Senior Embedded Systems Reverse Engineer

Two Six Technologies; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 154,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement benefits

Paid leave

Tuition assistance

Professional development

Job summary

Two Six Technologies in Arlington, Virginia, seeks a Hardware Reverse Engineer to join the Embedded Systems division. You will deconstruct hardware, extract firmware, identify vulnerabilities, and prototype technologies to test device behavior.

Collaborate with hardware engineers and researchers on embedded security projects for government customers. Qualifications include a BS in CS/EE or 7+ years in embedded security, experience with x86/ARM/AVR, debugging tools, and proficiency in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or related field or 7+ years embedded security experience.
• Experience analyzing and reverse engineering binaries (x86/ARM/AVR).
• Debug embedded systems using JTAG, UART, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers.
• Develop and integrate bootloaders for embedded systems.
• Create wiring diagrams and schematics.
• Programming in C, C++, and Python.
• Development targeting FPGA devices (AMD/Xilinx, Altera, Microsemi).

Responsibilities

• Reverse engineer and analyze complex embedded systems to identify behaviors and enable vulnerability analysis.
• Identify and exploit key system components, including firmware memory and communications channels.
• Conduct vulnerability research on hardened systems and architectures.
• Draft technical reports on hardware and firmware vulnerabilities.
• Rapidly prototype technologies to analyze and exploit target systems.
• Reconstruct schematics and develop hardware-in-the-loop environments.
• Perform protocol and signals analysis with oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and logic analyzers.
• Contribute to research projects focused on embedded system security.
• Isolate areas of interest in complex systems with precision.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Embedded systems

Reverse engineering

Debugging

Bootloaders

Wiring diagrams

FPGA development

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE

7+ years embedded security experience

Tools

JTAG

UART

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Job description

Two Six Technologies in Arlington, Virginia, seeks a Hardware Reverse Engineer to join the Embedded Systems division. You will deconstruct hardware, extract firmware, identify vulnerabilities, and prototype technologies to test device behavior.

Collaborate with hardware engineers and researchers on embedded security projects for government customers. Qualifications include a BS in CS/EE or 7+ years in embedded security, experience with x86/ARM/AVR, debugging tools, and proficiency in