Principal Cyber Effects Engineer - Embedded Tooling Lead

Draper; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite in Cambridge, MA or Reston, VA

Security clearance eligibility (TS/SCI

Career opportunities at a national R&D

Job summary

Draper seeks a Principal Cyber Effects Engineer to lead reverse engineering, vulnerability research, and cyber tool development across domains serving national interests.

Work includes embedded systems, compiler theory, fuzzing, and vulnerability research, with onsite options in Cambridge, MA or Reston, VA. Applicants may need security clearance (TS/SCI preferred) as part of the role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field.
• 10–15 years of experience in cybersecurity or related field expected.
• Expertise in architecting and developing custom low-level software tools.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve software architecture for embedded, real-time, and kernel-mode systems to enable cyber effects.
• Assess hardware and software for security vulnerabilities using diverse techniques.
• Develop software that meets behavior and security requirements for tailored applications.
• Create new tools to detect and exploit vulnerabilities and system weaknesses.
• Mentor engineers and lead large scale technical software and hardware solutions.

Skills

C

C++

Python

GoLang

Rust

Assembly

Ghidra

IDA

Binary Ninja

Radare

GDB

Qemu

AFL++

Reverse engineering

Vulnerability research

Embedded systems

Kernel-mode

Windows

Linux

x86 ARM RISCV

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Tools

Angr

Job description

Draper seeks a Principal Cyber Effects Engineer to lead reverse engineering, vulnerability research, and cyber tool development across domains serving national interests.

Work includes embedded systems, compiler theory, fuzzing, and vulnerability research, with onsite options in Cambridge, MA or Reston, VA. Applicants may need security clearance (TS/SCI preferred) as part of the role.