Senior Hardware Reversing Engineer - Embedded Security

Trusted Concepts, Inc.; Linthicum (MD); On-site; USD 250,000 - 285,000; Full time

Job summary

Two Six Technologies in Linthicum, Maryland, seeks a Hardware Reverse Engineer to deconstruct embedded hardware, extract firmware, and identify vulnerabilities. You will work with high-speed signals, oscilloscopes, and FPGA devices, collaborating with top hardware engineers and researchers on national security projects.

Qualified candidates have strong C/C++/Python skills, experience in embedded systems, and debugging tools (JTAG/UART).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical security/reverse engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience with embedded systems, reverse engineering binaries, and debugging.
• Proficiency in C, C++, and Python; experience with FPGA development targets (AMD/Xilinx/Altera/Microsemi).
• Experience with bootloaders, wiring diagrams/schematics, and hardware interfaces (JTAG/UART).
• Familiarity with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other measurement tools.

Responsibilities

• Reverse engineer complex embedded systems to identify behaviors and vulnerabilities.
• Analyze firmware memory, communications channels, and key components for exploitation.
• Perform vulnerability research on hardened architectures and document findings.
• Draft technical reports describing hardware, firmware functions, and potential flaws.
• Prototype new techniques to analyze and exploit target systems.
• Reconstruct schematics and build HIL environments to test device behavior.
• Conduct protocol and signal analysis using oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers and researchers on security projects.
• Isolate critical areas in complex systems with precision and efficiency.

Job description

Two Six Technologies in Linthicum, Maryland, seeks a Hardware Reverse Engineer to deconstruct embedded hardware, extract firmware, and identify vulnerabilities. You will work with high-speed signals, oscilloscopes, and FPGA devices, collaborating with top hardware engineers and researchers on national security projects.

Qualified candidates have strong C/C++/Python skills, experience in embedded systems, and debugging tools (JTAG/UART).