R&D Vulnerability Assessment Specialist (R&D Engineer 3)
- Req. Number: IRC141110
- Organization : A-3/Technology Applications
- City, State: Los Alamos, New Mexico
- Salary: $125,200 - $211,300
What You Will Do
The Technology Applications Group (A-3) is seeking a Vulnerability Assessment Expert to work on our nation's most pressing national security challenges. A-3 is home to a broad range of engineering and scientific expertise dedicated to delivering functional solutions for users across the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, and Intelligence Community. A-3's core competencies include custom electronic solutions, radio frequency design and analysis, mechanical design and evaluation, power infrastructure and systems, and electromagnetics.
A-3 currently has an opening on the Electronic Solutions team for an individual interested in working with a multidisciplinary group consisting of engineers, scientists, technicians, and technologists working to transform concepts and designs into deployable products to meet Global Security mission deliverables. The desired candidate's primary functions will be vulnerability assessments of electronics, reverse engineering and binary extraction from electronics, firmware development and reverse engineering, and network/bus protocol reverse engineering and data extraction. The candidate will also be expected to help with other tasking within the Electronic Solutions team which will include electronics hardware development and analysis, documentation and proposal writing, and brainstorming solutions to sponsor needs.
The successful candidate will work both independently and as part of a team typically operating on short operational timescales. Most project work is conducted at the Q and SCI levels.
What You Need
Minimum Job Requirements:
Education/Experience: Position requires a Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related STEM field from an accredited institution and 6+ years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.
Desired Qualifications:
Work Environment:
Work Location: The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management.
Position commitment: Regular appointment employees are required to serve a period of continuous service in their current position in order to be eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the time required, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. The position commitment for this position is 1 year.
Note to Applicants:
Due to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China-including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau-as well as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), and the Russian Federation, who are not Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card" holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory.Where You Will Work
Located in beautiful northern New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security. Our generous benefits package includes:
Directive 206.2 - Employment with Triad requires a favorable decision by NNSA indicating employee is suitable under NNSA Supplemental Directive 206.2. Please note that this requirement applies only to citizens of the United States. Foreign nationals are subject to a similar requirement under DOE Order 142.3A.
Clearance: Q (Position will be cleared to this level). Selected applicants will be subject to a background investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Federal Government, and must meet eligibility requirements* for access to classified matter. This position requires a Q clearance. and obtaining such clearance requires US Citizenship except in extremely rare circumstances. Dependent upon the position, additional authorization to access classified information may be required, which may or may not be available to dual citizens. Receipt of a Q clearance and additional access authorization ultimately is a decision of the Federal Government and not of Triad.
*Eligibility requirements: To obtain a clearance, an individual must be at least 18 years of age; U.S. citizenship is required except in very limited circumstances. See DOE Order 472.2 for additional information.
New-Employment Drug Test: The Laboratory requires successful applicants to complete a new-employment drug test and maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing. Although New Mexico and other states have legalized the use of marijuana, use and possession of marijuana remain illegal under federal law. A positive drug test for marijuana will result in termination of employment, even if the use was pre-offer.
Regular position: Term status Laboratory employees applying for regular-status positions are converted to regular status.
Internal Applicants: Regular appointment employees who have served the required period of continuous service in their current position are eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the required period of continuous service, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. Please refer to Policy Policy P701 for applicant eligibility requirements.
Equal Opportunity: Los Alamos National Laboratory is an equal opportunity employer. All employment practices are based on qualification and merit, without regard to protected categories such as race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status or spousal affiliation, physical or mental disability, medical conditions, pregnancy, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, or citizenship within the limits imposed by federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The Laboratory is also committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request such an accommodation, please send an email to applyhelp@lanl.gov or call (505)-664-6947 opt. 3.
The Technology Applications Group (A-3) is seeking a Vulnerability Assessment Expert to work on our nation's most pressing national security challenges. A-3 is home to a broad range of engineering and scientific expertise dedicated to delivering functional solutions for users across the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, and Intelligence Community. A-3's core competencies include custom electronic solutions, radio frequency design and analysis, mechanical design and evaluation, power infrastructure and systems, and electromagnetics.
A-3 currently has an opening on the Electronic Solutions team for an individual interested in working with a multidisciplinary group consisting of engineers, scientists, technicians, and technologists working to transform concepts and designs into deployable products to meet Global Security mission deliverables. The desired candidate's primary functions will be vulnerability assessments of electronics, reverse engineering and binary extraction from electronics, firmware development and reverse engineering, and network/bus protocol reverse engineering and data extraction. The candidate will also be expected to help with other tasking within the Electronic Solutions team which will include electronics hardware development and analysis, documentation and proposal writing, and brainstorming solutions to sponsor needs.
The successful candidate will work both independently and as part of a team typically operating on short operational timescales. Most project work is conducted at the Q and SCI levels.
What You Need
Minimum Job Requirements:
- The successful candidate will be required to lead, collaborate, and apply technical skills within a multidisciplinary operational environment.
- Demonstrated ability to lead components of advanced engineering research, both independently and on teams.
