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# Embedded Hardware Security Engineer

- **Company:** Protec Inc.
- **Location:** Aberdeen, MD, 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:** October 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/1_mitrecorp1-R116816

## About the Role

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 Basic Qualifications: + 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 Preferred Qualifications: + 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 This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s): None This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following

## Description

Roles & Responsibilities: 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