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# Senior Embedded Hardware Security Engineer

- **Company:** MITRE Corporation
- **Location:** Colorado Springs, CO, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $126,800.0 - $158,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Embedded Software, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Security Module, Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, Python (Programming Language), Non-Volatile Memory, Reverse Engineering, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, System on a Chip, Build Management, Information Technology, U-Boot, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** August 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9111747/senior-embedded-hardware-security-engineer

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field and 5 years of related experience; or Master's degree/PhD in a similar field and 3 years of related experience
 * Experience with embedded system tear-down, board-level reverse engineering, vulnerability analysis, and circuit/component modifications
 * Experience with board- and component-level instrumentation, measurement, and protocol analysis
 * Experience with printed circuit board design, layout, and understanding of component packaging
 * Experience with software development (e.g., C/C++, Python)
 * Understanding of protections against physical attacks including secure boot, tamper sensing, secure key storage, memory encryption/authentication, and debug interface disablement
 * Ability to independently execute complex technical work in collaborative environments
 * Effective oral and written communication skills
 * 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
 * Per the U.S. Government's eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance.
 * This position requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site, * Master's degree or PhD in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
 * Active security clearance, especially Top Secret or TS/SCI.
 * Experience with netlist recreation of printed circuit boards using X-ray or destructive imaging
 * Experience with prototyping printed circuit boards for probing or injecting high-speed signals
 * Experience with solder rework/chip-off techniques and non-volatile memory extraction
 * Experience with anti-tamper design, implementation, evaluation, and/or research
 * Experience developing embedded software in C/C++
 * Demonstrated technical leadership and mentoring experience
 * Experience with one or more, and familiarity with all, of the following technical areas:
 + Application of side-channel analysis and/or fault injection to black-box systems
 + Analysis of cryptographic algorithms and protocols
 + Analysis of RF protocols
 + Analysis of security architectures of modern commercial processors and SoCs
 + Embedded firmware reverse engineering
 + FPGA and/or system-on-chip (SoC) development
 + Signal processing

## Description

Senior engineers in the embedded hardware reverse engineering team will develop and apply their technical expertise to:

 * Perform hands-on security assessments of embedded systems
 * Design and build prototypes to demonstrate advanced capabilities for measuring and instrumenting board- and component-level interfaces
 * Develop software for orchestrating complex lab experiments, instrumenting hardware and lab equipment for data collection, measurement, and analysis
 * Research and develop new approaches and countermeasures for emerging threats to embedded systems
 * Shape creative and innovative ideas through internal research programs to advance the state-of-the-art in hardware security
 * Track, adapt, and apply academic and industry advances in hardware security analysis and protection techniques to secure our sponsors' systems
 * Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams conducting embedded security research, vulnerability assessment, and hardware/software co-design.
 * Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, while leading tasks and/or teams of engineers
 * Communicate and document technical approaches, risks, and results to sponsors and stakeholders
 * Provide technical mentorship to junior engineers


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