Cyber/EW Research Engineer I

Among the things we do:

• Analyze computers, networks, and signals to understand how they work and how to break them
• Develop new and advanced security techniques in embedded, Internet of Things, and traditional systems
• Create or investigate new types of cyber physical systems
• Develop next-generation cyber and EW capabilities
• Disassemble and analyze binary code

Although the work changes from one project to the next, it’s always challenging, and it always makes a difference. Projects at BBN are generally short in nature, anywhere from 6 to 18 months in length, though some are longer, and consist of small teams requiring close interaction with customers and other team members.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other relevant technical field
• Demonstrated passion for technology
• Solid, creative programming skills using one or more of: C/C++, Python, Matlab or equivalent languages
• Coursework and/or experience designing, developing, modifying, and debugging software or hardware systems or prototypes, with concrete examples of coding projects
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Position may require some amount of overnight travel
• This position requires the eligibility to obtain a security clearance.  Except in rare circumstances, only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Desired Skills:

• Familiarity with security concepts (confidentiality/integrity/availability, authentication/authorization, etc.)
• Building software for embedded devices and consumer electronics (e.g., ARM, Arduino/Raspberry Pi, Linux, Windows OS, Android, iOS)
• Understanding of OS internals (e.g., Windows, Linux, MacOS, Android)
• Understanding of cyber-physical system operations and security considerations
• Experience with disassemblers (e.g., IDA pro, Ghidra)
• Experience using debuggers such as gdb or WinDbg
• Understanding binary or systems reverse engineering
• TCP/IP networking fundamentals and tools (e.g., iptables, firewalls, tcpdump, wireshark, packet analysis)
• Signal processing
• Software Defined Radio
• Experience applying the scientific method to challenging mission problems
• Active security clearance at TS level or higher