Original job description
Hiring: Aviation Cybersecurity Engineering Professional | Job ID: 14957
📍 Location: Dorval, QC, Canada
🏢 Industry: Aerospace / Aviation
💼 Experience: 6+ years technical engineering | 2+ years cybersecurity | 2+ years aerospace
We are looking for an experienced Aviation Cybersecurity Engineering Professional to support cybersecurity certification, airworthiness, and continuing airworthiness activities across existing and new aircraft development platforms.
🔐 Key Responsibilities
• Define aircraft and system-level cybersecurity requirements
• Assess supplier system architectures and cybersecurity protection measures
• Review aircraft cybersecurity architecture, identify vulnerabilities, and evaluate risks
• Support cybersecurity penetration testing on aircraft and system rigs
• Lead cybersecurity incident investigations and deficiency resolution
• Prepare and review design compliance reports
• Support Transport Canada Design Authority Delegates with compliance activities
• Collaborate with Avionics, RMAS, Completions, AWOR, Customer Support, and other teams
• Participate in preliminary and critical system design reviews
• Maintain and improve aviation cybersecurity processes
• Represent the organization at cybersecurity conferences and industry committees
• Contribute to the evolution of the Aircraft Cybersecurity (CYBR) roadmap
• Mentor less experienced cybersecurity professionals
🎓 Required Qualifications
• University degree in Software, IT, Computer Science, Electronics, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent
• 6+ years of technical engineering experience
• 2+ years of cybersecurity experience involving networks and systems
• 2+ years of aerospace experience
• Knowledge of computer networks, electronics, operating systems, and software programming
• Understanding of aircraft system integration and civil aircraft certification
• Knowledge of IT and/or Aviation Information Security Management System principles
✈️ Aviation Cybersecurity Standards
Experience with the following is highly desirable:
• ED-201A / DO-391
• ED-202B / DO-326B
• ED-203A / DO-356A
• ED-204A / DO-355A
• ED-206 / DO-392
• CS 25.1319
💡 Ideal Candidate
We’re looking for someone who is:
✔️ Self-motivated and results-oriented
✔️ Proactive and adaptable
✔️ Comfortable working independently and under pressure
✔️ Strong in communication and stakeholder collaboration
✔️ Customer-focused with a strong sense of accountability and integrity
✔️ Able to influence technical decisions and mentor others
✔️ Fluent in English; functional French is an asset
More about this job
Responsibilities
Define and assess aircraft and system cybersecurity requirements, architectures, vulnerabilities, and risks; support penetration testing, incident investigations, deficiency resolution, and certification compliance. Collaborate across engineering and support teams, contribute to cybersecurity processes and the aircraft cybersecurity roadmap, represent the organization in industry forums, and mentor colleagues.
Requirements
Requires a university degree in software, IT, computer science, electronics, aerospace engineering, or an equivalent field, along with at least 6 years of technical engineering experience and at least 2 years each in cybersecurity and aerospace. Candidates should understand networks, electronics, operating systems, programming, aircraft integration and certification, and IT or aviation information security management principles; experience with listed aviation cybersecurity standards is highly desirable.
Skills
- Aviation Cybersecurity
- Cybersecurity Requirements
- Aircraft Systems Integration
- Cybersecurity Risk Assessment
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Penetration Testing
- Incident Investigation
- Airworthiness Certification
- Supplier Architecture Assessment
- Compliance Reporting
- Computer Networks
- Operating Systems
- Software Programming
- Stakeholder Collaboration
- Technical Mentoring
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Engineering
- Security & Safety
- Technology
- Transportation
Keywords
- Aviation Cybersecurity
- Aircraft Cybersecurity
- Cybersecurity Certification
- Airworthiness
- Continuing Airworthiness
- Aircraft Systems
- Cybersecurity Requirements
- Supplier System Architectures
- Cybersecurity Protection Measures
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Risk Assessment
- Penetration Testing
- Incident Investigation
- Deficiency Resolution
- Design Compliance Reports
- Transport Canada
- Design Authority Delegates
- Aircraft System Integration
- Civil Aircraft Certification
- Computer Networks
- Electronics
- Operating Systems
- Software Programming
- Information Security Management System
- ED-201A / DO-391
- ED-202B / DO-326B
- ED-203A / DO-356A
- ED-204A / DO-355A
- ED-206 / DO-392
- CS 25.1319
