2027 Graduate – Reverse Engineer – Offensive Cyber Capabilities
About The Position
We're looking for motivated and enthusiastic engineers who are excited to dive deep into complex embedded systems, discover vulnerabilities, and build offensive cyber capabilities that solve real-world national security challenges. We believe the best solutions start with curious minds, expertise, and technical ingenuity. If you're eager to grow alongside world-class experts while tackling problems that others consider impossible, we'd love to have you join our team at APL! As a member of our group, you will be mentored by top experts to learn the art and science of reverse engineering, perform deep investigations of software, firmware, and hardware, develop exploits against embedded systems and build mission-aligned capabilities, collaborate with teammates in custom laboratories purpose-built for foreign materiel, telecommunications infrastructure, and other embedded systems, propose new ideas for internal and external funding opportunities, and share knowledge by clearly articulating ideas through papers and presentations to team members, APL management, and government decision makers.
Requirements
- Graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- An excellent academic record with demonstrated knowledge of fundamental topics such as computer architecture, operating systems, and data structures
- Proficient with one or more programming language
- Experience using debuggers and reverse engineering tools such as Ghidra, IDA, and Binary Ninja
- Love solving puzzles and have experience persevering through technical challenges
- Excited to learn new tools, platforms, and programming languages
- Able to obtain a Top Secret security clearance by your start date and can ultimately obtain a TS/SCI with polygraph clearance
- U.S. citizenship
Nice To Haves
- Graduating with a Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- 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
- Skilled with tools including oscilloscopes, multi-meters, power supplies, and logic analyzers
- Demonstrated leadership experience
- Possess an active TS/SCI clearance with full scope polygraph
Responsibilities
- Perform deep investigations of software, firmware, and hardware
- Develop exploits against embedded systems and build mission-aligned capabilities
- Collaborate with teammates in custom laboratories purpose-built for foreign materiel, telecommunications infrastructure, and other embedded systems
- Propose new ideas for internal and external funding opportunities
- Share knowledge by clearly articulating ideas through papers and presentations to team members, APL management, and government decision makers
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
- Sign-on bonus
- Relocation benefits
- Locality allowance
- Discretionary payments for exceptional performance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
