Early Career R&D Cybersecurity - Embedded Systems, Onsite

About the role

We are seeking professional, hardworking, self-directed, results focused electrical engineers, computer engineers, computer scientists, and RF engineers who have strong interpersonal skills to support lab-wide efforts focusing on the cybersecurity of embedded hardware systems, such as flight vehicles and rocket systems.

Responsibilities

• Work with other researchers in the department over the complete capability development cycle of discover, model, validate, and apply new or existing cybersecurity capabilities to embedded systems to deal with constantly evolving technical needs and requirements.
• Support Sandia's numerous test programs, working to analyze proposed systems to support design, and analyze test data to validate models in support of these programs.
• Collaborate closely with peers and management across the Labs.
• Develop and maintain relationships with both new and existing customers across US government agencies, including the Department of War (DoW) and programs inside and outside the National Security Program (NSP).

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and engineering or scientific experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform independent research and development.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q and SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Computer Forensics, Mathematics or a directly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement (e.g., independent project, thesis, or dissertation).
• Experience in one or more of the following: reverse engineering, software vulnerability assessment, web application assessment, computer networking, computer architecture, compilers, or similar computer security topics.
• Proficiency in scripting or high-level programming.
• Familiarity with secure-system design principles and information assurance principles.
• Excellent communication skills and a demonstrated ability to develop technical ideas and results and present them in oral and written form in a concise manner.

Desired Qualifications

• Demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform cybersecurity research and development.
• Knowledge or experience in relevant technical areas such as: Weapon system design, embedded system design, mobile device security, vulnerability analysis, or embedded hardware security.
• Real-time operating systems (RTOS) and embedded systems.
• Low-level research in multiple levels of firmware.
• Programming with an understanding of memory and resource management.
• Analyzing device software, hardware, and communications protocols.
• Auditing code in C/C++, Java, Python, assembly, or other languages.
• Hardware virtualization technologies.
• Assembly or operating system, application layer, Dev-Ops, and/or network layer programming.
• Deciphering file formats, data structures, and network protocols.
• Analyzing mobile device software and hardware.
• RF (radiofrequency) signal analysis.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to explain sophisticated ideas clearly and concisely.

Pay

$102,400 - $199,700 Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

Schedule

Onsite in Albuquerque, NM. Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home).