Evaluate security and robustness of proprietary telecom and embedded systems—developing custom tools, uncovering vulnerabilities, and contributing directly to national cybersecurity efforts.
Requirements
- 7+ years of professional experience in embedded software development with reverse engineering skills.
- Strong proficiency in C, C++, and assembly programming for embedded architectures such as ARM, MIPS, x86, or RISC-V.
- Experience with RTOS environments, including VxWorks and embedded Linux device driver development.
- Deep understanding of embedded software IPC mechanisms, such as message queues, shared memory, and semaphores.
- Familiarity with embedded hardware interfaces, including SPI, I2C, PCIe, UART, and memory-mapped I/O.
- Proficient in Python3 for scripting and automation.
- Hands-on experience with disassembly and decompilation tools (e.g., IDA Pro, Ghidra, Binary Ninja) and debugging tools (GDB, JTAG).
Responsibilities
- Reverse engineer embedded firmware, device drivers, and proprietary telecom systems to identify undocumented functionality and potential security issues.
- Analyze telecom protocol stacks—including signaling, control plane, and data plane components—to support vulnerability discovery.
- Perform firmware extraction, binary diffing, static and dynamic analysis, and hardware-assisted debugging.
- Collaborate with hardware engineers to access debug interfaces (e.g., JTAG, SWD), extract flash images, and inspect hardware state.
- Develop custom tools and scripts (e.g., in Python3) to automate analysis workflows such as firmware unpacking, protocol decoding, and memory analysis.
- Investigate edge-case behaviors, error-handling routines, and low-level system initialization logic to reveal attack surfaces.
- Document findings clearly and translate technical complexity into actionable reports for security and engineering teams.
Other
- An active Top Secret clearance.
- An active SCI clearance is highly desired.
- Employee Type: Regular
- Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%
- Type of Travel: Continental US
