Senior Cyber Effects Engineer - Embedded Security Lead

Draper; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 82,300 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Draper in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Senior Cyber Effects Engineer to lead reverse engineering, vulnerability research, and tool development for national security programs. You will work on embedded systems, compiler theory, threat intelligence, and vulnerability research across diverse devices and platforms.

Join a multidisciplinary team and mentor engineers while delivering software tools, static/dynamic analysis, and security enhancements for critical systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field.
• 5–10 years of experience in cybersecurity or related field.
• Proficient in C, C++, Python, Go, and Rust.
• Experience building reverse engineering automation tools and analysis frameworks.
• Experience with compiler toolchains and LLVM passes is a plus.

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 a breadth of technologies.
• Develop software that meets behavior and security requirements for tailored applications.
• Create new tools to detect and exploit vulnerabilities and system weaknesses.
• Mentor less experienced engineers and provide technical leadership.

Skills

Reverse engineering

Low-level software tools

C/C++ programming

Python

Rust

GoLang

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or computer engineering

Tools

Ghidra

IDA

Binary Ninja

Radare

Angr

GDB

winDBG

QEMU

AFL++

Job description

Draper in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Senior Cyber Effects Engineer to lead reverse engineering, vulnerability research, and tool development for national security programs. You will work on embedded systems, compiler theory, threat intelligence, and vulnerability research across diverse devices and platforms.

Join a multidisciplinary team and mentor engineers while delivering software tools, static/dynamic analysis, and security enhancements for critical systems.