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KBR Careers · 1 month ago

Reverse Engineer Intern

Beavercreek Township, Ohio

Internship

Onsite

Intern

KBR is a company focused on national security, and they are seeking a Reverse Engineer Intern to join a dynamic team. The role involves characterizing and exploiting low-cost commercial off-the-shelf drones, with a focus on hardware reverse engineering and communications protocol analysis.

Information Technology & Services

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Identify the most common components among low-cost drone manufacturers

Characterize the standard architecture of loitering munitions, low-cost ISR drones, and light attack drones

Perform hardware reverse engineering to identify on-board components

Extract system binaries from drone communications devices

Analyze and characterize the communications protocols of on-board mesh communications devices

Develop communications protocol parsers for baseline electronic support capability

Rehost communications binaries in an emulated environment to validate parser functionality

Document findings and present results to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Collaborate with cross-functional teams and contribute to follow-on research and transition to operational use

Qualification

Reverse engineeringEmbedded systemsProtocol analysisC/C++ programmingPython programmingReverse engineering toolsDebugging techniquesAdaptability

Required

Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field

Familiarity with computer architecture, operating systems, and software development principles

Exposure to programming languages such as C/C++, Python, or assembly

Interest in hardware reverse engineering, embedded systems, or communications protocols

Ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance

Preferred

Experience with reverse engineering tools (e.g., IDA Pro, Ghidra, Binary Ninja)

Coursework or hands-on experience with embedded systems, firmware analysis, or network protocols

Familiarity with debugging tools and techniques

Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly and adapt to a fast-paced environment

Company

KBR Careers

At KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that are helping governments and companies around the world take on the great challenges of our time.

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