Technical personnel to be part of an established team of experts in the assessment of battlefield electronic systems.A highly motivated individual to support assessment of software and / or firmware of embedded communications systems.
The candidate will perform analysis of software / firmware from embedded and PC-based systems for identification of system technical capabilities and potential vulnerabilities.
The following skills / experience are highly desired : experience with a variety of microprocessor architectures and programmable logic devices, software reverse engineering, knowledge of typical encryption and authentication schemes used in wireless communications, digital communication theory, networking protocols, embedded operating systems, and embedded system programming.
Key Responsibilities
- Static and dynamic analysis of software / firmware components of communication systems
- Development of software analysis tools to assist in the reverse engineering process
- Research communication theory concepts (such as modulation, spread spectrum, error correction coding, synchronization, etc.
and implementation methods to help in determining software functionality
- Development and use of virtual and emulation environments for executing software under test
- Primary author of technical reports / presentations for projects of low / moderate complexity. Compile report input from other researchers and prepare final report deliverables.
Required Minimum Qualifications
- 1 year of software reverse engineering experience using disassemblers such as IdaPro, Ghidra or other tools
- Ability to clearly communicate technical ideas
Preferred Qualifications
- Active Top Secret Clearance
- Experience leading small engineering teams
- Experience with disassemblers such as Ghidra and IdaPro
- Experience developing plugins for disassemblers
- Experience with capture-the-flag events
- Experience with firmware / software reverse engineering
- Experience with hardware reverse engineering
- Experience in 1 or more programming languages
- Experience developing embedded systems
- Experience with PCB-level communication buses (SPI, I2C, Etc)
- Experience with software-defined radios
- Experience with debuggers
- Experience with dynamic / static analysis and fuzzing
- Experience with JTAG / ChipWhisperer
Travel Requirements
10% - 25% travel
Education and Length of Experience
This position vacancy is an open-rank announcement. The final job offer will be dependent on candidate qualifications in alignment with Research Faculty Extension Professional ranks as outlined in section of the Georgia Tech Faculty Handbook
- 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science or related
- 3 years of related experience with a Masters’ degree in Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science or related
- 0 years of related experience with a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science or related
U.S. Citizenship Requirements
Due to our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be U.S. Citizens.
Clearance Type Required
Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance.
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