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Nightwing Intelligence Solutions
Provides specialized, technology-enabled national security services
Electrical Engineer
$122k - $253k
Expert
Bachelor's, Master's, PhD
Arlington County, Arlington, VA, USA
In Person
Hardware EngineeringHardware Validation & Testing
No H1B Sponsorship
US Citizenship, US Top Secret Clearance Required
About the job
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- An active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance is required.
- Must be able to obtain Department of Homeland Security Suitability.
- At least 10 years of experience in electrical engineering or hardware design is required.
- Expert knowledge of printed circuit board design, circuit analysis, and digital electronics is required.
- Strong experience with chip extraction and hardware forensics techniques is required.
- Proficiency with electronic test equipment, including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and multimeters, is required.
- Understanding of embedded systems architecture and memory technologies is required.
- Experience with microcontrollers, systems-on-chip, and embedded processor platforms is required.
- Knowledge of data recovery from damaged or protected storage devices is required.
- Strong soldering and desoldering skills to access memory chips and other critical hardware for data extraction are required.
- Experience with reverse engineering proprietary hardware systems is required.
- Excellent documentation and technical writing abilities are required.
- A bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline is required.
Responsibilities
- Lead the technical design and setup of Chip-Off Forensics Lab infrastructure at a government facility.
- Provide expert guidance on chip extraction, printed circuit board 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 Nightwing subject matter experts 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 endpoint detection and response solutions are absent or insufficient.
- Document technical findings and forensic methodologies.
- Provide reach-back support and technical consultation to analysts.
Desired Qualifications
- A master's degree or PhD is preferred.
- Experience supporting federal cybersecurity or forensics programs is preferred.
- A background in digital forensics or incident response is preferred.
- Knowledge of firmware analysis and reverse engineering is preferred.
- Experience with network-edge device security and vulnerabilities is preferred.
- Familiarity with JTAG, SPI, I2C, and other hardware debugging interfaces is preferred.
- Understanding of Internet of Things and operational technology device architectures is preferred.
- Experience training technical personnel on forensics methodologies is preferred.
- Knowledge of malware embedded in hardware or firmware is preferred.
- Familiarity with endpoint detection and response limitations in embedded device environments is preferred.
- A Professional Engineer license or equivalent advanced certification is preferred.
- Project Management Professional certification is listed as desired.
- DoD 8140.01 IAT Level III certification is listed as desired.
About the company
Nightwing Intelligence Solutions provides national security and intelligence services to U.S. government agencies and select commercial clients. It offers technology-enabled capabilities across cyber offense and defense, cyber protection, high-consequence missions, and complex engineering, including full-spectrum cyber operations, mission systems integration, and secure data transport. It differentiates itself from larger primes with a lean, agile delivery model and leaders with deep government and intelligence sector experience, complemented by acquisitions like Roka Security to strengthen managed cybersecurity. Its goal is to ensure mission success for high-stakes national security operations by delivering advanced cyber capabilities, rapid system integration, and trusted data protection.
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
$6.6M
Headquarters
Sterling, Virginia
Founded
N/A
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- September 3, 2026 GSA OASIS+ award expands Nightwing’s federal sales funnel.
- January 27, 2026 ProCustom partnership opened rugged-laptop sales for extreme-environment missions.
- March 27, 2025 Roka Security added secure data transport and infrastructure-as-code capabilities.
What critics are saying
- Nightwing paid $8.4 million on May 1, 2025 for federal cybersecurity allegations.
- Nightwing’s February 2025 DHS protest showed dependence on contested government awards.
- A failed OASIS+ task-order pipeline would leave the company exposed to federal budget swings.
What makes Nightwing Intelligence Solutions unique
- Nightwing’s April 2024 RTX spinout gives it defense heritage without RTX bureaucracy.
- Bob Coleman became CEO on February 26, 2025, bringing proven national-security execution.
- Boot Shield and Electronic Armor productize cyber resiliency into rugged mission computers.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Flexible Work Hours
- Parental Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Childcare Support
- Elder Care Support