Senior Cyber Effects Engineer — Embedded Security Tools

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 82,300 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Senior Cyber Effects Engineer to advance reverse engineering, vulnerability research, and cyber tool development for national security programs.

Join a multidisciplinary team developing software for embedded systems, threat analysis, and novel exploit techniques. The role includes mentoring, leadership, and collaboration across domains, with on-site work in Cambridge or Reston, and a base salary described in the posting.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's in computer science, computer engineering, or related field.
• 5–10 years of experience in cybersecurity or related field is required.

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 and techniques.
• Develop software that meets behavior and security requirements for tailored applications.
• Document nominal application and system functionality, in addition to implemented changes.
• Mentor less experienced engineers and provide thoughtful, constructive feedback.

Skills

Embedded systems

C/C++

Reverse engineering

Binary analysis

Vulnerability research

Fuzzing

Python

Go

Rust

Compiler theory

Threat intelligence

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science / Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

Ghidra

IDA

Binary Ninja

Radare

Angr

GDB

winDBG

Qemu

AFL++

Job description

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Senior Cyber Effects Engineer to advance reverse engineering, vulnerability research, and cyber tool development for national security programs.

Join a multidisciplinary team developing software for embedded systems, threat analysis, and novel exploit techniques. The role includes mentoring, leadership, and collaboration across domains, with on-site work in Cambridge or Reston, and a base salary described in the posting.