Reverse Engineer/Vulnerability Research Developer

RTX•Columbia, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

RTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 185,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, VA. For over 70 years, RTX BBN Technologies (BBN) has solved challenging problems through research, exploration, development, and prototyping. BBN’s Network & Cyber Technologies (NCT) team leverages computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, math, and physics to tackle customer challenges in electromagnetic warfare (EW), communications, cybersecurity, cyberspace operations, networking, and RF domains for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) customers. BBN is looking for an individual excited by the prospect of developing exploits, implants, and payloads to deter and defeat our Nation’s adversaries. You are an ideal candidate if you are creative, curious, and persistent in finding system vulnerabilities. We are looking for a highly motivated individual who wants to create, contribute to, and grow cutting-edge research and development projects for offensive cyberspace operations.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, mathematics, or physics with 5+ years of experience or an advanced degree with 3+ years of experience
Solid, creative programming skills using one or more of: C/C++ or Python
Experience with some assembly language (x86/64, ARM, PPC, MIPS, etc.)
Vulnerability research experience
Reverse engineering skills using a tool such as IDA/Ghidra/BinaryNinja.
Understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP, wire-level protocols, BGP, RF communications, etc.)
Active Top Secret security clearance
U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance after day one of employment.

Nice To Haves

Familiar with all, Expert in some: Capture the Flag (CTF) experience
OS kernel development experience (e.g., Windows, Linux, MacOS, Android)
Network programming skills
Hardware emulation experience
Working knowledge of RF signal processing and algorithm development
Hands on experience with system architecture design, prototyping, and technical project leadership
Active TS/SCI security clearance

Responsibilities

Analyze systems to understand how they work and what happens when they break
Disassemble and analyze binary code
Develop exploits, implants, payloads, and communication stacks based on extensive reverse engineering, vulnerability analysis, and software development
Develop unique networking protocols and communication schemes
Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to solve challenging problems and deliver actionable results
Operationalize software through extensive testing, documentation, and integration with other systems
Participate in laboratory and field tests to collect and analyze data, test new capabilities, and perform demonstrations
Overnight travel required for certain projects

Benefits

Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs.
Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.
Relocation Assistance available
To help you achieve your goals, BBN will provide: A strong leadership team well-versed in government R&D. A collaborative and collegial environment to push state-of-the-art research. A technically competent pool of research scientists who are willing to mentor, listen, and help you refine your research vision and goals. Business development, programmatic, contracting, finance, and HR support. Access, through RTX, to opportunities that help transition your research and ultimately see it fielded.

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