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Penn State Department of Materials Science and Engineering · 5 months ago

Cyber Research and Development Engineer

Reston, VA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$109K/yr - $191K/yr

5+ years exp

Penn State University is seeking a self-motivated Cyber Research and Development Engineer to join their Cyberspace Operations Research Department at the Applied Research Laboratory. The role involves researching advanced techniques for cyberspace operations, developing proof-of-concept tools, and maintaining relationships with sponsors while providing guidance to lower-level engineers.

EducationHigher EducationInformation Technology

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

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

Understand broad strategic objectives and contribute to them

Nurture and maintain relationships with major customers/grantors of external research and development grant funding

Identify grant/project follow-on work and persuade customers/grantors to fund

Impact customer decisions and strategies

Initiate new project concepts and seek funding

Develop technical proposals and make presentations to customers/grant sponsors

Mentor department staff in the development technical, project, and business development skills

Qualification

Reverse EngineeringVulnerability ResearchMalware AnalysisSoftware DevelopmentCyber Operations ArchitectureSoftware Engineering PracticesComputer Networking FundamentalsProgramming LanguagesAgile MethodologyCybersecurity Threat ModelingAtlassian ProductsActive Security ClearanceTechnical CommunicationProject ManagementMentoring

Required

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)

Ability to express technical information clearly and concisely in documents and presentations for senior leaders to successfully comprehend and leverage for decision making

Active government security clearance at TS/SCI level with eligibility for special accesses

Bachelor's Degree - Engineering or Science

14+ years of relevant experience