Research Innovations
Vulnerability Researcher I/II
St. Petersburg, FL +2 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 9, 2026
- Location
- St. Petersburg, FL
Melbourne, FL
San Antonio, TX
About the job
Conducts security research by analyzing and reverse engineering software and embedded systems, validating vulnerabilities, and documenting findings with guidance from senior researchers.
What you'll do
- Reverse engineer applications, operating-system components, and embedded systems; analyze attack surfaces and in-memory behavior.
- Create simple proof-of-concept exploits or scripts and support research on mobile devices, firmware, and embedded platforms.
- Collaborate on shared tooling and design discussions, and communicate and document research findings.
What they ask for
- Active US Top Secret security clearance and ability to upgrade to TS/SCI Special Access Program access.
- Foundation in low-level systems concepts such as memory layout, CPU architecture, OS internals, or compiler behavior.
- Coursework, projects, internships, or entry-level work involving reverse engineering, binary analysis, or vulnerability discovery; experience using tools such as IDA, Ghidra, Binary Ninja, or debuggers.
- Python and at least one compiled language; familiarity with security fundamentals including exploit mitigations, cryptographic concepts, and protocol behavior.
Nice to have
- Experience with malware analysis, symbolic execution, or automated VR pipelines.
- Exposure to mobile OS security, RTOS environments, software protection, hardware interfaces, embedded boards, or radio/wireless protocols.
Tools
x86, ARM, MIPS, IDA, Ghidra, Binary Ninja, Python, C
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