling/simulation and rapid prototyping within government channels. Its goal is to help warfighters and federal agencies stay ready and effective by providing dependable, technically skilled services across the full spectrum of defense programs.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Huntsville, Alabama

Founded

2005

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What believers are saying

  • MDA obligated $450,000 at award, starting immediate task orders in Huntsville and Fort Belvoir.
  • PeopleTec added a $48 billion DoD IAC MAC seat on January 22, 2025.
  • Updated August 25, 2026, contract vehicles expand selling access across multiple defense agencies.

What critics are saying

  • PeopleTec sued STI on October 31, 2025 for $1.63 million subcontractor breach damages.
  • June 2025 GAO protest litigation exposed scrutiny over PeopleTec's past-performance representations.
  • If MDA or RCCTO recompetes fail, PeopleTec's Huntsville-heavy backlog collapses in 2027.

What makes PeopleTec unique

  • PeopleTec won MDA's $48.1M IDIQ on February 11, 2026 for digital modeling.
  • July 10, 2025 RCCTO SETA prime contract totals $261M across five years.
  • Its 2026 contract vehicles span SeaPort NxG, ENCORE III, SITE III, and AIT 2.0.

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