Corporate Security Manager

Position Overview

The Corporate Security Manager is responsible for architecting, implementing, and governing enterprise-wide physical security programs across aerospace manufacturing, R&D, test, and corporate facilities. This role places strong emphasis on facility protection, ingress and egress controls, and intellectual property (IP) safeguarding within export-controlled and program-restricted environments.

The position ensures the safety and security of employees, visitors, flight hardware, prototypes, tooling, and controlled programs by integrating physical security operations with EH&S, Legal, Compliance, IT Security, Facilities, and Program Leadership. The Corporate Security Manager must balance life safety, regulatory compliance, operational continuity, and high-value IP protection within a fast-paced aerospace manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Physical Security Management

• Design, implement, and maintain comprehensive physical security programs across manufacturing, R&D, integration, test, and corporate facilities.
• Conduct recurring risk assessments, threat analyses, and vulnerability audits, with focus on restricted manufacturing areas, program-controlled spaces, and IP-dense environments.
• Oversee security infrastructure including CCTV, electronic access control systems, intrusion detection, alarms, perimeter security, lighting, and monitoring platforms.
• Establish and enforce enterprise security standards, policies, and procedures aligned with aerospace regulatory, contractual, and customer requirements.

Ingress and Egress Control Governance

• Architect and manage secure ingress and egress processes controlling movement of employees, contractors, visitors, customers, and vendors.
• Administer enterprise access control programs including badging, biometrics, key control, escorting procedures, and visitor management systems.
• Define zoning strategies, tiered access levels, and program-specific restrictions for sensitive manufacturing, R&D, and test environments.
• Partner with Facilities, IT, HR, and Program Management to ensure access provisioning and deprovisioning align with onboarding, transfers, program assignments, and terminations.
• Lead emergency evacuation and shelter-in-place planning, ensuring life safety measures do not compromise controlled or classified assets.

Intellectual Property (IP) Protection

• Implement physical safeguards protecting export-controlled technologies, proprietary designs, trade secrets, prototypes, tooling, and flight hardware.
• Establish secure handling, storage, transport, and destruction protocols for sensitive materials and physical media.
• Coordinate with Legal, Compliance, IT Security, and Program Leadership to ensure physical controls align with ITAR/EAR and contractual obligations.
• Monitor, investigate, and remediate suspected IP compromise or unauthorized physical access incidents.
• Support internal and external audits related to controlled areas, asset accountability, and IP protection frameworks.

Incident Response and Investigations

• Lead security incident response for events impacting personnel safety, restricted facilities, export-controlled programs, prototypes, and hardware in coordination with EH&S leadership.
• Operate within a joint Security–EH&S incident command structure prioritizing life safety, IP containment, regulatory compliance, and program continuity.
• Conduct investigations related to unauthorized access, IP compromise, injuries within secure areas, or environmental incidents impacting restricted spaces.
• Integrate EH&S root cause analysis methodologies with security investigations to address systemic breakdowns in both life safety and physical controls.
• Ensure evidence preservation, chain of custody, and documentation meet regulatory, contractual, and customer standards.
• Lead containment actions including access lockdowns, badge audits, material accountability checks, and secure storage verification.
• Co-author corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) addressing facility hardening, zoning improvements, access control enhancements, and secure material handling processes.
• Plan and execute joint drills and tabletop exercises addressing aerospace-specific threat scenarios.

Vendor and Stakeholder Management

• Manage third-party security providers, guard services, and security technology vendors.
• Establish performance standards, KPIs, service level agreements, and cost controls.
• Serve as primary liaison to EH&S, Facilities, HR, Legal, IT, Engineering, Program Management, and executive leadership on physical security matters.

Training and Security Culture

• Develop and deliver security and IP protection training for employees, contractors, and visitors.
• Promote a culture of shared accountability for security, compliance, and asset protection.
• Advise leadership on emerging threats, insider risk trends, and evolving physical security best practices impacting aerospace operations.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Security Management, Criminal Justice, Risk Management, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent professional experience.
• Military or government physical security credentials acceptable in lieu of formal education.

Experience

• 7+ years of progressive experience in enterprise physical security, preferably within aerospace, defense, or advanced manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated experience securing IP-dense, export-controlled, or restricted manufacturing facilities.
• Strong operational knowledge of electronic access control systems, CCTV platforms, investigations, and incident command frameworks.
• Proven track record leading cross-functional investigations and managing high-impact security incidents.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPP (Certified Protection Professional), PSP (Physical Security Professional), or equivalent certification.
• Direct experience supporting ITAR/EAR or classified programs.
• Familiarity with EH&S management systems, CAPA methodologies, and regulatory audit processes.
• Experience operating in multi-site or program-centric aerospace organizations.

Soft Skills

• Executive-level communication and stakeholder management capability.
• High integrity and discretion handling sensitive and export-controlled information.
• Analytical and risk-based decision-making approach.
• Strong crisis leadership and structured incident management capability.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams in high-consequence environments.

Technology Stack

• Enterprise Access Control Systems (e.g., badge systems, biometric platforms)
• CCTV and video management systems
• Incident reporting and investigation platforms
• Visitor management systems
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Security analytics and monitoring tools

Physical Requirements

• Ability to walk manufacturing floors, R&D labs, and test facilities regularly.
• Ability to respond onsite to incidents during non-standard hours as required.
• Capability to participate in emergency drills and facility assessments.