- Demonstrated ability to independently identify and develop new skills and become an expert in new areas as required by new projects.
- Demonstrated experience formulating work plans, identifying project resources, and executing R&D projects.
- Demonstrated expertise in participating in formal Vulnerability Assessments.
- Technical expertise in most of the following topic areas.
- Electronic systems development, including analog and/or digital circuit design, schematic capture and layout, and experience with circuit simulation tools
- Reverse engineering and vulnerability assessment of electronics hardware and firmware
- Embedded system design, integration, firmware development, and characterization.
- Bare metal programming for an array of microcontroller architectures in assembly and C.
- Tailoring Linux for embedded systems
- Firmware reverse engineering tools like Ghidra and/or IDA Pro.
- Network and bus protocol identification, reverse engineering, and data extraction.
Education/Experience: Position requires a Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related STEM field from an accredited institution and 6+ years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.
Desired Qualifications:
- Proven leadership of a large multi-organizational program or project.
- Operational experience in any of the following topics:
- Modeling and simulation for electronics and/or electro-mechanical systems
- RTOS programming for embedded systems
- Linux device driver programming
- Die-level analysis, live-probing, and modification
- Software-defined radio
- Antenna design, especially miniaturized antenna structures and PCB antennas
- Signal processing, including time and frequency domain analysis, filter design, and development of sampling strategies
- RF and microwave systems design and analysis, including transmitter and receiver development, antenna selection, and RF PCB development
- Applied electromagnetics, especially in pulsed power and high-power magnetics
- Electromagnetics modeling and simulation in COMSOL, REMCOM, or similar
- Field-programmable gate array (FPGA) devices, including experience with hardware description languages (Verilog, VHDL, or similar)
- Cybersecurity tools and best practices
- Electromechanical systems integration
- Software engineering, UI/UX design
- Experience with experimental data collection and analysis, including the use of common instrument control and data collection software packages such as LabVIEW and/or MATLAB.
- Expertise in signal processing, data acquisition technologies, and statistical detection theory.
- Demonstrated programming experience with Python, MATLAB, C, or C++.
- Demonstrated knowledge of applied technology development and testing.
- Advanced degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or a related STEM field.
- Active Q/SCI clearance.
Work Environment:
Work Location: The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management.
Position commitment: Regular appointment employees are required to serve a period of continuous service in their current position in order to be eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the time required, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. The position commitment for this position is 1 year.
Note to Applicants:
Due to federal restrictions contained in the current National Defense Authorization Act, citizens of the People's Republic of China-including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau-as well as citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), and the Russian Federation, who are not Lawful Permanent Residents ("green card" holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities that support the mission, functions, and operations of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities, which includes Los Alamos National Laboratory.Where You Will Work
Located in beautiful northern New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security. Our generous benefits package includes:
- PPO or High Deductible medical insurance with the same large nationwide network
- Dental and vision insurance
- Free basic life and disability insurance
- Paid childbirth and parental leave
- Award-winning 401(k) (6% matching plus 3.5% annually)
- Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
- Flexible schedules and time off (PTO and holidays)
- Onsite gyms and wellness programs
- Extensive relocation packages (outside a 50 mile radius)
Directive 206.2 - Employment with Triad requires a favorable decision by NNSA indicating employee is suitable under NNSA Supplemental Directive 206.2. Please note that this requirement applies only to citizens of the United States. Foreign nationals are subject to a similar requirement under DOE Order 142.3A.
Clearance: Q (Position will be cleared to this level). Selected applicants will be subject to a background investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Federal Government, and must meet eligibility requirements* for access to classified matter. This position requires a Q clearance. and obtaining such clearance requires US Citizenship except in extremely rare circumstances. Dependent upon the position, additional authorization to access classified information may be required, which may or may not be available to dual citizens. Receipt of a Q clearance and additional access authorization ultimately is a decision of the Federal Government and not of Triad.
*Eligibility requirements: To obtain a clearance, an individual must be at least 18 years of age; U.S. citizenship is required except in very limited circumstances. See DOE Order 472.2 for additional information.
New-Employment Drug Test: The Laboratory requires successful applicants to complete a new-employment drug test and maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing. Although New Mexico and other states have legalized the use of marijuana, use and possession of marijuana remain illegal under federal law. A positive drug test for marijuana will result in termination of employment, even if the use was pre-offer.
Regular position: Term status Laboratory employees applying for regular-status positions are converted to regular status.
Internal Applicants: Regular appointment employees who have served the required period of continuous service in their current position are eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the required period of continuous service, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. Please refer to Policy Policy P701 for applicant eligibility requirements.
Equal Opportunity: Los Alamos National Laboratory is an equal opportunity employer. All employment practices are based on qualification and merit, without regard to protected categories such as race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status or spousal affiliation, physical or mental disability, medical conditions, pregnancy, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, or citizenship within the limits imposed by federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The Laboratory is also committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request such an accommodation, please send an email to applyhelp@lanl.gov or call (505)-664-6947 opt. 3.
