Embedded Security Intern - Electronics Prototype

We are seeking to hire talented and creative engineering students with a focus on embedded systems development and/or embedded security to support several different advanced research and development projects of national significance.

Qualified candidates will join teams of technical experts in embedded systems development and/or security. Our multi-disciplinary teams perform hands-on development of electronic systems and research, analyze, and develop proof-of-concept prototypes to demonstrate and advance the state-of-the-art in embedded security. Our diverse set of sponsors and research objectives provide a wide variety of interesting work opportunities.

Job Responsibilities

Project opportunities in embedded security include:

• Assist in the development of new approaches and countermeasures for emerging threats to embedded systems

• Help develop prototypes (hardware and software) to demonstrate advanced capabilities

• Perform hands-on security assessments of embedded systems

• Conduct experiments with commercial or customized wireless protocols

• Develop software for interfacing with and controlling lab equipment for data collection, measurement, and analysis

Project opportunities in electronic systems development include:

• Embedded software development

• Design and support in FPGA development

• Hardware/software integration and validation

• RF design and testing

Basic Qualifications

• Sustained excellence in academic performance

• Must be a student enrolled full-time in an accredited degree-seeking program in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a related degree and continue to be enrolled full-time the semester following the internship.

• Experience with developing and analyzing hardware, embedded, and/or IoT systems

• Experience with programming in languages such as Python, Java, C++, or C

• Effective oral and written communication skills

• Demonstrated interest in serving the public

Preferred Qualifications

• EE/CE: Courses in the areas of Circuits, Digital Logic, Electronics, and Computer Architecture.

• CS: Courses in the areas of Algorithms, Discrete Mathematics, and Digital Logic.

• Highly Desired: Courses in FPGA design, reverse engineering (firmware and/or hardware), computer security concepts, wireless communications, and/or embedded systems. Experience applying AI to reverse engineering tasks and/or embedded systems development.

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

Salary compensation range and midpoint:

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