Reverse Engineer Intern

radiancetech; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Radiance Technologies is seeking a curious engineer or scientist to analyze vulnerabilities in non-traditional, complex systems. The role involves deep-dive analysis across software, hardware and communications, utilizing static and dynamic tools to identify weaknesses and potential failure modes.

Responsibilities include reverse engineering software, documenting findings, and developing custom analysis tools to automate vulnerability assessment, datalink injection, and protocol analysis.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• US citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• Experience applicable to analyzing, reverse engineering, and vulnerability analysis of software, hardware, and communications.

Responsibilities

• Use static and dynamic analysis tools for reverse engineering and vulnerability analysis.
• Examine software for known and new vulnerabilities.
• Reverse engineer software to understand vulnerability impact on system operation.
• Create custom static/dynamic analysis tools for automated analysis.
• Develop tools to analyze and inject datalink messages and other protocols.
• Document identified vulnerabilities and their impact in detail.

Skills

Reverse engineering

Vulnerability analysis

C programming

C++ programming

Python programming

Software analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Ghidra

IDA Pro

Kali Linux

OllyDbg

Wireshark

Job description

Unique opportunity to analyze and find vulnerabilities in non-traditional, complex systems. The ideal candidate is a curious engineer or scientist who enjoys diving into the details of how things work, why they work that way, and how they will fail. This role requires knowledge in a wide array of engineering and computing disciplines and an aptitude for deep-dive analytical thinking. Duties include using static and dynamic analysis tools to facilitate reverse engineering and vulnerability analysis efforts. This includes examining software for known and new vulnerabilities, reverse engineering software to understand the impact of vulnerabilities on the operation of the system, creating custom static and dynamic analysis tools for automated analysis, developing tools to analyze and inject datalink messages and other communication protocols, and documenting identified vulnerabilities and their impact in detail.

Required Skills

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering
• US citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance

Required Experience

• Experience applicable to analyzing, reverse engineering, and vulnerability analysis of software, hardware, and communications

Desired Qualifications

• Experience or familiarity with any of the following:
• Master's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering
• Radar systems
• Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence
• Data Fusion
• Reverse engineering
• Vulnerability analysis
• Programming languages such as C, C++, or Python
• Software reverse engineering tools like Ghidra, IDA Pro, Kali, OllyDbg and Wireshark
• Developing custom software and hardware tools to assist in performing reverse engineering and vulnerability analysis
• Weapon system design or analysis
• US Intelligence Community or DoD contracting
• Active TS/SCI Clearance

Radiance Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.