Software Engineer 4 - 23261

HII • Fort Meade, MD

275d • $119,239 - $165,000

About The Position

HII Mission Technologies (HII MT) is seeking talented engineers who are excited to work in a flipped engineering environment. Our team specializes in reverse engineering and microelectronics trust and assurance. Candidates for this position will lead a team performing reverse engineering tasks on existing products and encoding discoveries directly into our codebase. Additional tasks involve the research, design, and development of innovative algorithms to automate challenging or time-consuming tasks within the reverse engineering domain. Candidates will be exposed to and become proficient with a variety of technologies involving hardware description languages, embedded instruction architectures, high-level software development languages, formal verification tools, and more. This position is contingent upon contract award.

Requirements

• 9 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 7 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 13 years relevant experience.
• Must be a United States citizen and possess an active TS/SCI with Poly at the time of consideration.
• Extensive experience with object-oriented programming languages (C++, Java, Python).
• Exposure to basic logic gates and Boolean math (AND, OR).
• Ability to learn new skills quickly.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with modern C++ standards (>= C++17) and STL.
• Experience with Python.
• Demonstrated use of design patterns.
• Experience with software development processes (Agile, TDD, etc.).
• Familiarity with Verilog or VHDL.
• Experience with FPGA design software (Quartus, ISE, Vivado, etc.).
• Experience with software reverse engineering (IDA Pro, Ghidra, etc.).
• Proficient with source control systems (git, svn, perforce, etc.).
• Experience with the code review process.
• Experience with binary patching.
• Experience bypassing encryption schemes (power glitching, side channel attacks, etc.).
• Published research regarding cybersecurity, software exploitation, or reverse engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead reverse engineering efforts into systems of interest.
• Mentor junior engineers in the reverse engineering and development processes.
• Communicate clearly and effectively with team members.
• Architect maintainable solutions to complex problems.
• Collaborate with teammates on the development of new ideas.
• Implement algorithms created by hardware engineers or from academic sources with limited documentation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees