Nightwing Intelligence Solutions

Provides specialized, technology-enabled national security services

Electrical Engineer

Hardware EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeArlington County, Arlington, VA, USA$122k - $253kIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required.
An active TS/SCI clearance is required.
Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability.
10+ years of experience in electrical engineering or hardware design.
Expert knowledge of printed circuit board design, circuit analysis, and digital electronics.
Strong experience with chip extraction and hardware forensics techniques.
Proficiency with electronic test equipment, including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and multimeters.
Understanding of embedded systems architecture and memory technologies.
Experience with microcontrollers, systems-on-chip, and embedded processor platforms.
Knowledge of data recovery from damaged or protected storage devices.
Strong soldering and desoldering skills for accessing memory chips and other critical hardware for data extraction.
Experience with reverse engineering proprietary hardware systems.
Excellent documentation and technical writing abilities.
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

Experience supporting federal cybersecurity or forensics programs.
Background in digital forensics or incident response.
Knowledge of firmware analysis and reverse engineering.
Experience with network-edge device security and vulnerabilities.
Familiarity with JTAG, SPI, I2C, and other hardware debugging interfaces.
Understanding of Internet of Things and operational technology device architectures.
Experience training technical personnel on forensics methodologies.
Knowledge of malware embedded in hardware or firmware.
Familiarity with endpoint detection and response limitations in embedded device environments.
A master's degree or PhD is preferred.
A Professional Engineer license or equivalent advanced certification is preferred.
Project Management Professional certification.
DoD 8140.01 IAT Level III certification.

Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers’ most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets.

Nightwingis supporting a U.S. Government customer to provide support for onsite incident response to civilian Government agencies and critical asset owners who experience cyber-attacks, providing immediate investigation and resolution.  Contract personnel perform investigations tocharacterize ofthe severity of breaches, develop mitigation plans, and assist with the restoration of services. Nightwingis seeking an Electrical Engineer to support this critical customer mission. 

The Electrical Engineer will lead the establishment and operation ofClient’sChip-Off Forensics Lab, providing expert technical guidance on hardware forensics, chip extraction, and low-level device analysis. This senior position requires deep expertise in electrical engineering principles applied to forensic investigations of network-edge devices and embedded systems containing deeply embedded malware where standard forensic methods cannot obtain usable device images.

This position serves as the technical lead for lab establishment and will be the primary point of contact for laboratory infrastructure, equipment procurement, and technical capability development. The ideal candidate will have strong project leadership abilities combined with deep hands-on technical expertise. 

Responsibilities:

-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 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 withNightwingSMEs 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 EDR solutions are absent or insufficient 

-Document technical findings and forensic methodologies 

-Provide reach-back support and technical consultation to analysts 

Required Skills:

-U.S. Citizenship

-Musthavean activeTS/SCI clearance

- Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability

-10+ years ofexperience 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

-Strongsoldering and desoldering 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

Desired Skills:

-Experience supporting federal cybersecurity or forensics programs

- Background in digital forensics or incident response

- Knowledge of firmware analysis and reverse engineering

-Experience with network-edgedevice security and vulnerabilities

-Familiarity with JTAG, SPI, I2C, and other hardware debugging interfaces

-Understanding of IoT and OT device architectures

-Experience training technical personnel on forensics methodologies

-Knowledge of malware embedded in hardware or firmware

-Familiarity with EDR limitations in embedded device environments

Required Education:
Bachelor’s degree inElectrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or relateddiscipline;Master’sdegree or PhD preferred

Desired Certifications:

- Professional Engineer (PE) license or equivalent advanced certification preferred

-PMP

- DoD 8140.01 IAT Level III

Syndeo:ESS-3419

Salary & Benefits

The salary associated with this position ($122,000-$253,000) is commensurate with the selected candidate’s qualifications, years of relevant experience, and demonstrated level of expertise. Compensation will be determined based on these factors to ensure alignment with skills, responsibilities, and market standards.

Nightwing offers medical, vision and dental insurance coverage in addition to a 401k plan, PTO, Holidays, and additional insurances.

Nightwing is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

About the Company

Nightwing Intelligence Solutions

Provides specialized, technology-enabled national security services

Nightwing Intelligence Solutions provides national security and intelligence services to U.S. government agencies and select commercial clients, delivering highly specialized, technology-enabled capabilities across cyber offense and defense, cyber protection, high-consequence missions, and engineering programs. Its work includes full-spectrum cyber operations (reverse engineering, threat intelligence, data operations, secure communications), mission systems integration, software modernization, and secure data transport, complemented by managed cybersecurity through the Roka Security acquisition. Nightwing differentiates itself with an agile, independent structure backed by private equity and leadership from Raytheon/RTX and the CIA, enabling faster, more flexible responses than larger primes. Its goal is to ensure mission success for high-stakes national security operations by providing advanced cyber capabilities, rapid systems integration, and trusted protection of critical data.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: N/A
Total funding: $6.6M
Headquarters: Sterling, VA
Founded: Not listed

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