Senior Electrical Engineer with Security Clearance

GridironIT is seeking a Senior Embedded Hardware Security Engineer, (Electrical Engineer) local to the Quantico, VA area. Top Secret clearance is required. The Opportunity: 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 Gridiron, 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. On our team, you'll be part of a mission-oriented engineering group challenged to do the impossible and recover data that may be protected or deleted. You'll directly impact criminal, counter-threat, 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 range of embedded systems development and test 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 cutting-edge investigative capabilities for law enforcement. You Have: 3+ years of experience with software development in C/C or Python 3+ years of experience with embedded systems development, including firmware development, bare-metal programming, FPGA development, and JTAG 1+ year of experience with using IDA Pro or Ghidra for reverse engineering Knowledge of Arm Architecture Top Secret clearance Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering Nice If You Have: Experience in working with Operating System code Knowledge of cryptography Knowledge of Flash memory and RAM concepts Knowledge of secure boot processes Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Top Secret clearance is required. Gridiron IT Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. Gridiron IT is a Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) company specializing in IT Infrastructure, Cyber & Cloud Security, Software Development, and Enterprise Support. Gridiron is an Inc. recipient and Washington Business Journal Fastest Growing Companies in the Greater Washington Area for 2022. Gridiron offers a competitive benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, disability insurance, and pet insurance.