Electrical Engineer

Systems Engineer IV

Solutions³ LLC is supporting a U.S. Government customer to 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 the severity of breaches, develop mitigation plans, and assist with the restoration of services. Solutions³ LLC is seeking an experienced and technically proficient Electrical Engineer to provide 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.

Eligibility:

• Must be a US Citizen
• Must have an active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI
• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability prior to starting employment
• 10+ years of experience in electrical engineering or hardware design

Responsibilities Include:

• Lead technical design and setup of Chip-Off Forensics Lab infrastructure at government facility
• Provide expert guidance on chip extraction, PCB analysis, and hardware-level forensics
• Develop and document chip-off forensics workflows and standard operating procedures
• Conduct forensic analysis of compromised network-edge devices and embedded systems
• Perform circuit board reverse engineering and component identification
• Extract and analyze data from flash memory, EEPROM, and other storage components
• Design and implement safe chip removal and data recovery procedures
• Specify and procure laboratory equipment and forensic tools
• Collaborate with Solutions³ LLC SMEs on hardware and skillset requirements
• Train CSD analysts on chip-off forensics techniques and procedures
• Conduct lab demonstrations showcasing chip-off capabilities
• Analyze proprietary hardware systems targeted by threat actors
• Support forensic investigations where EDR solutions are absent or insufficient
• Document technical findings and forensic methodologies
• Provide reach-back support and technical consultation to analysts

Required Skills:

• Expert knowledge of PCB design, circuit analysis, and digital electronics
• Strong experience with chip extraction and hardware forensics techniques
• Proficiency with electronic test equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters)
• Understanding of embedded systems architecture and memory technologies
• Experience with microcontrollers, SoCs, and embedded processor platforms
• Knowledge of data recovery from damaged or protected storage devices
• Strong soldering and desoldering components to access memory chips and other critical hardware for data extraction
• Experience with reverse engineering proprietary hardware systems
• Excellent documentation and technical writing abilities

Desired

Skills:

• Experience supporting federal cybersecurity or forensics programs
• Background in digital forensics or incident response
• Knowledge of firmware analysis and reverse engineering
• Experience with network-edge device security and vulnerabilities
• Familiarity with JTAG, SPI, I2C, and other hardware debugging interfaces
• Understanding of IoT and OT device architectures
• Experience training technical personnel on forensics methodologies
• Knowledge of malware embedded in hardware or firmware
• Familiarity with EDR limitations in embedded device environments

Desired

Certifications:

• Professional Engineer (PE) license or equivalent advanced certification preferred
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• DoD 8140.01 IAT Level III

Required

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical field;
Master's degree or PhD preferred