Senior Hardware Reverse Engineer — Embedded Security Expert

Grammatech; Herndon, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

GrammaTech in Herndon, VA is seeking a Senior Hardware Reverse Engineer to dissect complex embedded hardware, extract firmware, and assess vulnerabilities. You will work with hardware and security researchers on cutting-edge projects for national security, designing tests, and documenting findings.

The role requires extensive experience in reverse engineering, embedded systems, and C/C++, with TS/SCI-level clearance preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent practical experience in security research, reverse engineering, vulnerability research, or exploit development.
• Experience with embedded systems development and debugging.
• Experience analyzing binaries (x86/ARM/AVR).
• Programming in C, C++, and Python.
• Development targeting FPGA devices.

Responsibilities

• Reverse engineer and analyze complex embedded systems designs to identify functional behaviors and vulnerability potential.
• Identify and exploit key system components, including communication channels and firmware memory.
• Conduct vulnerability research on hardened systems and architectures.
• Draft technical reports describing function, characteristics, and potential vulnerabilities of assessed hardware and firmware.
• Prototype innovative technologies to analyze and exploit target systems.
• Reconstruct schematics from boards and develop hardware-in-the-loop environments to test device behavior.
• Perform protocol and signal analysis using oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and logic analyzers.
• Contribute to a diverse range of R&D projects focused on embedded system security.
• Isolate areas of interest in complex systems with precision.

Skills

Reverse engineering

Embedded systems

Binary analysis

C/C++/Python

Bootloaders

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/EE or related

Tools

JTAG

UART

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

FPGA tooling (AMD/Xilinx/Altera/Microsemi)

Job description

GrammaTech in Herndon, VA is seeking a Senior Hardware Reverse Engineer to dissect complex embedded hardware, extract firmware, and assess vulnerabilities. You will work with hardware and security researchers on cutting-edge projects for national security, designing tests, and documenting findings.

The role requires extensive experience in reverse engineering, embedded systems, and C/C++, with TS/SCI-level clearance preferred.