Senior Electrical Engineer: Chip-Off Forensics Lab Lead

Nightwing Technologies, LLC; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

Nightwing Technologies, LLC seeks an Electrical Engineer to lead the Chip-Off Forensics Lab setup for a government-driven mission at a government facility in the United States. You will guide hardware forensics, PCB analysis, chip extraction, and data recovery on embedded systems and network-edge devices.

This senior role requires 10+ years in electrical engineering, TS/SCI clearance, and strong leadership to develop workflows, procure equipment, and train analysts.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years in electrical engineering or hardware design.
• Expert knowledge of PCB design, circuit analysis, and digital electronics.
• Strong experience with chip extraction and hardware forensics techniques.
• Proficiency with electronic test equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters).
• Understanding of embedded systems architecture and memory technologies.
• Experience with microcontrollers, SoCs, and embedded processor platforms.
• Knowledge of data recovery from damaged or protected storage devices.
• Strong soldering and desoldering components to access memory chips and other critical hardware for data extraction.
• Experience with reverse engineering proprietary hardware systems.
• Excellent documentation and technical writing abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the establishment and operation of Chip-Off Forensics Lab infrastructure at government facility.
• Provide expert guidance on chip extraction, PCB analysis, and hardware-level forensics.
• Develop and document chip-off forensics workflows and standard operating procedures.
• Conduct forensic analysis of compromised network-edge devices and embedded systems.
• Perform circuit board reverse engineering and component identification.
• Extract and analyze data from flash memory, EEPROM, and other storage components.
• Design and implement safe chip removal and data recovery procedures.
• Specify and procure laboratory equipment and forensic tools.
• Collaborate with Nightwing SMEs on hardware and skillset requirements.
• Train CSD analysts on chip-off forensics techniques and procedures.
• Conduct lab demonstrations showcasing chip-off capabilities.
• Analyze proprietary hardware systems targeted by threat actors.
• Support forensic investigations where EDR solutions are absent or insufficient.
• Document technical findings and forensic methodologies.
• Provide reach-back support and technical consultation to analysts.

Skills

U.S. Citizenship

TS/SCI clearance

DHS Suitability

10+ years experience

PCB design

Chip-off forensics

Electronic test equipment

Embedded systems

MCUs / SoCs

Data recovery

Soldering/desoldering

Reverse engineering

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related

Master's or PhD preferred

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Multimeters

Job description

Nightwing Technologies, LLC seeks an Electrical Engineer to lead the Chip-Off Forensics Lab setup for a government-driven mission at a government facility in the United States. You will guide hardware forensics, PCB analysis, chip extraction, and data recovery on embedded systems and network-edge devices.

This senior role requires 10+ years in electrical engineering, TS/SCI clearance, and strong leadership to develop workflows, procure equipment, and train analysts.