Principal Cyber Effects Engineer — Embedded Security

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance

Employee clubs and activities

Professional workshops

Offsite social events

Discounts to local museums

Job summary

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. is hiring a Principal Cyber Effects Engineer in Cambridge, MA to lead cyber tools development, reverse engineering, and vulnerability research across multiple domains.

You will drive architecture for embedded and real‑time systems, mentor engineers, and collaborate across teams to advance national security projects. Requires a bachelor’s in CS/CE, 10–15 years in cybersecurity, and strong toolchain knowledge (Ghidra, IDA, Binary Ninja, Radare, Angr).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or related field required.
• 10–15 years of cybersecurity experience required.
• Experience architecting and developing low‑level software tools.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve software architecture for embedded and real‑time systems.
• Assess hardware and software for security vulnerabilities using diverse techniques.
• Develop software to meet behavior and security requirements for tailored apps.
• Create and integrate tools for detecting and exploiting vulnerabilities.
• Document changes and mentor junior engineers.
• Lead projects with SME-level cybersecurity expertise.

Skills

Curiosity-driven problem solving

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Team player under pressure

Education

Bachelor's in computer science or computer engineering

Tools

Ghidra

IDA

Binary Ninja

Radare

Angr

GDB

WinDbg

Qemu

AFL++

C

C++

Python

Go

Rust

LLVM passes

Job description

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. is hiring a Principal Cyber Effects Engineer in Cambridge, MA to lead cyber tools development, reverse engineering, and vulnerability research across multiple domains.

You will drive architecture for embedded and real‑time systems, mentor engineers, and collaborate across teams to advance national security projects. Requires a bachelor’s in CS/CE, 10–15 years in cybersecurity, and strong toolchain knowledge (Ghidra, IDA, Binary Ninja, Radare, Angr).