Research Associate - ECE

About the role

The position involves conducting research in program analysis toward developing efficient and scalable tools for reasoning about binary security properties.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research in program analysis toward developing efficient and scalable tools for reasoning about binary security properties.
• Work closely with faculty and students to advance the field of program analysis and security.
• Develop and evaluate new techniques for fuzzing, sanitization, and AI/ML-based approaches to improve software security.
• Collaborate with other researchers and industry partners to apply research findings to real-world problems.

Requirements

• Master's degree in computer science or computer engineering.
• Expertise in program analysis, fuzzing, sanitization, and their state-of-the-art tools.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to work under limited supervision.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong expertise with fuzzing and sanitization tools such as AFL++, ASan, and UBSan.
• Strong expertise with AI/ML systems and LLM tools.

Benefits

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

Pay

$61,800 - $75,000, commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Exempt: Not eligible for overtime.

Hours per week: 40.