Hardware Exploitation Engineer (TS/SCI)- Senior...

Vexterra Group
Bethesda, United States of America
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Bethesda, United States of America

Tech stack

C
Computer-Aided Design
Assembly Language
Unix
C++
Software Debugging
Software Design Patterns
Linux
Microprocessors
Payment Systems
Linux on Embedded Systems
Perl
Windows Embedded
GNU Debuggers
Joint Test Action (IEEE Standards)
Junos
Python
Pcap
OllyDBg
Real-Time Operating Systems
Software Tools
Powerpc
Reverse Engineering
Reduced Instruction Set Computing
Software Engineering
Wireshark
VxWorks
IDA Pro
Vulnerability Analysis
Programming Languages

Job description

Vexterra Group is currently searching for a TS/SCI cleared Hardware Exploitation Engineer to provide the following engineering support:

  • Conduc t technical hardware exploitation and examination of various digital media devices.

  • Conduct reverse engineering, failure analysis, and vulnerability analysis of hardware to identify exploitation opportunities

  • Modify hardware to either enable forensic analysis of the media or to change the functionality of the hardware for desired purposes

  • Perform inspection, imaging, decapsulation, deprocessing, and other activities related to hardware reverse engineering and exploitation in a state­ of-the-art microelectronics exploitation laboratory

  • Development 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/DOD customers

  • Prepare clear and concise technical reports to a wide range of audiences

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineer, and Mathematics (STEM) discipline and at least (5) five years of related experience.

  • Must be Department of Defense (DoD) 8570 Compliant, IAT Level II.

  • Solid understanding of programming language and operating system concepts and experience with assembly languages, such as, C, C++, Python, Perl, etc.

  • Experience requiring skills in reverse engineering of embedded systems with proprietary operating systems for the purpose of introducing functionally to a fielded system.

  • Experience requiring knowledge of C and Assembler software engineering for embedded platforms that run commercial and/or custom operating systems.

  • Working experience in Microprocessors/Architectures: ARM, MIPS, RISC, PowerPC, XScale, StrongARM, x86.

  • Contractor personnel shall be required to complete and pass a written test, prior to beginning work on the contract.

Security Requirements:

  • Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance w/ a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.

Highly Desired Experience:

  • Experience Operating Systems: VxWorks, Integrity, Embedded Linux, JunOS, Linux, Unix, Windows Embedded. Experience with RTOS desired.

  • Experience IDEs: Tornado, Workbench, VxSim, MULTI, TirneMachine, TraceEdge, Eagle CAD

  • Experience in Hardware Tools and Debuggers: Green Hills Probe, SuperTrace Probe, Slingshot, spectrum analyzer, logic analyzer, JTAG, Agilent Technologies equipment.

  • Working experience in Software Tools and Debuggers: Wireshark, IDA Pro, OllyDbg, pcap, gdb, make, hex editor.

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