2027 Internship – Reverse Engineer – Systems Exploitation
About The Position
The Systems Exploitation group performs vulnerability research, develops novel cyber capabilities, and pioneers groundbreaking approaches to defeat sophisticated security protections. As an intern in this group, you may exploit hardware, firmware, and software; reverse engineer embedded systems; collaborate with teammates to identify vulnerabilities or security weaknesses; aid in the development of proof-of-concept capabilities; explore techniques for automating binary analysis and reverse engineering; and learn from experts in software development, reverse engineering, and vulnerability analysis. Interns typically work as part of a larger team and are given tasking scoped to match the duration of their stay. At the end of the internship, each intern prepares a short presentation highlighting their work and project contributions.
Requirements
- Pursuing a Bachelor's degree, Master's degree, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Maintaining a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale
- Proficient with programming languages such as C, C++, Python, Rust
- Familiar with reverse engineering tools, software debuggers, and/or static analysis tools (Ghidra, IDA Pro, Binary Ninja, Windbg, gdb, etc)
- Comfortable with Linux/Unix operating systems
- Familiar with one or more assembly languages (x86/x64, ARM, MIPS, etc.)
- Able to obtain an Interim Secret level security clearance by your start date and ultimately a final TS/SCI Clearance.
- U.S. citizenship
Nice To Haves
- Basic exploitation techniques such as buffer overflows and command injections
- Experience with Capture the Flag exercises and/or hackathons
- Windows, Linux, Android, and/or iOS internals
- Cross compiling toolchains for embedded devices
- Experience with hardware design or development (e.g., digital circuits, FPGAs, or embedded systems)
- Familiarity with hardware interfaces and protocols such as I²C, SPI, and JTAG
- Experience working with RF systems (e.g., wireless communications, software-defined radio, or RF debugging tools)
- Symbolic execution engines such as angr
Responsibilities
- Exploit hardware, firmware, and software
- Reverse engineer embedded systems
- Collaborate with teammates to identify vulnerabilities or security weaknesses stemming from publicly disclosed information or previously unknown vulnerabilities
- Aid in the development of proof-of-concept capabilities or extend existing capabilities
- Explore techniques for automating binary analysis and reverse engineering
- Learn from experts in software development, reverse engineering, and vulnerability analysis
- Prepare a short presentation highlighting work and project contributions
Benefits
- Robust education assistance program
- Unparalleled retirement contributions
- Healthy work/life balance
- Retirement plans
- Paid time off
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Flexible spending accounts
- Education assistance
- Training and development
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Career Level
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