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Senior Reverse Engineer

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC, Arlington, VA, United States


A leading embedded security research firm is hiring a Senior Reverse Engineer to lead vulnerability research and exploitation efforts across embedded hardware and firmware systems. This role supports high-impact work across defense and critical infrastructure.

Location
Hybrid in Northern Virginia, Washington DC, or Maryland

Responsibilities

Lead reverse engineering of embedded systems across hardware and firmware

Identify and exploit vulnerabilities using static, dynamic, and side channel techniques

Develop proof-of-concept exploits including secure boot bypass and privilege escalation

Build tools and automation for firmware analysis and vulnerability discovery

Contribute to internal security platforms and mentor junior engineers

Requirements

5+ years in reverse engineering or low-level vulnerability research

Strong experience with C or C++ and Python

Proficiency in assembly for at least one architecture

Experience with tools like IDA, Ghidra, or Binary Ninja

Active clearance or ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance

Preferred

Experience with fuzzing or side channel attacks

Familiarity with ARM, AARCH64, MIPS, or PPC

Background in government-funded research or advanced degree

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