Countermeasure Engineer (CEMA)

Responsibilities

• Deploy globally for short, high-intensity engagements (~40–50% travel).
• Work directly with teams on the ground in high-stakes environments.
• Identify and assess cyber-physical threats in the field.
• Act in real time to contain, remove, or mitigate threats.
• Convert countermeasures into clear, actionable guidance.
• Brief non-technical stakeholders clearly under pressure.
• Systematize patterns into repeatable frameworks across environments.
• Close the loop by feeding interactions back into system learning.
• Partner with RF, hardware, and product teams.

Requirements

• 3–6 years operating in environments involving real-world cyber-physical risk (Wi-Fi, BLE, rogue access points, IoT, robotics, embedded systems).
• Ability to reason across software, networks, hardware, and adversarial behavior.
• Comfortable acting under ambiguity and adapting quickly.
• Ability to identify and assess covert or non-obvious threats (e.g. hidden cameras, rogue sensors, embedded devices).
• Strong engineering fluency (mobile, backend, data, or infra — breadth over specialization).
• Clear communicator — translates chaotic observations into structured insight.
• U.S. Person status (export-controlled environments).

Nice-to-Haves

• Work in elite sports, live production, national-level events, or SOF/IC environments.
• Hands-on with SDRs, packet capture, or technical counter-surveillance tools.
• Operated in forward-deployed or embedded roles.
• Built automation or workflows from real-world data.
• Thrived in an early-stage startup.

Compensation

• Base salary up to $200,000, depending on qualifications, experience, and impact.
• Total compensation includes equity, premium insurance, 401(k), flexible PTO, and other individual benefits.