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Senior Embedded Vulnerability Researcher

Cambridge, MA, USFull-time$82k2026-06-01 → 2026-11-10
Based in United StatesNo visa sponsorshipSecurity clearance required

Core

Develop tailored offensive cyber security solutions, specifically embedded vulnerability research and exploit development for DoD and IC directives.

Role type

Senior IC embedded vulnerability researcher

Builds

Exploitation tools and systems for embedded devices

Domain

National security / embedded systems / reverse engineering

Required skills

Reverse engineering firmware and embedded systems, binary file and filesystem structure analysis, hardware modification and soldering, JTAG/SWD/BDM debugging, embedded device exploitation, network stack internals, OS internals (user/kernel/boot), C/C++/Python programming

Preferred skills

Side channel attacks (glitching), custom filesystem extraction and modification, bus and protocol analysis

Technologies

Ghidra, IDA, GDB, RR, GNU/Linux, Windows, x86, ARM, Hexagon, PowerPC

Responsibilities

Assess hardware and software for security vulnerabilities, develop software meeting security requirements, create tools to detect and exploit vulnerabilities, document application functionality, define analysis approaches and execute assignments, contribute to technical reports and presentations

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC