WIRELESS SECURITY ENGINEER

Role: Product Security Engineer, Wireless Security
Duration: Long Term Contract
Location: 3 Days oniste in Plano,TX

Description
This role is responsible for strengthening the cybersecurity posture of connected vehicle platforms by leading and executing advanced wireless penetration testing across the Connected Car ecosystem. As a Wireless Security Penetration Tester, you will assess current and next generation vehicle systems by identifying, exploiting, and validating security weaknesses across a broad range of wireless and RF-based technologies, including Bluetooth (Classic and BLE), WiFi (WPA2/WPA3), Cellular (LTE/5G), NFC, UWB, GNSS, and related protocols. You will design and operate sophisticated test environments, analyze complex wireless communications, and simulate real-world attack scenarios to evaluate the effectiveness of security controls. This role requires deep technical expertise , curiosity, and a strong research mindset to stay ahead of emerging threats, contribute to mitigation strategies, and continuously advance the teams wireless security capabilities.

Essential Functions:
Perform penetration testing across Bluetooth (Classic/BLE), Wi-Fi, NFC, UWB, Cellular (LTE/5G), GNSS, and other RF-based vehicle subsystems
Setting up a test environment to conduct analysis of the communication between the UE and eNodeB
Performing security assessments on wireless devices to identify potential vulnerabilities
Identifying various methods to circumvent security controls such as authentication mechanism on various wireless devices such as Bluetooth/Wi-Fi, NFC, etc.
Capturing wireless communications between a smart phone, and Device Under Test (DUT), and identify ways to impersonate the device
Attempting to extract and/or capture secret keys exchanged during the authentication between the two wireless devices
Identifying where secret keys are stored persistently upon a successful authentication between two devices
Identifying the type of authentication and security mode BLE peripheral/central and WPA supports
Performing analysis on the secure link during the BLE pairing process and identify potential misconfigurations or security flaws
Identifying and exploiting the vulnerabilities in NFC systems
Capturing, decoding and/or performing replay/relay attacks
Generating test reports, and recommending the appropriate course of action, and supporting the mitigation and re-validation efforts
Participating in research activities to investigate vulnerabilities, emerging cyber threats, and new technologies

Requirements:
Deep technical knowledge of wireless and RF-based technologies including Bluetooth (Classic/BLE), WiFi (WPA2/WPA3), Cellular (LTE/5G), NFC, UWB, GNSS, and related protocols, with the ability to assess and exploit security weaknesses.
Ability to plan and execute advanced penetration testing activities, including authentication bypass, key extraction, replay/relay attacks, and exploitation of protocol and implementation flaws.
Strong analytical skills to evaluate complex wireless communications, pairing processes, and secure links to identify misconfigurations, design weaknesses, and security vulnerabilities.
Experience designing, building, and operating controlled test environments to simulate real-world attack scenarios, including UEeNodeB communication analysis and multi-device wireless interactions.
Proactive approach to researching emerging wireless threats, vulnerabilities, tools, and technologies, and applying findings to continuously improve testing methodologies and security posture.
Ability to produce clear, actionable penetration testing reports that document findings, assess risk, recommend mitigations, and support remediation and re-validation efforts.
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Thanks & Regards,
Pallavi Reddy| Technical Recruiter
Thoughtwave Software and Solutions
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