Lead Hardware Reverse Engineer

Overview of Opportunity

At Two Six Technologies, we build, deploy, and implement innovative products that solve the world’s most complex challenges today. Through unrivaled collaboration and unwavering trust, we push the boundaries of what’s possible to empower our team and support our customers in building a safer global future.

Join our Embedded Division—a team of innovative engineers and reverse engineers in Arlington, Virginia—where you’ll dive into groundbreaking research on advanced embedded systems and architectures. Working with technologies such as processor modules, digital boards, and high‑speed signals, you’ll deconstruct physical hardware, extract firmware, identify vulnerabilities, and push the boundaries of what’s possible in embedded system security. Collaborating closely with top‑tier hardware engineers and security researchers, you’ll help tackle some of the toughest challenges in the field.

Our growing roster of government customers depends on us to deliver cutting‑edge security solutions.

• Reverse engineer and analyze complex embedded systems designs to identify functional behaviors and facilitate deeper vulnerability analysis.
• Identify and exploit key system components, including communication channels and firmware memory.
• Conduct vulnerability research on hardened systems and architectures.
• Draft technical reports related to the function, characteristics, and any potential vulnerabilities of the assessed hardware and firmware.
• Rapidly prototype innovative technologies to analyze and exploit target systems.
• Reconstruct schematics from physical boards and develop hardware‑in‑the‑loop environments to test and emulate device behavior.
• Conduct protocol and signals analysis utilizing oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and logic analyzers.
• Contribute to a diverse range of research and development projects focused on embedded system security.
• Isolate areas of interest in complex systems with precision and efficiency.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or a related scientific field – or – 7+ years of experience in the embedded security industry.
• Extensive hands‑on experience with the following:
  • Developing on embedded systems such as high‑speed data devices or system‑on‑modules.
  • Analyzing and reverse engineering binaries (x86/ARM/AVR).
  • Debugging embedded systems using tools such as JTAG, UART, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.
  • Developing and integrating bootloaders for embedded systems.
  • Creating wiring diagrams and schematics.
  • Programming in C, C++, and Python.
  • Development targeting AMD/Xilinx, Altera, or Microsemi FPGA devices.

• Advanced degree (Master’s or Ph.D.) in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or a related scientific field.
• Experience as part of small R&D teams composed of researchers, engineers, and scientists.
• Custom PCB development experience with tools such as Altium.
• Knowledge of RF protocols and systems.
• Experience with Layer 1 and Layer 2 wired and wireless protocols, such as USB, SPI/I2C/1‑Wire, Ethernet, PCI‑Express, 802.11, and Bluetooth/Zig Bee.
• Hacking experience on IoT products.
• Demonstrated experience managing and leading technical employees and engineering teams.

• Active U.S. security clearance at the Top Secret level, with the ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI clearance.

Salary Range: $134,731—$202,096 USD (annualized).

Two Six Technologies offers medical, dental, and vision insurance; life and disability insurance; retirement benefits; paid leave; tuition assistance; and professional development opportunities.

Two Six Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, genetic information, or protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If you have a disability and would like reasonable accommodation, please email  The company uses E‑Verify in its hiring practices.

Arlington, VA