Systems Engineer IV
On-site · Arlington, Virginia, United States
Job Summary
Systems Engineer IV at ARSIEM Corporation supporting a government client in Arlington, VA as a Host Forensics Analyst. 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 SOPs; conduct forensic analysis of network-edge devices and embedded systems; perform circuit board reverse engineering and component identification; extract and analyze data from flash memory and storage; design safe chip removal and data recovery procedures; specify and procure laboratory equipment and forensic tools; train analysts on forensics techniques; conduct lab demonstrations; analyze proprietary hardware systems; support investigations where EDR is absent; document findings and methodologies; requires a BS in EE/CE or related field, with 10+ years experience; MSc/PhD preferred, active TS/SCI clearance with DHS EOD suitability; travel and lab responsibilities are implied within the role; additional preferred qualifications include federal cybersecurity experience, firmware analysis, and professional licenses such as PE or PMP.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related discipline
- 10+ years of experience in electrical engineering or hardware design
- 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 de-soldering 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
- Preferred: Experience supporting federal cybersecurity or forensics program
- Preferred: Background in digital forensics or incident response
- Knowledge of firmware analysis and reverse engineering
- Experience with network-edge device security and vulnerabilities
- Familiarity with EDR limitations in embedded device environments
- Professional Engineer (PE) license or equivalent advanced certification preferred
- PMP
- DoD 8140.01 IAT Level III
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