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If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE—and make a difference with us.nnDepartment Summary:nnMITRE’s Electronic Systems Security department is seeking to hire talented and creative software vulnerability researchers and reverse engineers with a focus on embedded systems. Our researchers tackle the most complex, challenging, and impactful embedded software security problems of our customers on projects of national significance. We conduct in-depth technical assessments on embedded software operation, research security vulnerabilities, develop exploit proofs-of-concept, and deliver technical capabilities to defend and enable our customers’ missions. Through our diverse customers and missions, our teams tackle a rich variety of embedded software types including bare metal firmware, real-time operating system firmware, the Linux kernel, and user-space binaries to name a few. Our successes have driven and continue to drive us to develop advanced tools that enable, accelerate, and scale our embedded software vulnerability research and reverse engineering analyses as well as bring differentiated value to our customers.nnQualified candidates will join a department with deep technical expertise across many embedded security disciplines including software vulnerability research and reverse engineering, hardware reverse engineering, secure computing, and implementation security. Together, this multi-disciplinary group performs hands-on research and analysis and develops proof-of-concept prototypes to demonstrate and advance the state-of-the-art in embedded security.nnRoles & Responsibilities:nnEngineers in this role will develop and apply their technical expertise to:nnReverse engineer and perform vulnerability research against complex embedded system softwarennPrototype technical capabilities in hardware and software e.g., proof-of-concept software exploitnnGuide project teams and shape research strategies to realize and deliver solutions for our customersnnDefine and lead efforts to create software infrastructure and tools necessary to enable, accelerate, and scale reverse engineering, vulnerability research, and capability developmentnnResearch emerging threats to embedded systems and countermeasuresnnMentor junior engineers in reverse engineering, vulnerability research, and capability developmentnnCommunicate project strategy, risk, and results to MITRE program leaders and our customersnnCollaborate with academic partners to improve embedded security education at our nation’s universities and high schoolsnnBasic Qualifications:nnBachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science or similar field with 5 years of related experience; Master’s degree in the same with 3 years of related experience; or PhD in the samennMust be US citizen capable of obtaining and maintaining a Top Secret security clearancennExpertise in reverse engineering software binaries/embedded firmware and having practical experience with disassemblers, decompilers, firmware unpacking, common executable file formats, and debuggersnnExpertise reverse engineering for one or more embedded processor architectures, preferably ARMnnExpertise in modern binary exploitation techniques and countermeasures with practical experience in software vulnerability analysis and exploitation developmentnnExperience developing software with C/C++ and PythonnnExperience developing low-level software (e.g., embedded systems/microcontrollers, kernels, and/or device drivers)nnEffective oral and written communication skillsnnThis position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-sitennPreferred Qualifications:nnBachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science or similar field with 8 years of related experience; Master’s degree in the same with 6 years of related experience; or PhD in the same with 3 years of related experiencennPossess an active Secret or Top Secret security clearancennExperience leading teams developing or evaluating secure embedded systemsnnExperience with one or more of the following technical areas:nnFuzz testing software applications or embedded firmwarennInstrumentation/debug of embedded software or firmwarennFirmware rehosting and peripheral modelingnnSymbolic analysisnnLinux kernel, kernel derivers, or real-time operating systemsnnCommercial embedded and/or hardware security technologies such as ARM TrustZone, Trusted Platform Modules, Boot Guard, Secure Boot, etc.nnThis requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):nnNonennThis requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):nnTop Secret/SCInnWork Location Type:nnHybridnnMITRE is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 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