Chip-Off Forensics Lead: Senior Electrical Engineer (TS/SCI)

argocyber

Arlington (VA)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Argo Cyber Systems is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer / Hardware Forensics Lead to establish and lead a government Chip-Off Forensics Laboratory supporting DHS missions. You will guide hardware investigations of embedded devices and SoCs, collaborating with DHS engineers and incident response teams to recover evidence from challenging storage technologies.

The role emphasizes leadership of the lab, development of repeatable workflows, and advanced forensic techniques, with security

Qualifications

U.S. Citizenship
Active Top Secret / SCI Clearance
Ability to obtain DHS Suitability
Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related STEM
10+ years of professional experience in electrical engineering, embedded hardware design, digital electronics, or hardware security
Experience establishing or operating hardware laboratories
Expert understanding of digital electronics and PCB architecture
Strong soldering, desoldering, and micro-rework experience
Experience recovering data from flash memory technologies
Experience using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, and related laboratory equipment
Experience analyzing embedded systems and proprietary hardware
Strong technical writing and documentation skills

Responsibilities

Lead establishment of a government Chip-Off Forensics Laboratory from initial design through operational readiness.
Develop laboratory architecture, workflows, equipment standards, and technical operating procedures.
Serve as the technical authority for hardware forensic investigations.
Evaluate and recommend advanced laboratory equipment and forensic technologies.
Manage laboratory capability growth and future technology roadmap.
Perform chip-off forensic extraction from flash memory, NAND, NOR, EEPROM, eMMC, UFS, and other storage technologies.
Conduct PCB analysis and reverse engineering.
Analyze embedded processors, microcontrollers, FPGAs, and SoCs.
Recover digital evidence from damaged, encrypted, or inaccessible storage devices.
Analyze hardware targeted by sophisticated threat actors.
Conduct forensic analysis of embedded devices; analyze firmware and bootloaders.
Investigate hardware-assisted persistence techniques and identify hardware modifications.
Support investigations involving malware embedded within firmware or hardware components.
Specify, procure, install, and maintain laboratory equipment.
Develop repeatable forensic methodologies and create technical procedures.
Ensure chain-of-custody requirements are maintained.