Sr Hardware Engineer with Security Clearance

Company: Mission Makers LLC
Location: Quantico
Posted on: April 23, 2024

Job Description:

Location: Quantico, VA Salary: $160k Relocation Assistance: Yes Role: As an electrical engineer, you understand the workings behind complex systems. That knowledge is key when it comes to evaluating hardware security implementation in embedded electronics. We're looking for an electrical engineer who can use their skills to support law enforcement by creating new forensic tools and investigative capabilities. At this Fortune 500 company, you'll use your engineering skills to transform law enforcement. Our team builds digital forensics for investigators to recover user data from electronic devices. That's why 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. Essential Job Functions & Responsibilities: On our team, you'll be part of a mission-oriented engineering group challenged to do the impossible and recover data that may be deleted. You'll directly impact criminal and counter-intelligence investigations by applying failure analysis, glitching, and side-channel analysis techniques to reverse engineer embedded systems. We'll look to you to share your electrical engineering expertise through leadership and mentoring junior staff. This is a chance to use your experience-based knowledge in a range of embedded systems development and testing while broadening your skillset into areas like advanced side-channel analysis, hardware-backed security components, and reverse engineering. Take on exciting challenges in digital forensics with us as we create the tools for cutting-edge investigative capabilities for law enforcement. Required Qualifications:
--- 5+ years of experience with embedded systems development, including firmware development, bare-metal programming, and FPGA development
--- 5+ years of experience with capturing schematics and designing PCBs
--- 5+ years of experience with design, layout, and troubleshooting high-speed digital IO, including LVDS, PCIe, DDR, SATA, or JESD204B
--- Experience with integrating state-of-the-art mobile and IoT processors, PMICs, RF Modules, and highly integrated supporting chips
--- Knowledge of test equipment, including vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, oscilloscopes, or logic analyzers
--- Knowledge of Arm Architecture
--- Knowledge of low-power microprocessor integration, including PIC16, PIC32, and STM32
--- Knowledge of modern product interfaces, including USB 1/2/3, JTAG/SWD, I2C, SPI, UART, or Ethernet Top Secret clearance Formal Education:
--- Bachelor's degree in EE or Computer Engineering
--- Master's degree in EE or Computer Engineering Desired Skills:
--- Experience in working with Operating System code
--- Knowledge of designing with Altera FPGAs
--- Knowledge of cryptography
--- Knowledge of Flash memory and RAM concepts
--- Knowledge of secure boot processes
--- Master's degree in EE or Computer Engineering

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