Embedded Systems Cyber Security Co-Op - Summer 2025 - ...

Embedded Systems Cyber Security Co-Op - Summer 2025 - CIPHER The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit, applied research division of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Founded in 1934 as the Engineering Experiment Station, GTRI has grown to more than 2,900 employees, supporting eight laboratories in over 20 locations around the country and performing more than $940 million of problem-solving research annually for government and industry. Job Description GTRI's Cooperative Education ("co-op") program offers you extensive opportunities to participate in diverse scientific and technological endeavors, use state-of-the-art equipment and rapidly improve your technical and leadership skills. The program allows you to alternate three semesters of full-time work at GTRI with semesters of full-time school. Embedded Systems Vulnerability Division (ESVD) within the Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research Laboratory (CIPHER) is skilled in reverse engineering, vulnerability discovery, and forensics analysis of embedded systems. Red team activities focus on vulnerability discovery and the development and demonstration of RF and network-based techniques to gain unauthorized access to and/or exploit information networks. These efforts identify weaknesses and help ensure that mitigations are effective. ESVD seeks Co-Op students to support teams performing embedded system cybersecurity testing. Successful candidates will need to be able to analyze large problems and break them down into smaller, achievable tasks. They will need to create high-level block diagrams, create custom scripts to support testing, and solve problems from first principles. Students will be working on projects that may involve embedded systems development, hardware reverse engineering (RE), firmware RE, software RE, and/or signals analysis. Working alone and alongside other students is expected. Strong written communication skills are a must. Experience with capture the flag events, firmware/software reverse engineering with Ghidra or IDA, or software-defined radios is desired. Required Minimum Qualifications Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field. 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA. Must be eligible to be approved by your college/university to participate in a co-op program and register for co-op credit with your university during work terms. Must be able to complete at least three full-time co-op terms (alternating three terms of full-time work at GTRI with semesters of full-time school) prior to graduation. 40 hours per week. Due to our research contracts with the US federal government, candidates for this position are required to be US Citizens. Clearance Type Required Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance. Housing and Relocation Housing and relocation assistance are not available for this position. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2025-03-01