Embedded Software Analysis Engineer (Mid/Senior) - 29115

About the role

HII Mission Technologies (HII MT) is seeking talented engineers who are excited to work in a flipped engineering environment. Our team in Roanoke, VA specializes in reverse engineering and microelectronics trust and assurance.

Responsibilities

• Lead reverse engineering efforts into systems of interest and mentor junior engineers in the reverse engineering and development processes.
• Communicate clearly and effectively and demonstrate the ability to understand complex systems with minimal or no documentation.
• Collaborate with teammates on dividing complex systems into manageable subsystems and timely sharing of knowledge.
• Produce reports of system capabilities, anomalies, and vulnerabilities at various fidelity levels for various customers.
• Develop tools or exploit chains based on university papers with limited documentation.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a DOD security clearance.
• Experience with software reverse engineering tools (Ghidra, Binary Ninja, IDA Pro, etc).
• Experience with software debuggers and simulators (GDB, OllyDbg, Renode, etc).
• The ability to learn new skills quickly.

Qualifications

• Software Engineer II: 2 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 0 years experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 6 years relevant experience.
• Software Engineer III: 5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 0 years experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience.
• Software Engineer IV: 9 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 7 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 4 years relevant experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 13 years relevant experience.
• Software Engineer V: 15 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 13 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 10 years relevant experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 19 years relevant experience.

Skills

• Already possess an active security clearance.
• Experience with modern C++ standards (>= C++17) and STL.
• Experience with Python.
• Demonstrate the use of design patterns.
• Experience with software development processes (Agile, TDD, etc.).
• Familiarity with Verilog or VHDL.
• Experience with FPGA design software (Quartus, ISE, Vivado, etc.).
• Experience with software reverse engineering (IDA Pro, Ghidra, etc.).
• Proficiency with source control systems (git, svn, perforce, etc.).
• Experience with the code review process.
• Experience with binary patching.
• Experience bypassing encryption schemes (power glitching, side channel attacks, etc.).
• Published research regarding cybersecurity, software exploitation, or reverse engineering.

Benefits

• Best-in-class medical, dental and vision plan choices.
• Wellness resources.
• Employee assistance programs.
• Savings Plan Options (401(k)).
• Financial planning tools, life insurance.
• Employee discounts.
• Paid holidays and paid time off.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships.
• Bonus/other non-recurrent compensation.

Pay

$75,000.00 - $180,000.00

Schedule

Full Time/Salaried/Exempt