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Reverse Engineer

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Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
Top Secret/SCI Polygraph Unspecified
Career Level not specified
$130,000 - $150,000

Job Description

Reverse Engineer
C5ISR Center at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD
TS/SCI security clearance.
$130K-$150K

This successful candidate will be responsible for the following:
• Conduct firmware analysis and modification to reverse engineer state-of-the-art commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) electronic devices and support testing and training efforts.
• Perform analysis to include research, testing/debugging, performance validation, quality control, and deployment.
• Conduct firmware analysis and simulations using software analysis tools such as IDA Pro and MPLAB.
• Develop software in assembly language, C, and Python to support the reverse engineering process.
• Prepare technical classification reports, briefings, and demonstrations derived from reverse engineering and software analysis results.
• Provide engineering support to the C5ISR Center Counter-UAS and Emerging Threat Solutions (CETS) Division, aiding in the development of key technologies and processes.
• Conduct basic research, testing, debugging, performance validation, quality control, and deployment related to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) electronics.
• Conduct fundamental investigations, evaluations, applications, and design implementations of new technologies, with a focus on integrating them into UAS platforms.
• Apply RF test techniques, operate standard laboratory and RF test equipment, and characterize components and circuits relevant to UAS.
• Assist engineers in design investigations, product replication, and development processes, focusing on UAS applications.
• Aid in the development of test fixtures using the latest electronic and mechanical CAD software, 3D printing, and PCB fabrication, with a particular emphasis on UAS requirements.
• Gain immersion and growth opportunities in manufacturing processes and test methods, specifically related to UAS technologies.
• Lead and participate in system test and evaluation efforts to ensure the system meets required specific work with cutting-edge technologies including RF transmitters, RF receivers, GPS, RF amplifiers, and digital circuits specifically tailored for UAVs and land-based sensors.

Qualifications Required:
• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• MA/MS and 5 years of experience or BA/BS in Computer Engineering, or a related field, and 7 years of experience.
• Significant understanding of reverse engineering tasks (static/dynamic analysis, machine code emulation, firmware review, and firmware modification), the ability to perform independent open-source research, and a comprehensive understanding of integrated circuit architectures.
• Knowledge of IDA Pro and the use of FLIRT signature libraries to analyze firmware.
• Knowledge of the instruction sets for microprocessors, digital signal processors, and microcontrollers.
• Significant understanding of Networking, Cybersecurity, Linux, Cryptography (public/private key pairs, symmetric, and asymmetric ciphers), and computer programming (C++/Python) and debugging.
• Experience with networking and communication protocols (TCP/IP, I2C, SPI, UART), Linux, ARM, and Android internal processing and kernels for both operating systems and applications.
• Understanding of RF communications with a focus on circuitry, benchtop experience with test equipment (spectrum analyzers, signal generators, oscilloscopes, et al.), and performing standard RF measurements (e.g., operating frequency, occupied bandwidth, average power, pulse width, etc.).
• Experience soldering and re-working electronic circuit boards and components (e.g., through-hole, surface mount, cable assemblies, and wire harnesses), and the ability to read and understand electronic schematics and interpret printed circuit boards (PCBs) based on those schematics.
• Ability to provide detailed technical analysis, develop accurate reports, and clearly brief findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences.

Desired Qualifications:
• Experience working with microcontrollers and embedded systems firmware such as Arduino and writing custom programs to configure and control COTS and programmable devices.
• Experience in reverse engineering electronic circuit boards and components.
• Experience reading and interpreting electronic schematics and printed circuit boards (PCBs).
• Solid background in practical electronics and/or RF theory.
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