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Product Security Engineer (Senior)

The Boeing Company

Seal Beach, CAFull-time$143–255K/yrPosted 5 days agoStill listed 3 days ago

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Compensation
$143–255K/yr
Location
Seal Beach, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

DoD 8570 IAT Level II CertificationTS/SCI clearance

Job overview

Boeing seeks a Senior Product Security Engineer in Seal Beach or El Segundo, California, to support a proprietary program. The engineer will develop and apply cybersecurity and information-system security solutions across program phases, support Risk Management Framework capabilities, and work with customers and engineering teams to secure program products and systems. The role includes customer travel and work under minimal direction.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Systems EngineeringCybersecurityRisk Management FrameworkCritical ThinkingTroubleshootingSecure ManufacturingAnti-Tamper DesignDevSecOpsContinuous Integration and Delivery

Qualifications

9+ Years Related Work ExperienceBachelor's in Engineering or RelatedDoD 8570 IAT Level II CertificationActive TS/SCI ClearanceCounter-Intelligence PolygraphU.S. CitizenshipU.S. Person

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Product Security Engineer (Senior)

Company: The Boeing Company

The Boeing Company is seeking a Senior Product Security Engineer to join the Boeing team in Seal Beach, CA or El Segundo, CA. This position will focus on supporting a proprietary program with activities in several locations.

A successful candidate will be responsible for applying an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop, validate and verify life-cycle balanced information system security solutions during all phases of a program and enjoy working closely with the customer to provide a secure system.

This security engineering position will support requirements/processes, a diverse background of project experience, and the clear exhibition of superior judgment and decision making to assist in engineering new solutions and support existing Risk Management Framework (RMF) capabilities. Demonstrated critical thinking and troubleshooting skills are also required. A successful candidate will implement cybersecurity during all phases of a program and work closely with the customer and teammates to provide a secure framework for the programs products and information systems.

As a security engineer, you will be an integral part of the program and have the opportunity to work with multiple engineering and support groups on both on-going operational efforts and exciting future projects for a highly valued, dynamic program.

Position Responsibilities Include:

  • Applies an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop and verify complex lifecycle balanced system of systems and system solutions.
  • Evaluates customer/operational needs to define and coordinate system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters and assure compatibility of all physical, functional and program interfaces.
  • Performs various analyses to optimize total system of systems and/or system architecture.
  • Performs analyses for affordability, safety, reliability, maintainability, testability, human systems integration, survivability, vulnerability, susceptibility, system security, regulatory, certification, product assurance and other specialties quality factors into a preferred configuration to ensure mission success.
  • Develops, maintains and identifies improvements for the planning, organization, implementation and monitoring of requirements management processes, tools, risk, issues, opportunity management and technology readiness assessment processes.
  • Resolves cross-functional technical issues.
  • Identifies assets and assesses risks, threats, and vulnerabilities of the product assets in accordance with accepted industry, professional, and government standards to ensure security design integrity, availability, confidentiality, non-repudiation and contract compliance.
  • Knowledgeable in secure manufacturing and anti-tamper design.
  • Evaluates remediation recommendations and develops a cost to mitigate estimate.
  • Employs system security processes, methods, and tools and assures their consistent application.
  • Evaluate and apply appropriate Accreditation and Authorization activities per JSIG, NIST 800-53, NISPOM, or DoD Overprint to the NISPOM as required by customers.
  • Coordinates with system administrators, network and software engineers, test and validation engineers and program management on security related activities and requirements.
  • Use Cybersecurity applications and tools (e.g., Splunk, Nessus, Trellix)
  • Travel (25%) will be required for meetings with customers, internal meetings, etc.
  • Works under minimal direction.

Security Clearance Requirement:

  • This position requires an active U.S. Security Clearance, for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active).
  • An active U.S. TS/SCI Security Clearance is required pre-start.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

  • 9 or more years related work experience with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement is required
  • DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification.
  • Active U.S. TS/SCI Security Clearance is required pre-start.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • Experience with DevSecOps and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
  • Successful completion of a Counter-Intelligence Polygraph

Typical Education & Experience:

  • Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (including manufacturing engineering technology), computer science, engineering data science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience or non-US equivalent qualifications. In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

Drug Free Workplace: Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Conflict of Interest: Successful candidate for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

Pay & Benefits: At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage, and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary Pay Range: $143,000 - $255,000

Language Requirements: Not Applicable

Education: Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Relocation: Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Export Control Requirement: This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Safety Sensitive: This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance: This position requires an active U.S. Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)

Visa Sponsorship: Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift: Shift 1 (United States of America)

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How this job compares

Set against the 4,187 open Security Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$143–255K/yr
  • California median$165–247K/yr644 salary ranges
  • US median$132–208K/yr3,409 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $199K, is 3% below the California median midpoint ($206K) — in the middle half of Security Engineer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 784 open Security Engineer jobs in California and 4,187 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 9 years of experience — more than three in four Security Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 3,615 postings).
Education
1,313 of the 4,187 open Security Engineer jobs (31%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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