Hardware Vulnerability Researcher

Booz Allen Hamilton

Quantico, VA, United States
$69,400.00 to $158,000.00 (annualized usd); not sp...
Hybrid
Embedded system design
Mobile platforms and architecture
Hardware security concepts
Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Hardware Vulnerability Researcher with expertise in electrical engineering, specifically in embedded systems and hardware security. The ideal candidate will have experience in software development, hardware debugging, and must possess a Top Secret clearance

Job Summary

  • As an electrical engineer, you understand the workings behind complex systems.
  • We need you, an electrical engineer with an understanding of embedded system design, mobile platforms and architecture, and hardware security concepts to help us design and develop techniques for testing memory subsystems, security subsystems, and debugging interfaces on electronic devices to help develop new capabilities for our client.
  • Take on exciting challenges with us as we create the tools for cutting-edge capabilities.

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Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Hardware Vulnerability Researcher with expertise in electrical engineering, specifically in embedded systems and hardware security. The ideal candidate will have experience in software development, hardware debugging, and must possess a Top Secret clearance.

Salary

$69,400.00 to $158,000.00 (annualized USD); Not specified; Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • embedded system design
  • mobile platforms and architecture
  • hardware security concepts
  • testing memory subsystems
  • debugging interfaces on electronic devices
  • reverse engineer embedded systems

Nice-to-have

  • operating system code experience
  • fault injection and failure analysis
  • side-channel attacks development
  • secure boot processes knowledge
  • cryptography knowledge
  • flash memory and RAM concepts

Key Requirements

  • 1+ years software development (C, C++, Python)
  • 1+ years embedded systems and FPGA development
  • 1+ years monitoring system buses (i2C, USB, JTAG)
  • Experience with test equipment
  • Experience with assembly-level microcontroller programming
  • Bachelor's degree in EE or CS and 3+ years hardware engineering
  • Master's degree and 1+ years hardware engineering
  • 10+ years hardware engineering (in lieu of degree)

Work Rights

Top Secret clearance required

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