Senior Microelectronics Security Engineer

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related technical area with 12 years relevant experience, or a related technical Master’s degree with 8 years relevant experience, or a PhD in a related field with 5 years relevant experience
• Secret clearance required to start, but must be able obtain Top Secret security clearance and all required program access approvals
• Willing to work in a secure US Government facility
• Experience with supporting government contracts
• Experience planning, developing, and executing R&D program strategy
• Strong understanding of hardware security attacks, hardware exploitation, or side-channel analysis
• Extensive experience reverse engineering operating systems via embedded Linux (e.g. PetaLinux, Yocto, Buildroot), RTOS (e.g. VxWorks, Integrity), and bare-metal systems (e.g. firmware)
• Experience with a disassembler for vulnerability research (Ghira, IDA Pro, BinaryNinja)
• Experience with one or more assembly languages (x86, x64, ARM, MIPS, PowerPC, etc.)
• Experience with debuggers like (WinDbg, HyperDbg, GDB/KGDB/KDB, TRACE32, and OpenOCD)
• Strong familiarity with published vulnerability databases (CVE, etc.)
• Experience with embedded processors (RISC-V, ARM, MicroBlaze, Nios, etc.)
• Experience with using simulation/emulation, and hardware-in-loop (HIL) to assist with debugging and reverse engineering
• Experience presenting technical material to both technical and non-technical audiences

Desired Qualifications

• Embedded software development experience
• Experience leading technical teams to successful product delivery
• Familiarity with compiled languages like C/C++ and Rust
• Knowledge of formal analysis, static analysis, or related cyber research areas
• Previous experience working in a secure US Government facility desired
• Active DoD Top Secret (TS) or equivalent US Government security clearance; SCI caveat is highly desired