Cyber-Physical Engineer: Hands-On RE & Tooling

Attic Research LLC; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Attic Research LLC seeks a Cyber Physical Engineer bridging software and hardware reverse engineering, vulnerability research, and custom tool development. You'll move between disassembly, firmware analysis, and tool creation to accelerate security investigations.

The role blends software reverse engineering, vulnerability research, and hands-on hardware work across multiple architectures. A background in hardware, RF, or signal processing is a plus, with opportunities to publish and contribute

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in reverse engineering, vulnerability research, embedded systems, or adjacent cyber-focused work.
• Proficiency with Python and C/C++.
• US citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Software reverse engineering and vulnerability research on complex, non-traditional systems.
• Custom hardware and software tooling to accelerate and automate the analysis workflow.
• Firmware rehosting and analysis inside high-fidelity, QEMU-based emulation environments.
• Operating at the lowest levels of software and hardware, often without a reference to work from.

Skills

Reverse engineering

Vulnerability research

Embedded systems

Python

C/C++

Security clearance eligibility

U.S. citizenship

Tools

QEMU

Ghidra

IDA Pro

GDB

x64dbg

Job description

Attic Research LLC seeks a Cyber Physical Engineer bridging software and hardware reverse engineering, vulnerability research, and custom tool development. You'll move between disassembly, firmware analysis, and tool creation to accelerate security investigations.

The role blends software reverse engineering, vulnerability research, and hands-on hardware work across multiple architectures. A background in hardware, RF, or signal processing is a plus, with opportunities to publish and contribute