Job Description
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Job Title:
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Software Reverse Engineer
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Reports to: Project Manager
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Classification:
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Non-Exempt
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Last Update:
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September 2026
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Job Overview
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Valence Vector Labs LLC is an engineering and consulting company that specializes in hardware penetration and vulnerability analysis. We relentlessly attack security-hardened, hardware targets to extract data from vehicles, unmanned aerial systems, computers, mobile phones, and other data storage systems.
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We are seeking a skilled Software Reverse Engineer to join our team and provide support to a United States Government customer. The work location can be in Jefferson, MD or Aberdeen, MD. As a Software Reverse Engineer, you will be responsible for conducting software exploitation activities, including reverse engineering of unmanned systems, development support, and malware analysis efforts. You will play a crucial role in supporting priority technical exploitation requirements and software reverse engineering.
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Essential Functions
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- Develop Target Revision Control & Archiving: Establish a systematic tracking, numbering, and delta-mapping framework to document variations across multiple hardware revisions and software versions within the fielded device family.
- Extract Legacy Firmware for Archival: Retrieve and archive the existing compiled firmware binaries directly from physical microcontrollers and memory chips to ensure software configuration control, utilizing physical extraction methods.
- Map Existing Software Behavior: Complete operational black-box analysis of the undocumented host-side software application to map its existing features, state machines, and operational parameters, capturing these findings in a comprehensive Software User & Operator Guide to sustain operator readiness.
- Isolate equipment and system faults and errors identified hardware components or operating system and software that may be the source of potential problem sets.
- Comply with company policies, procedures, and regulations
- Perform other related duties.
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Behavioral and Technical Competencies
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- Ability to motivate, lead and function within a team
- Ability to read electronic schematics
- Ability to work and perform under optical microscopes
- Strong knowledge in computer hardware/software
- Ability to learn and operate highly sensitive equipment with little supervision
- Excellent in time management with the ability to manage multiple projects
- Self-motivated and proactive
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and integrity
- Ability to confidently work independently
- Ability to be flexible and communicate effectively with team members
- Ability to interact professionally and comfortably with individuals at all levels and fields
- Ability to keep current in field and knowledge
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Physical Demands
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This is a sedentary role which may sit or use a computer for long periods of time. Finger dexterity needed for keyboarding. Extended periods of time reading/viewing computer screens and electronic equipment.
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Required Education and Experience
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- Active Secret with eligibility to obtain Top-Secret SCI Clearance
- 5+ years of relevant experience
- AA or 2yr Tech School and 5 years’ experience or HS/GED with 15 years’ experience
- Software Engineering degree preferred.
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