Tools and Techniques Research Engineer

Jobtailor; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a research engineer to support software, hardware, and complex devices for Foreign Material Exploitation (FME). You will reverse engineer with tools like Ghidra, evaluate ML models, and integrate them into workflows while coordinating with cybersecurity teams for DoD/IC compliance.

Required: US citizenship, TS/SCI clearance, 8+ years of engineering experience, and a BS in science or engineering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in science or engineering.
• 8+ years experience in engineering/software development.
• Strong background in engineering and software development.
• Experience in FME or related exploitation domains.
• Hands-on use of reverse engineering tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide research engineering support across software, hardware, and complex devices for FME.
• Perform reverse engineering using standard FME workflows and tools such as Ghidra.
• Evaluate, test, and integrate ML models and LLMs into engineering workflows.
• Coordinate with cybersecurity teams to ensure compliance with DoD and IC standards.

Skills

Reverse Engineering

ML Model Integration

Experience 8+ years

Security clearance

Software Development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Ghidra

Git

GitLab

CI/CD Pipelines

Job description

• Provide research engineering support across software, hardware, and complex devices for Foreign Material Exploitation (FME)
• Perform software, hardware, or complex device reverse engineering using standard FME workflows and tools such as Ghidra
• Evaluate, test, and integrate ML models and LLMs into engineering workflows, including code similarity, binary triage, and image artifact reduction
• Use Git/GitLab and CI/CD pipelines to package and deploy software updates
• Support networks maintained at different classification levels
• Develop systems architecture documentation and integration plans for multi-classification environments
• Provide technical recommendations on cross-domain solution implementation and security requirements
• Coordinate with cybersecurity teams to ensure compliance with DoD and IC standards
• Support the Authority to Operate (ATO) process for cross-domain solutions

Requirements

• Must be a US citizen
• TS/SCI clearance
• 8+ years experience
• Bachelor's degree in science or engineering
• Strong engineering and software development background
• Experience in FME or related exploitation domains
• Hands-on use of multiple reverse engineering tools

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in reverse engineering, software development, and integration of machine learning models within complex systems. Proficient in compliance with DoD and IC standards while supporting multi-classification environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Reverse Engineering
• Foreign Material Exploitation (FME)
• Machine Learning Model Integration
• Ghidra
• TS/SCI Clearance

Hard Skills

• Software Development
• Systems Architecture Documentation
• Integration Plans
• Code Similarity
• Binary Triage
• Image Artifact Reduction
• Cross-Domain Solution Implementation
• Technical Recommendations
• Cybersecurity Compliance
• Authority to Operate (ATO) Process

Soft Skills

• Technical Support
• Collaboration

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Science or Engineering

Industry Keywords

• DoD Standards
• IC Standards
• Multi-Classification Environments
• Exploitation Domains

Tools & Technologies

• Git
• GitLab
• CI/CD Pipelines