A leading embedded security firm is hiring a Principal Investigator to join their reverse engineering and vulnerability research team. This is a full time, hybrid role in the DC metro area focused on embedded hardware, firmware, low level reverse engineering, vulnerability discovery, and exploit development.
This role is not limited to Federal work. You will have the opportunity to support both Federal programs and Commercial Fortune 500 customers across products and services engagements. The company is looking for someone who can stay deeply hands on while also spending roughly 20% of their time leading, managing, and growing other RE/VR researchers. The team is highly research driven, and this is deeply hands on, low level work where you will lead reverse engineering efforts across embedded hardware and firmware, identify vulnerabilities through advanced analysis techniques, and develop both offensive and defensive tooling.
Required Skills & Experience
8+ years of experience in reverse engineering, vulnerability research, or exploit development
Strong background in embedded systems, firmware, and low level architectures
Proficiency in C or C++ and Python
Experience with static and dynamic analysis techniques
Assembly experience across at least one major architecture
Prior experience leading technical research efforts or mentoring RE/VR engineers
Active clearance or ability to obtain one
Desired Skills & Experience
Experience with fuzzing, side channel analysis, or hardware attacks
Familiarity with ARM, AARCH64, MIPS, or PPC
Experience with exploit development, secure boot bypasses, or privilege escalation
Experience with JTAG, UART, or other hardware interfaces
Experience developing internal tooling or research platforms
What You Will Be Doing
Leading reverse engineering and vulnerability research across embedded hardware and firmware
Developing offensive and defensive capabilities through low level analysis and exploit development
Mentoring and growing RE/VR researchers while remaining hands on technically
Supporting both Federal and Commercial customer engagements
Building tooling and automation to improve research and vulnerability discovery workflows
Contributing to long term research initiatives and technical strategy
Tech Breakdown
60% Hands On Reverse Engineering and Vulnerability Research
20% Leadership, Mentorship, and Research Oversight
20% Customer Engagement, Tooling, and Internal Research Initiatives
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- Dice Id: 10105282
- Position Id: 878286
- Posted 4 hours ago
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