Embedded Exploit Engineer & Security Researcher

Zealot Labs, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 100,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Zealot Labs, Inc. is an early-stage startup seeking an embedded vulnerability researcher to identify and exploit vulnerabilities in embedded systems, IoT devices, and RTOS.

The role emphasizes firmware analysis, reverse engineering, and scalable tooling for automated vulnerability discovery across platforms. The ideal candidate has strong experience in embedded firmware reverse engineering, familiarity with ARM/MIPS architectures, and a track record of vulnerability research, CVEs, or advisories

Qualifications

• Experience identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities in embedded systems, IoT devices, and RTOS.
• Reverse engineer firmware to map attack surfaces and develop reliable exploits.
• Build scalable tooling for automated vulnerability discovery across embedded platforms.
• Research novel attack techniques against constrained environments and proprietary protocols.
• Strong reverse engineering experience with embedded firmware and bare-metal systems.
• Proven vulnerability research experience: CVEs or advisories on embedded targets.

Responsibilities

• Identify and exploit vulnerabilities in embedded systems, IoT devices, and real-time operating systems.
• Reverse engineer firmware to map attack surfaces, discover bugs, and develop reliable exploits.
• Build scalable tooling for automated vulnerability discovery across diverse embedded platforms.
• Research novel attack techniques against constrained environments and proprietary protocols.
• Strong reverse engineering experience with embedded firmware and bare-metal systems.
• Proven vulnerability research experience: CVEs, advisories, or offensive work on embedded targets.

Skills

Embedded security

Reverse engineering

Firmware analysis

Vulnerability research

ARM/MIPS

Tools

Ghidra

IDA

Binwalk

Job description

Zealot Labs, Inc. is an early-stage startup seeking an embedded vulnerability researcher to identify and exploit vulnerabilities in embedded systems, IoT devices, and RTOS.

The role emphasizes firmware analysis, reverse engineering, and scalable tooling for automated vulnerability discovery across platforms. The ideal candidate has strong experience in embedded firmware reverse engineering, familiarity with ARM/MIPS architectures, and a track record of vulnerability research, CVEs, or advisories