Hardware Exploitation Engineer (TS/SCI)- Senior & Mid

Vexterra Group

Bethesda, MDJobPosted 6mo agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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Bethesda, MD

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

DoD 8570 Compliant IAT Level IITS/SCI clearanceBachelor's degree

Job overview

Vexterra Group is hiring a Hardware Exploitation Engineer (TS/SCI)- Senior & Mid. Vexterra Group is seeking a TS/SCI cleared Hardware Exploitation Engineer to conduct technical hardware exploitation and examination of digital media devices. The role involves reverse engineering, failure analysis, and vulnerability analysis to identify exploitation opportunities, as well as modifying hardware for forensic analysis or functional changes. The engineer will also develop and maintain frameworks, tools, and standards for hardware exploitation.

Key focus areas include Conduct technical hardware exploitation and examination of various digital media devices, Conduct reverse engineering, failure analysis, and vulnerability analysis of hardware, and Modify hardware to enable forensic analysis or change functionality for desired purposes.

Successful candidates bring Bachelor's In STEM, 5+ Years Experience, and DoD 8570 IAT Level II. Important skills include Hardware Exploitation, Reverse Engineering, Failure Analysis, Vulnerability Analysis, Hardware Modification, and Forensic Analysis. Preferred (not required): VxWorks, Integrity, Embedded Linux, and JunOS.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Hardware ExploitationReverse EngineeringFailure AnalysisVulnerability AnalysisHardware ModificationForensic AnalysisInspectionImagingDecapsulationDeprocessingFramework DevelopmentProcess MaintenanceDesign Pattern DevelopmentTechnique DevelopmentTool DevelopmentStandard DevelopmentSubject Matter ExpertTechnical Report WritingCAssemblyProgramming Language ConceptsOperating System ConceptsC++PythonPerlARMMIPSRISCPowerPCXScaleStrongARMx86VxWorksIntegrityEmbedded LinuxJunOSUnixWindows EmbeddedReal-Time Operating SystemsTornadoWorkbenchVxSimMULTITirneMachineTraceEdgeKiCadGreen Hills ProbeSuperTrace ProbeSlingshotSpectrum Analyzer

Qualifications

Bachelor's in STEM5+ Years Related ExperienceDoD 8570 Compliant IAT Level IITS/SCI Clearance With Counterintelligence PolygraphPass Written Test

Full job description

Vexterra Group is currently searching for a TS/SCI cleared Hardware Exploitation Engineer to provide the following engineering support:

Conduc t technical hardware exploitation and examination of various digital media devices.
Conduct reverse engineering, failure analysis, and vulnerability analysis of hardware to identify exploitation opportunities
Modify hardware to either enable forensic analysis of the media or to change the functionality of the hardware for desired purposes
Perform inspection, imaging, decapsulation, deprocessing, and other activities related to hardware reverse engineering and exploitation in a state of-the-art microelectronics exploitation laboratory
Development and maintain frameworks, processes, design patterns, techniques, tools, and standards for conducting hardware exploitation of digital media
Serve as a subject matter expert for IC/DOD customers
Prepare clear and concise technical reports to a wide range of audiences
Using knowledge gained through the application of reverse engineering and other research techniques, engineer low-level C and assembly.

Position Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineer, and Mathematics (STEM) discipline and at least (5) five years of related experience.
Must be Department of Defense (DoD) 8570 Compliant, IAT Level II.
Solid understanding of programming language and operating system concepts and experience with assembly languages, such as, C, C++, Python, Perl, etc.
Experience requiring skills in reverse engineering of embedded systems with proprietary operating systems for the purpose of introducing functionally to a fielded system.
Experience requiring knowledge of C and Assembler software engineering for embedded platforms that run commercial and/or custom operating systems.
Working experience in Microprocessors/Architectures: ARM, MIPS, RISC, PowerPC, XScale, StrongARM, x86.
Contractor personnel shall be required to complete and pass a written test, prior to beginning work on the contract.

Security Requirements:

Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance w/ a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.

Highly Desired Experience:

Experience Operating Systems: VxWorks, Integrity, Embedded Linux, JunOS, Linux, Unix, Windows Embedded. Experience with RTOS desired.
Experience IDEs: Tornado, Workbench, VxSim, MULTI, TirneMachine, TraceEdge, Eagle CAD
Experience in Hardware Tools and Debuggers: Green Hills Probe, SuperTrace Probe, Slingshot, spectrum analyzer, logic analyzer, JTAG, Agilent Technologies equipment.
Working experience in Software Tools and Debuggers: Wireshark, IDA Pro, OllyDbg, pcap, gdb, make, hex editor.

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