Embedded Systems Reverse Engineering Intern

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 31,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) invites motivated engineering students to join our summer internship program, diving into embedded systems, reverse engineering, and exploit development. You will work with world-class experts on real problems, learning to analyze hardware and software, present technical findings, and contribute to national security challenges.

You will gain hands-on experience with tools like Ghidra, IDA, and Binary Ninja while pursuing your bachelor’s degree and

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong academic record with fundamentals in computer architecture, operating systems, and data structures.
• Skilled with one or more programming languages.
• Love solving puzzles and perseverance with technical challenges.
• Eager to learn new tools, platforms, and programming languages.
• Eligible for Interim Top Secret security clearance by start date and ultimately TS/SCI with polygraph; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Be mentored by top experts to learn reverse engineering.
• Perform deep investigation of software, firmware, and hardware.
• Collaborate with teammates to develop exploits against embedded systems.
• Gain experience giving technical presentations.

Skills

Programming basics

Reverse engineering

Unix/Linux

Assembly language

Security clearance eligibility

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering/CS/EE

Master’s degree in Computer Engineering/CS/EE

Tools

Ghidra

IDA

Binary Ninja

Job description

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) invites motivated engineering students to join our summer internship program, diving into embedded systems, reverse engineering, and exploit development. You will work with world-class experts on real problems, learning to analyze hardware and software, present technical findings, and contribute to national security challenges.

You will gain hands-on experience with tools like Ghidra, IDA, and Binary Ninja while pursuing your bachelor’s degree and