SecureStrux® · 1 month ago
Hardware Exploitation Engineer (52741)
Maryland, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $140K/yr
6+ years expSecureStrux® is seeking a Hardware Exploitation Engineer to support the DC3 program at the National Digital Exploitation & OSINT Center in Bethesda, MD. The role involves performing thorough examinations of digital media and conducting various analyses to understand and exploit hardware systems.
Cyber SecurityGovernmentInformation TechnologyNational SecuritySecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Perform technical hardware exploitation and thorough examination of a variety of digital storage devices
Conduct reverse engineering, failure analysis, vulnerability analysis, and other research techniques to understand complex hardware systems, assess the functionality of components, and identify exploitation opportunities
Alter hardware components to facilitate forensic analysis of the media or to adjust the functionality of the hardware to meet specific objectives
Perform inspection, imaging, decapsulation, de-processing, and other activities related to hardware reverse engineering and exploitation in a state-of-the-art microelectronics exploitation laboratory
Develop and maintain frameworks, processes, design patterns, techniques, tools, and standards for conducting hardware exploitation of digital media
Serve as a subject matter expert for IC/DoW customers
Prepare clear and concise technical reports to a wide range of audiences
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience, or Master's Degree and 6+ years of experience, or 3+ years with PhD. Bachelor's degree should be in one of these fields: Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Mathematics, or Software Engineering
Active TS/SCI with Poly Clearance required to start
Solid understanding of programming languages such as C/C++, Python, VHDL/Verilog, MATLAB, Assembly language, etc
Experience with Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Embedded Linux, RTOS, etc
Knowledge of communication protocols (e.g., I2C, SPI, JTAG, UART, Wi-Fi, BT/BLE, TCP/IP, CAN) to interface with and extract data from electronic components
Advanced troubleshooting skills to effectively diagnose, isolate, and resolve complex failures in circuit boards: power integrity, thermal imaging, component-level analysis, etc
Proficiency in debugging techniques using tools like oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, and other hardware debuggers
Working experience in Microprocessors/Architectures: ARM, MIPS, x86, PIC, RISC, PowerPC
Proficiency in soldering and desoldering components to access memory chips and other critical hardware for data extraction
Experience writing Technical Reports to create detailed documentation of findings
Preferred
Familiarity with Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) for circuit design and simulation, such as MATLAB/Simulink, Altium Designer, KiCad, Proteus, and similar tools
Experience requiring skills in reverse engineering of embedded systems with proprietary operating systems for the purpose of introducing functionally to a fielded system
Experience with static analysis tools such as IDA Pro, Ghidra and Binary Ninja
Active Security+ (or equivalent IAT Level II or III) Certification desired
Benefits
Comprehensive health benefits to support you and your family
Flexible time off
Continuing education allowance
A donation allowance for charitable causes
Matched 401k
Company
SecureStrux®
SecureStrux® is a cybersecurity, engineering, risk and compliance firm.
Founded in 2008Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase