Job Summary:
Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is a nonprofit applied research division of Georgia Institute of Technology, focused on solving complex problems for government and industry. They are seeking Student Assistants to support embedded system cybersecurity testing, which involves analyzing problems, creating diagrams, and developing scripts for testing. Candidates will work on projects related to embedded systems development, hardware and software reverse engineering, and signals analysis.
Responsibilities:
• Support teams performing embedded system cybersecurity testing.
• Analyze large problems and break them down into smaller, achievable tasks.
• Create high-level block diagrams.
• Create custom scripts to support testing and solve problems from first principles.
• Work on projects involving embedded systems development, hardware reverse engineering, firmware reverse engineering, software reverse engineering, and/or signals analysis.
• Work independently and alongside other students.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Must be registered for at least 6 credit hours with your university
• 2.0 or higher GPA
• Due to our research contracts with the US federal government, candidates for this position are required to be US Citizens.
• Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance.
Preferred:
• Experience with capture the flag events, firmware/software reverse engineering, or software-defined radios
• Task / team leadership experience
• Strong math skills and ability to learn complex engineering concepts
• Familiarity with Linux and open source tools
• Configuration management tools
• Ability to clearly communicate technical ideas
• Knowledge of IDA Pro and/or Ghidra
• Experience in 1 or more programming languages
Company:
The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit, applied research organization of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Founded in 1937, the company is headquartered in Atlanta, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.