Senior Hardware Reverse Engineer
Core
Deconstruct advanced embedded systems and high-speed architectures to extract firmware, identify vulnerabilities, and prototype analysis tools for national security partners.
Role type
Senior Hardware Reverse Engineer (Embedded Security)
Builds
Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) environments, schematics, and technical vulnerability reports
Domain
Defense / Embedded Systems Security
Required skills
Reverse engineering embedded systems, firmware extraction from memory, binary analysis (x86/ARM/AVR), hardware debugging (JTAG/UART), FPGA development (AMD/Xilinx/Altera/Microsemi), C/C++/Python programming, schematic reconstruction, protocol analysis (USB/SPI/I2C/Ethernet/PCIe/RF)
Preferred skills
Advanced degree in CS/EE, PCB design (Altium), Lauterbach Trace32, IoT hacking, team leadership
Technologies
JTAG, UART, Oscilloscopes, Spectrum Analyzers, Logic Analyzers, Altium, Trace32, FPGA, USB, SPI, I2C, Ethernet, PCIe, 802.11, Bluetooth, ZigBee
Responsibilities
Reverse engineer complex embedded systems to identify functional behaviors and vulnerabilities; Extract firmware from memory and analyze binaries; Prototype innovative technologies to emulate device behavior; Reconstruct schematics and develop HIL environments; Conduct protocol and signal analysis using test equipment; Draft technical reports on hardware function and vulnerabilities.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
