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Senior Hardware Security Specialist

2 months ago


El Segundo, California, United States MITRE Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Embedded Security Engineer to join our team at MITRE. As a key member of our Electronic Systems Development and Embedded Security department, you will play a critical role in leading and supporting projects for the US Space Force and their mission to deliver resilient and unrivaled space capabilities for the warfighter.

Key Responsibilities
  • Partner with government sponsors as thought leaders and trusted advisors to provide subject matter expertise and lead technical efforts in electronics where secure design and analysis are essential.
  • Join a team of technical experts in embedded system security, performing hands-on research and analysis, and developing proof-of-concept prototypes to demonstrate and advance the state-of-the-art in embedded security.
  • Propose and lead internal research projects, collaborating with other government institutions and academic partners to advance joint research efforts.
  • Design and develop new approaches and countermeasures for threats to embedded systems, using insights in embedded security analysis and protection techniques to secure sponsor systems.
  • Collaborate with other team members to evaluate and validate critical government systems for deployment, solving some of our sponsors' toughest challenges in gaining space superiority.
Requirements
  • Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 6 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 3 years' experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
  • Applicants selected for this position will be subject to a US government security investigation and must be able to obtain a Department of Defense SECRET clearance, which requires US citizenship.
  • Expertise and practical experience in hardware/firmware attacks and countermeasures, including tampering, invasive and non-invasive attacks, and vulnerability discovery and reverse-engineering of integrated circuits, hardware, and software.
  • Ability to work with customers to understand their use cases and formulate a path forward, requiring excellent oral and written communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Basic understanding of cryptography and information security concepts.
  • Effective oral and written communication skills.
  • This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site.
Preferred Qualifications
  • M.S. or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field and 10+ years of related experience.
  • Experience with anti-tamper design and countermeasure development.
  • Experience leading teams developing or evaluating secure embedded systems.
  • Understanding or expertise in hardware security primitives, including but not limited to PUFs, secure storage, key management, cryptographic cores, etc.
  • Familiarity with secure US government systems.
  • Expertise in tear-down and reverse engineering techniques for embedded systems, including hardware interface capture and probing, protocol analysis, board-level RE and modifications, side-channel analysis, fault induction, etc.
  • Expertise in FPGA or ASIC development.
  • Experience with software development.
Clearance Requirements

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s): None

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s): Secret

Salary and Benefits

Salary compensation range and midpoint: $150,500 - $188,000 - $225,500 Annual

Work Location Type: Hybrid