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Senior Embedded Security Software Engineer ($25k Sign-On Bonus)

Customer Site - Linthicum, MD💼 Full-time💰 $172,766–$172,766🗓 2026-08-13 → 2026-09-26

Core

Senior engineer performing reverse engineering, firmware analysis, and forward development of complex wireless and embedded systems for government customers.

Role type

Senior IC embedded security software engineer (reverse engineering & emulation)

Builds

Custom emulation environments and functional software for firmware rehosting

Domain

Defense/Security, Embedded Systems, Firmware Analysis

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

C/C++ low-level development, Python scripting for automation, firmware reverse engineering (Ghidra/IDA Pro/Binary Ninja), emulation configuration (QEMU), binary analysis, file system analysis

Preferred skills

Ghidra API/Binary Ninja API scripting, hardware debugging (JTAG/SWD), Software Defined Radio (SDR) frameworks, RTOS development, binary fuzzing infrastructure

Technologies

Ghidra, IDA Pro, Binary Ninja, QEMU, Python, C, C++, Linux, JTAG, SWD, SDR

Responsibilities

Execute binary and file system analysis to map undocumented target architectures, translate reverse engineering insights into functional software for firmware rehosting, configure embedded binaries for emulation frameworks, develop low-level software and automation scripts

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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