Capabilities Development Engineer

CNSS • National Security Systems; North Chevy Chase (MD); On-site; USD 105,000 - 197,000; Full time

Job summary

CNSS • National Security Systems is seeking Capabilities Development Specialists to join a top-tier team tackling complex national security challenges at Fort Meade and surrounding sites. You will contribute to advanced hardware and software capabilities, including malware analysis, exploit development, and embedded system work.

The role emphasizes deep technical expertise in C/C++, assembly, and hardware reverse engineering, with opportunities to work on high-priority missions requiring

Qualifications

• Degree in CS/Engineering with relevant experience in hardware and software lifecycle.
• Experience in vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, or forensics is beneficial.
• Advanced knowledge in reverse engineering and embedded systems is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop exploitation capabilities and analytics for national security targets.
• Design hardware components to support signals intelligence missions.
• Analyze sophisticated malware and contribute to defensive/offensive capabilities.

Skills

C/C++/Assembly

ARM

Malware reverse engineering

Hardware reverse engineering

Embedded systems development

Software vulnerability analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Master's degree (advantage)

Doctoral degree (advantage)

Tools

Ghidra

OllyDbg

gdb

JTAG

Oscilloscopes

FPGA

Verilog

VHDL

Job description

CNSS • National Security Systems is seeking Capabilities Development Specialists to join a top-tier team tackling complex national security challenges at Fort Meade and surrounding sites. You will contribute to advanced hardware and software capabilities, including malware analysis, exploit development, and embedded system work.

The role emphasizes deep technical expertise in C/C++, assembly, and hardware reverse engineering, with opportunities to work on high-priority missions requiring