Our Partner is supporting a U.S. Government customer to provide support for onsite incident response to civilian Government agencies and critical asset owners who experience cyber-attacks, providing immediate investigation and resolution. Contract personnel perform investigations to characterize of the severity of breaches, develop mitigation plans, and assist with the restoration of services. They are seeking an
Electrical Engineer to support this critical customer mission.
The Electrical Engineer will lead the establishment and operation of Clientโs Chip-Off Forensics Lab, providing expert technical guidance on hardware forensics, chip extraction, and low-level device analysis. This senior position requires deep expertise in electrical engineering principles applied to forensic investigations of network-edge devices and embedded systems containing deeply embedded malware where standard forensic methods cannot obtain usable device images. This position serves as the technical lead for lab establishment and will be the primary point of contact for laboratory infrastructure, equipment procurement, and technical capability development. The ideal candidate will have strong project leadership abilities combined with deep hands-on technical expertise.ย
Responsibilities- Lead technical design and setup of Chip-Off Forensics Lab infrastructure at government facilityย
- Provide expert guidance on chip extraction, PCB analysis, and hardware-level forensicsย
- Develop and document chip-off forensics workflows and standard operating proceduresย
- Conduct forensic analysis of compromised network-edge devices and embedded systemsย
- Perform circuit board reverse engineering and component identificationย
- Extract and analyze data from flash memory, EEPROM, and other storage componentsย
- Design and implement safe chip removal and data recovery proceduresย
- Specify and procure laboratory equipment and forensic toolsย
- Collaborate with Partner SMEs on hardware and skillset requirementsย
- Train CSD analysts on chip-off forensics techniques and proceduresย
- Conduct lab demonstrations showcasing chip-off capabilitiesย
- Analyze proprietary hardware systems targeted by threat actorsย
- Support forensic investigations where EDR solutions are absent or insufficientย
- Document technical findings and forensic methodologiesย
- Provide reach-back support and technical consultation to analysts
Requirements- U.S. Citizenshipย
- Active TS/SCI Clearanceย
- Must be able to obtain DHS Suitabilityย
- Bachelorโs degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related discipline; Masterโs degree or PhD preferredย
- 10+ years of experience in electrical engineering or hardware designย
- Expert knowledge of PCB design, circuit analysis, and digital electronicsย
- Strong experience with chip extraction and hardware forensics techniquesย
- Proficiency with electronic test equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters)ย
- Understanding of embedded systems architecture and memory technologiesย
- Experience with microcontrollers, SoCs, and embedded processor platformsย
- Knowledge of data recovery from damaged or protected storage devicesย
- Strong soldering and desoldering components to access memory chips and other critical hardware for data extractionย
- Experience with reverse engineering proprietary hardware systemsย
- Excellent documentation and technical writing abilitiesย
Desired Skills- Experience supporting federal cybersecurity or forensics programsย
- Background in digital forensics or incident responseย
- Knowledge of firmware analysis and reverse engineeringย
- Experience with network-edge device security and vulnerabilitiesย
- Familiarity with JTAG, SPI, I2C, and other hardware debugging interfacesย
- Understanding of IoT and OT device architecturesย
- Experience training technical personnel on forensics methodologiesย
- Knowledge of malware embedded in hardware or firmware
- Familiarity with EDR limitations in embedded device environmentsย
Desired Certifications- Professional Engineer (PE) license or equivalent advanced certification preferredย
- PMPย
- DoD 8140.01 IAT Level III
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