Associate Embedded Security Engineer

Overview In this role you will advance embedded security research to defend national missions. You join a multi-disciplinary team of experts evaluating embedded software, developing exploit PoCs, and building capabilities to accelerate vulnerability analysis. You will work hands-on with diverse embedded platforms and collaborate with academia to uplift education in security. The work supports critical national projects and involves prototyping hardware and software to demonstrate advanced security solutions. This is a mission-driven, collaborative environment with opportunities to shape state-of-the-art embedded security. Compensation / Benefitscompetitive benefitsexceptional professional development opportunitiesculture of innovation and collaboration ResponsibilitiesDevelop new approaches to counter emerging threats in embedded systemsBuild hardware and software prototypes to demonstrate capabilitiesPerform hands-on security assessments of embedded systemsDevelop software for interfacing with lab equipment for data collection and analysisContribute innovative ideas to internal research directionsTrack and apply advances in embedded security to sponsors’ systemsCollaborate with academic partners to enhance embedded security education Key requirementsBS in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or similar fieldUS citizen capable of obtaining DoD Secret clearanceExperience with hardware, embedded, and/or IoT systemsProficient in Python, Rust, Java, C++, or CEffective oral and written communication skillsMinimum on-site presence of 4 days per weekcollaboration and teamworkcreative problem solvingstrong communicationembedded security researchhardware reverse engineeringsoftware vulnerability research