Hardware Reverse Engineer, Senior

CACI • Sterling, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Come be part of a unique team solving wide-ranging national security cyber and hardware challenges. Use your skills in interesting projects involving hardware reverse engineering and digital signal processing. You will be involved in investigating embedded software/hardware devices, understanding digital communication implementations, analyzing embedded binaries, and investigating RF data to identify system behavior. An ideal candidate can balance multiple projects in a fast-paced, interdisciplinary, R&D environment and can work effectively individually and on a team through their excellent communication skills and technical acumen.

Requirements

• An active TS/SCI with required CI polygraph clearance is required
• BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Aerospace Engineering (ABET/EAC Accredited)
• 5+ years of experience performing digital signal processing development, reverse engineering, embedded software development, and/or FPGA engineering
• 5+ years of experience developing or reverse-engineering FPGAs using HDL (VHDL and/or Verilog) and simulation tools (e.g., Modelsim, Questasim)
• Experience with embedded interfaces such as UART, SPI, I2C, GPIO
• Experience using in-circuit debuggers and programmers, JTAG/Serial-wire (SWD)
• Experience programming in Python, C, and/or C++

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of RF communications technologies, network communications technologies, and hardware design including radio-frequency modules and/or software defined radios
• Experience working with board support packages (BSP), U-Boot, and device drivers
• Background in digital signal processing (DSP) and communication theory
• Knowledge of processing signals
• Software development experience in Linux and/or bare metal

Responsibilities

• Teardown, investigate, and document embedded hardware devices/software and analyze their inherent communication implementations
• Analyze systems and hardware devices to determine behavior and potential access vectors for exploitation
• Investigate RF communication capabilities of hardware systems
• Participate in technical reviews of requirements, specifications, designs, codes, and other artifacts
• Create documentation outlining results of exploitation efforts

Benefits

• flexible time off benefit
• robust learning resources
• competitive compensation
• benefits and learning and development opportunities
• comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees