Senior Embedded Security Engineer

The MITRE Corporation • New Bedford, MA

2d • $126,800 - $190,200 • Onsite

About The Position

MITRE’s Electronic Systems Security department is seeking to hire talented and creative engineers with a focus on hardware security for embedded systems to support advanced research and development projects of national significance. Qualified candidates will join a team of technical experts in embedded system security. This multi-disciplinary team performs hands-on research and analysis and develops proof-of-concept prototypes to demonstrate and advance the state-of-the-art in embedded security. Our diverse set of sponsors and research objectives provide a wide variety of interesting work opportunities.

Requirements

• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with relevant experience who can immediately contribute at this job step; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Experience analyzing microelectronics and hardware systems for susceptibility to implementation attacks, such as side-channel analysis and fault injection
• Experience with programming in languages such as Python, C/C++, or Rust for PCs and embedded systems
• Capable of obtaining and/or maintaining a DoD Secret security clearance
• U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• MS, or PhD degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or similar field and/or 5+ years of related experience
• Experience leading teams developing or evaluating secure embedded systems
• Experience in one or more of the following embedded system security topics: Application of side-channel analysis and/or fault injection to black-box systems, Analysis of cryptographic algorithms, protocols, and systems for implementation attack threats, Invasive and semi-invasive attacks (and protection techniques) on integrated circuits (e.g., laser fault injection, photon emission analysis, thermal laser stimulation), Microarchitectural and/or cyber-enabled implementation attacks (and protection techniques) on computer systems (e.g., Rowhammer, Spectre/Meltdown), Development and analysis of implementation attack countermeasures
• Experience with one or more of the following technical areas: FPGA and/or system-on-chip development, High performance and/or distributed computing; data analytics, Signal and/or image processing, Machine learning of time-series data, Software-defined radio usage; wireless and/or network communications
• Experience with board- and component-level instrumentation and measurement (e.g., capturing digital and analog signals via mixed-domain oscilloscopes)
• Tear down, reverse engineering, and exploitation techniques for embedded systems (hardware interface capture and probing, RF and protocol analysis, board-level RE and modifications, and IoT penetration testing)
• Effective oral and written communication skills

Responsibilities

• Research and develop new approaches and countermeasures for emerging threats to embedded systems
• Design and build prototypes (hardware and software) to demonstrate advanced capabilities
• Perform hands-on security assessments of embedded systems
• Develop software for interfacing with and controlling lab equipment for data collection, measurement, and analysis
• Shape creative and innovative ideas through internal research programs to advance the state-of-the art in embedded security
• Track, adapt, and apply academic and industry advances in embedded security analysis and protection techniques to secure our sponsors’ systems
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, while leading tasks and/or teams of engineers
• Collaborate with academic partners to improve embedded security education at our nation’s universities and high schools

Benefits

• competitive benefits
• exceptional professional development opportunities for career growth
• a culture of innovation that embraces adaptability, collaboration, technical excellence, and people in partnership

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior