Embedded Systems Developer for Cyber Research & Tooling

6AM City, LLC

Kentucky

On-site

USD 110,000 - 160,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Battelle seeks an Embedded Systems Developer to support cyber research teams, building tooling, firmware modifications, and development infrastructure for deeper system analysis. You will work with vulnerability researchers and reverse engineers across architectures and OSes.

The role focuses on instrumentation, firmware modification for experiments, and debugging utilities to enable researchers to interact with hardware at a low level. This is for Columbus, OH or Chantilly, VA locations.

Qualifications

Experience with embedded development in C/C++.
Ability to analyze firmware and modify embedded software for testing.
US citizenship and ability to obtain DoD clearance.

Responsibilities

Develop low-level firmware, instrumentation, and tooling to support reverse engineering and vulnerability research efforts.
Modify existing firmware and embedded software to enable analysis, debugging, and experimentation.
Build internal tools and automation pipelines that assist researchers working with embedded devices.
Interface directly with hardware platforms including microcontrollers, SoCs, and custom embedded systems.
Develop scripts and utilities to support firmware extraction, analysis workflows, and device interaction.
Assist vulnerability researchers with debugging complex behaviors across embedded platforms.
Work closely with reverse engineers to understand system behavior and design tools that improve analysis capabilities.
Prototype and test techniques for interacting with embedded systems including debugging interfaces and emulation environments.