Embedded Cyber-Physical Systems Reverse Engineer

Koitecc Solutions; Chantilly (VA); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Cyber-Physical Systems Reverse Engineer to study and simulate embedded and cyber-physical systems in a lab setting. You will reverse engineer devices, analyze interfaces, and develop automated testing workflows using C/C++ and Python.

The role focuses on understanding real-world behavior beyond intended design, designing experiments, and building test harnesses and emulation environments to uncover emergent issues and bugs.

Qualifications

• Experience developing embedded firmware for real-time systems and RTOS.
• Familiarity with SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, USB, Ethernet, or wireless interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Develop, integrate, and debug embedded firmware for real-time and resource-constrained systems, including RTOS-based applications, device drivers, hardware interfaces, and low-level system software
• Design and implement simulation, emulation, and automated test environments for embedded and cyber-physical systems, including tools for exploring system behavior, reproducing observed effects, and exercising hardware and firmware
• Analyze and reverse engineer embedded devices, firmware, communications protocols, sensors, and other components to understand intended vs real-world behavior
• Develop production-quality C/C++ and Python software to automate testing, instrumentation, experimentation, and analysis, including lab integration
• Conduct hands-on laboratory testing using embedded debugging tools and instrumentation; document and communicate findings

Skills

Embedded firmware

RTOS concepts

Debugging hardware/software

Python automation

JTAG/SWD debugging

Embedded interfaces (SPI/I2C/UART/CAN/

Tools

JTAG/SWD debuggers

Logic analyzers

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum analyzers

Function generators

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Cyber-Physical Systems Reverse Engineer to study and simulate embedded and cyber-physical systems in a lab setting. You will reverse engineer devices, analyze interfaces, and develop automated testing workflows using C/C++ and Python.

The role focuses on understanding real-world behavior beyond intended design, designing experiments, and building test harnesses and emulation environments to uncover emergent issues and bugs.