Investigations Engineer - Hardware/Software IP

Keystone•Washington, DC

1d•$135,000 - $186,000

About The Position

You will collaborate with lawyers, academics, and technology leaders to analyze the functionality of complex technical systems - Including source code, hardware designs, and circuitry, in the context of high-stakes legal and business matters such as patent litigation, trade secret disputes, and mergers and acquisitions. This role offers the opportunity to investigate the inner workings of products developed by the world’s leading technology companies, spanning semiconductors, analog and digital electronics, power systems, signal processing, embedded systems, and more.

Requirements

3-5 years of experience working as a hardware consultant, circuit design engineer, or electrical/software engineer
Skilled in a variety of programming languages, hardware description languages, databases, and embedded system platforms, such as: Java, C++, C, C#, Python, PHP, SQL, MySQL, VHDL, Verilog, and FPGA.
Deep understanding of fundamental concepts in electrical engineering, such as: circuit design and analysis, semiconductor fabrication processes, analog and digital electronics, power systems, signal processing, embedded systems, PCB design, and hardware-software integration
Deep understanding of fundamental concepts in computer science, such as: data structures, architecture design, programming paradigms (object-oriented, functional, declarative), algorithms, distributed computing, concurrency, computational complexity, database systems, networking, compilers
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
Capacity to work in fast-paced, high-stakes environment
The passion to learn, grow, and help us to improve our business
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Materials Science

Nice To Haves

Master’s is a plus

Responsibilities

Analyze hardware and software systems and present summary findings to clients
Assess the originality, similarity, and differences between multiple hardware and software systems
Reverse engineer software applications and review semiconductor teardown reports to analyze key features and functionalities
Evaluate the complexity and value of software and hardware developed
Draft documents describing the functionality and behavior of hardware and software systems against legal claims
Develop and productize tools to make analyses more efficient and scalable