2027 Internship – Reverse Engineer – Offensive Cyber Capabilities

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory•Laurel, MD

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This internship focuses on reverse engineering and exploit development within offensive cyber capabilities to address national security challenges. Interns will work on complex embedded systems, discover vulnerabilities, and build solutions alongside world-class experts. The role offers the opportunity to tackle challenging problems and gain hands-on experience in a supportive environment.

Requirements

Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
Excellent academic record with knowledge of fundamental topics such as computer architecture, operating systems, and data structures
Skilled with one or more programming languages
Love solving puzzles and have experience persevering through technical challenges
Excited to learn new tools, platforms, and programming languages
Able to obtain an Interim Top Secret security clearance by your start date and can ultimately obtain a TS/SCI with polygraph clearance
U.S. citizenship

Nice To Haves

Pursuing a Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
Experience using debuggers and reverse engineering tools such as Ghidra, IDA, and Binary Ninja
Participate in hackathons, CTFs, cybersecurity clubs or other relevant extracurriculars
Relevant internship experience
Experience applying AI systems to reverse engineering, vulnerability research, or exploit development
Understand Unix/Linux operating systems
Familiar with assembly language
Possess an active TS/SCI clearance with full scope polygraph