Penn State is looking to solve cyberspace operations research and development problems by hiring a Cyber Research and Development (R&D) Engineer to join the Cyberspace Operations Research Department of the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL).
Requirements
- Documented application of reverse engineering and vulnerability testing tools (e.g. Ghidra/IDA, Kali Linux, Angr/AFL++, QEMU/Unicorn, etc)
- Reverse Engineering, Vulnerability Research, Malware Analysis, or CNO Tool Development
- Computer Networking Fundamentals, Windows, and *NIX Operating Systems, X86(64) and ARM or MIPS architectures
- Cyber Operations Architecture and Software Engineering Practices
- Software programming, programming languages, and development environments (to include at a minimum C, Java, or Python)
- Active government security clearance at TS/SCI level with eligibility for special accesses
- Experience in cybersecurity exploit development and test environment configuration
Responsibilities
- Research cutting edge techniques and technologies for cyberspace operations
- Leverage expertise in reverse engineering, vulnerability research, and software development to address established needs and investigate solutions to emerging requirements
- Apply software engineering best practices to create proof-of-concept tools and configure test environments to perform demonstrations to sponsors and partners
- Assist the Cyberspace Operations Research Department Head in maintaining relationships with sponsors through on-site technical discussions, preparation and presentation of technical materials, and project-related correspondence
- Provide process enhancement for technical functionality evaluation, vulnerability analyses, cyberspace operations engineering, and penetration testing projects
- Apply project management principles and methods to the leadership of tasks or projects
- Provide guidance to lower level Engineers to foster professional growth
Other
- Bachelor's Degree - Engineering or Science
- 14+ years of relevant experience for Senior Professional or 5+ years of relevant experience for Advanced Professional
- Ability to express technical information clearly and concisely in documents and presentations for senior leaders to successfully comprehend and leverage for decision making
- Periodic travel to remote locations in support of testing as part of a small team of researchers, engineers, and technologists
- U.S. citizenship required
