Vulnerability Research Engineer

Northrop Grumman Corporation

US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Join Northrop Grumman – Cincinnati (aka Xetron), part of Mission Systems sector, focused on the development of new capabilities for our military and intelligence customers around the globe. Our Northrop Grumman Cincinnati, Ohio small business culture operates collaboratively within a larger corporation providing the benefits of both. This unique relationship offers employees the ability to know everyone at the site while working on technologies and products that are beyond state-of-the-art. You and your team will wrestle with the next big problems in an atmosphere of collaboration and cooperation, sharing your expertise while learning from the expert next to you. Remember when you were excited about getting to work because the challenge of the problem, the importance of the solution and the fun you had with your team? It's that kind of place! But don’t take my word for it. See for yourself! See why we receive comments on our YouTube Videos like “This company is insanely advanced” and “Wow. This is mind blowing.” See some of our recent Awards and Recognition and read about some of the reasons to live in Cincinnati.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is seeking Vulnerability Research Engineers to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals at our Cincinnati, Ohio location. The NGMS Cincinnati team solves complex problems developing cyber hardware and software solutions with learning opportunities in offensive cyber operations (OCO).

Essential Functions:

  • Research vulnerabilities and perform reverse engineering on embedded systems.
  • Plan and Conduct vulnerability analysis on user and kernel mode drivers and interfaces.
  • Develop, design, and implement proof of concepts on based research findings and documents.

This position can be filled at the Engineer or Principal Engineer level.

Basic Qualification for Engineer:

  • BS degree in STEM such as Math, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering and 2 years of software engineering experience or MS degree in STEM such as Math, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering and 0 years of software engineering experience. Note: Can use years 4 years of software engineering experience in lieu of a degree.
  • Experience with a disassembler for vulnerability research (IDA Pro, Ghidra, BinaryNinja, radare2, etc.).
  • Experience programming in C or C++.
  • US Citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret clearance to start.

Basic Qualification for Principal Engineer:

  • BS degree in STEM such as Math, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering and 4 years of software engineering experience; or MS degree in STEM such as Math, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering and 2 years of software engineering experience; or Ph.D.in STEM such as Math, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering and 0 years of experience. Note: Can use years 4 years of software engineering experience in lieu of a degree.
  • Experience with a disassembler for vulnerability research (IDA Pro, Ghidra, BinaryNinja, radare2, etc.).
  • Experience programming in C or C++.
  • US Citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret clearance to start.

Preferred Qualification:

  • Active Top-Secret clearance.
  • Experience with one or more assembly languages (x86, x64, ARM, MIPS, etc.).
  • Development of disassembler extensions for tools such as IDA pro or Ghidra.
  • Low level debug tools such as gdb, WinDbg, or OllyDbg.
  • Experience with fuzzing research techniques (AFL++, taint analysis, PIN, Dynamic Memory Instrumentation, etc.).
  • Experience with vulnerability research on one or more operating systems (Android, IOS, Windows, Linux, etc.).
  • Reverse engineering hardware and software such as embedded systems (IoT), mobile devices/phones.
  • Development of software to run in user mode or kernel mode.
  • Certified Reverse Engineering Analyst (CREA).

Northrop Grumman has 401k matching and personal growth opportunities. In addition, we offer a flexible work arrangement and the option of a 9/80 or 4/10 work schedule. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work nine-hour days Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. The 4/10 schedule allows employees to work four ten-hour days Monday through Thursday and take off every Friday.

Salary Range: $85,000.00 - $111,000.00Salary Range 2: $104,000.00 - $157,000.00

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions. 

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