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This is where your skills strengthen national security, cybersecurity, health, transportation, and citizen services. We’re a nonprofit engineering, applied research, and advanced technology organization working in the public interest. With objectivity and integrity at our core, we lead federally funded research and development centers for U.S. government agencies - collaborating with industry and academia to deliver integrated, high-impact solutions that advance our nation’s health, security, and prosperity. Our people tackle the toughest technical challenges, supported by competitive benefits, meaningful career development, and a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence. Choose MITRE for a career with purpose - and help shape the future.MITRE’s Electronic Systems Security department is seeking highly motivated engineers to develop and secure next-generation embedded systems supporting missions of national importance. Our teams work at the intersection of embedded software, computer architecture, hardware security, and applied research to design, prototype, evaluate, and transition resilient systems capable of operating in sophisticated threat environments.\nQualified candidates will join a technically deep, mission-focused environment where they will contribute directly to government sponsor efforts, prototype advanced capabilities, improve embedded system security requirements for national security programs, and help advance the state of the art in secure embedded computing.\nRoles & Responsibilities:\nThis role focuses on hardware-aware software security for embedded systems. Engineers in this area develop secure embedded software architectures, implement trusted computing technologies such as secure boot using cryptographic roots of trust, and build tooling that improves the security and assurance of embedded platforms. Our work spans secure embedded software development, compiler- and analysis-assisted vulnerability mitigation, implementation security, trusted execution technologies, firmware authentication, and evaluation of systems against hardware-enabled attacks such as side-channel analysis and fault injection. Engineers collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams conducting embedded system prototyping, implementation security research, software assurance, and vulnerability assessment.\nEngineers in this role will develop and apply their technical expertise to:\nDesign and develop secure embedded software and firmware for mission-critical systems.\nArchitect and implement trusted computing technologies including secure boot, firmware signing, cryptographic roots of trust, trusted execution, and secure key management.\nDevelop tooling and infrastructure for secure-by-construction embedded systems, including static analysis, symbolic analysis, compiler-assisted protections, and automated hardening techniques.\nPrototype and evaluate security capabilities across bare-metal, RTOS, embedded Linux, FPGA SoC, and heterogeneous computing platforms.\nAssess embedded systems for hardware-enabled attacks such as side-channel analysis and fault injection and develop software mitigations.\nCollaborate with multidisciplinary teams conducting embedded security research, vulnerability assessment, and hardware/software co-design.\nDeliver prototypes, technical recommendations, and engineering support directly to sponsors.\nSupport development of embedded security requirements, acquisition guidance, and implementation security best practices.\nCommunicate and document technical approaches, risks, and results to sponsors and stakeholders.\nProvide technical mentorship to junior engineers.\nBasic Qualifications:\nTypically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a master’s degree; or a PhD with relevant experience who can immediately contribute at this job step; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience. Applicants selected for this position will be subject to a US government security investigation and must be able to obtain a Department of Defense SECRET clearance, which requires US citizenship.\nExperience developing embedded software in C/C++ and tooling in Python.\nExperience with low-level embedded software development (e.g., bare-metal firmware, RTOS, embedded Linux, device drivers, or systems programming).\nFamiliarity with embedded system debugging workflows and development tools.\nUnderstanding of embedded security concepts including secure boot, cryptographic integration, key management, trusted computing, and secure software architecture.\nUnderstanding of how hardware and computer architecture influence embedded system security.\nAbility to independently execute complex technical work in collaborative environments.\nEffective oral and written communication skills.\nAbility to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance within one year of hire\nPer the U.S. Government’s eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance.\nThis position requires a minimum of 3 days on site each week.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nMaster’s degree or PhD in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.\nActive security clearance, especially Top Secret or TS/SCI.\nExperience developing or evaluating software protections against common hardware-enabled attacks including side-channel analysis, fault injection, memory corruption, or related implementation security threats.\nExperience implementing secure boot, firmware signing, trusted execution, or root-of-trust technologies.\nExperience with LLVM/Clang, symbolic execution, static analysis, compiler-assisted verification, or automated software hardening.\nExperience with embedded emulation or analysis frameworks such as QEMU or angr.\nFamiliarity with memory-safe systems programming in languages such as Rust.\nExperience integrating security technologies into ARM or RISC-V systems, including TrustZone or FPGA SoC platforms.\nFamiliarity with embedded security standards and guidance such as DoDI 5000.83, NSA/NIST/CNSA guidance, FIPS 140-3, and Common Criteria.\nExperience performing embedded security assessments, reverse engineering, or vulnerability analysis.\nExperience supporting defense acquisition programs through requirements development or technical evaluations.\nExperience with anti-tamper design, implementation, evaluation, and/or research.\nExperience applying AI/ML techniques to software assurance, vulnerability detection, or automated hardening.\nDemonstrated technical leadership and mentoring experience.\nThis requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):\nNoneThis requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):\nSecretSalary compensation range and midpoint:\n$126,800 - $158,500 - $190,200 AnnualWork Location Type:\nOnsiteIt is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. 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