Hardware Reverse Engineer

Two Six Technologies

$130K — $190K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with embedded systems or binary analysis.
  • 3+ years programming experience in Python, Bash, and C.
  • Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
  • Strong debugging skills using JTAG, UART, and logic analyzers.

Responsibilities

  • Reverse engineer and analyze complex embedded systems.
  • Draft detailed technical reports on hardware and firmware vulnerabilities.
  • Rapidly prototype new technologies for system analysis.
  • Document standard operating procedures (SOPs) and improve processes.
  • Communicate findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Life and disability insurance.
  • Retirement benefits.
  • Paid leave and tuition assistance.
  • Professional development support.
Full Job Description
Overview of Opportunity

Two Six Technologies is seeeking a Hardware Reverse Engineer to will tackle unsolved hardware and software problems in order to find vulnerabilities and mitigate them on mission critical platforms. For each assessment, you will also be responsible for communicating findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders in order to inform business and security decisions. When not analyzing systems, you will work with the testbed team in operating a cyber range, used for testing and validating various engineering prototypes.

This work will be onsite at our Laurel, MD office with up to 25% travel.

Responsibilities
    • Reverse engineer and analyze complex embedded systems to understand behaviors and identify vulnerabilities
    • Draft technical reports related to the function, characteristics, and any potential vulnerabilities of hardware and firmware
    • Rapidly prototype innovative technologies to analyze and exploit target systems
    • Document SOPs and find ways to iteratively improve processes


Qualifications
    • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline
      • Equivalent practical experience in security research, reverse engineering, vulnerability research, or exploit development may substitute for a degree
    • 5+ years of hands-on experience with at least one of the following:
      • Experience developing on embedded systems such as high speed data devices or system-on-modules
      • Experience analyzing and reverse engineering binaries (x86/ARM/AVR)
      • Debugging embedded systems using tools such as JTAG, UART, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers
    • 3+ years with programming in Python, Bash, and C
    • Active Top Secret level clearance with eligibility for SCI


Preferred Skills
    • Experience as part of small R&D teams composed of researchers, engineers, and scientists
    • Experience scripting with the Binary Ninja API or Ghidra to automate complex reverse engineering workflows


Security Clearance:
  • Active Top Secret level clearance with eligibility for SCI

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Two Six Technologies is committed to providing competitive and comprehensive compensation packages that reflect the value we place on our employees and their contributions. We believe in rewarding skills, experience, and performance. Our offerings include but are not limited to, medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, retirement benefits, paid leave, tuition assistance and professional development.

The projected salary range listed for this position is annualized. This is a general guideline and not a guarantee of salary. Salary is one component of our total compensation package and the specific salary offered is determined by various factors, including, but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills, geographic location, as well as contract specific affordability and organizational requirements.

Salary Range

$130,000-$190,000 USD

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