Electronics Engineer

AMERICAN SYSTEMS; Indian Head (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is seeking a mission-driven Electronics Engineer to join our reverse engineering and digital forensics team supporting Navy mission-critical objectives. You will analyze and exploit electronic devices, develop schematics, and brief leadership on findings from state-side and international deployments.

The role requires a BSEE with 5–15 years of experience, strong RF, PCB, and lab instrumentation skills, and a current DoD secret clearance with potential Top Secret eligibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or equivalent with 5–15 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in electronic circuit design and PCB assembly.
• RF engineering and testing with lab instrumentation such as oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers.
• Experience in reverse engineering, digital forensics, or weapons technical intelligence is a plus.
• Ability to report findings to military and DoD leadership.

Responsibilities

• Be part of an established reverse engineering and digital forensics team with opportunity to grow.
• Support a DoD command with near real-time technical intelligence for tactical commanders.
• Upgrade skills through industry-leading courses in embedded system forensic analysis.
• Report and brief critical findings to military and DoD civilian leadership.
• Conduct laboratory analysis of electronic devices to understand operation and function.
• Perform exploitation and reverse-engineering on electronic components including RF modules and boards.
• Capture and identify RF receiver/transmitter modules and analyze operating frequencies.
• Develop schematics and document electronics systems using provided tools.
• Demodulate and decode signals to extract intelligence data and create tools and techniques.
• Perform Electronic Data Recovery on devices using Cellebrite UFED, XRY, FTK, etc.
• Produce storyboards and technical reports; maintain chain of custody; deploy to remote locations as needed.

Job description

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Program Mission Support, Engineering & Analysis, and Training. We are looking for a mission-driven Electronics Engineer with the curiosity and desire to investigate the functions and features if novel, advanced, electronics associated with various weaponized technologies. In this role, you will work state-side and in international locations reverse engineer electronic materials in support of a US Navy mission.

Responsibilities

• Be part of an established reverse engineering and digital forensics team with opportunity to grow.
• Support a one of a kind command within the Department of Defense whose mission is to provide near real-time technical intelligence to tactical commanders, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) community, service components, DoD, and National-level Intelligence Agencies.
• Have opportunities to upgrade your skills by attending industry leading courses in areas such as embedded system forensic analysis.
• Responsible for reporting and briefing critical finds to both military and DoD civilian leadership.
• Conduct laboratory based analysis of electronic devices to understand the theory of operation and functionally.
• Perform exploitation and reverse-engineering on various electrical components ranging from IED electronic components to advanced weapon systems.
• Capture, characterize and identify electrical/electronic RF receiver and transmitter modules and circuit board characteristics, operating frequencies and power.
• Identify electronic components visually, conduct research, provide information, develop accurate schematics of electronics systems using provided tools and techniques.
• Analyze, demodulate and decode signals in order to extract intelligence data and develop standardized demodulation and decoding tools and techniques for commonly encountered signals.
• Perform Electronic Data Recovery (EDR) of logical and physical data on cell phones and other media storage devices using hardware/software tools including Cellebrite UFED, XRY, FTK and other forensic tools and analyze EDR files to recover data that may be of investigative or intelligence value.
• Produce storyboards and technical reports on captured data.
• Maintain and document chain of custody of items and data.
• Deploy to remote field locations on a regular or as needed basis to analyze devices or train partners in the processes associated with reverse engineering.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) degree or an applicable technical field from an accredited college or university with 5-15 years of professional work experience in a relevant technical field.
• Experience must include electronic circuit design and PCB assembly, Radio Frequency (RF) field, operation of lab instrumentations including oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, power supplies, communication receivers, RF signal generators and handheld digital multi-meters and schematic capture tools.
• Experience developing and supporting the Weapons Technical Intelligence Enterprise is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Familiarity with SIPRNET and Community of Interest databases and portals is desired.
• Familiarity with electronics lab processes and work flow for device exploitation efforts.
• Understanding of electronic circuits, embedded devices, and code in order to support detailed analysis and operational understanding of undocumented devices.

Certifications And Other Qualifications

• Current DOD Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain a Top-Secret security clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship Required for the purposes of obtaining/holding a U.S. security clearance

EEO Statement

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