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Senior Reverse EngineerKBR

  • Not-remote
  • Total comp
    Expected total yearly pay with bonus and equity at target, including any base pay.
  • Salary
  • Beavercreek, OH

Job Summary

Title:

Senior Reverse Engineer

At KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 85 countries and operations in over 28 countries. KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results.


Trinzic is the future independent company to be created through the planned spin-off of KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business, expected in January 2027. Our people work at the frontier of what is possible, delivering solutions in challenging environments and advancing some of the world's highest-priority national security and space missions.


Backed by decades of mission success, deep expertise, and trusted partnerships, Trinzic will launch as a global organization with more than 18,000 employees supporting customers around the world. Join us at a defining moment and help shape the future of a company built to tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact.


Candidates who join KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business before the spin-off will transition to Trinzic when the separation is complete and will not need to reapply for employment.


Why Join Us?

  • Innovative Projects: KBRs work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.
  • Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
  • Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

KBR is seeking a Senior Reverse Engineer to provide technical leadership across reverse engineering and vulnerability research efforts. This role emphasizes systemlevel thinking, architectural judgment, and customer empathy while intentionally developing engineers with defined, missionaligned technical proficiencies. The Senior Reverse Engineer designs scalable solutions that leverage industry advances, support current mission objectives, and enable longterm capability growth and future customer requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead and mentor a team of reverse engineers, intentionally shaping individual development into defined technical proficiencies
  • Conduct and oversee fullscope reverse engineering across hardware, firmware, software, and network protocols
  • Design and guide scalable system architectures, tools, frameworks, and methodologies
  • Analyze complex system architectures and component interactions to identify vulnerabilities, attack vectors, and resilient solution opportunities
  • Collaborate directly with customers to understand nearterm technical needs and longterm mission objectives
  • Communicate technical findings and design decisions clearly to technical and nontechnical stakeholders
  • Research emerging reverse engineering techniques and threat landscapes to inform strategic technical direction

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Education: Masters degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
  • Security Clearance: Must have an active U.S. government Secret security clearance, which is something only a U.S. citizen can obtain
  • 10+ years of experience, including at least 5 years in reverse engineering
  • Strong knowledge of computer architecture, operating systems, and software development
  • Expertlevel proficiency in assembly, C/C++, Python, and related languages
  • Advanced experience with reverse engineering tools such as IDA Pro, Ghidra, Binary Ninja, and debuggers
  • Knowledge of network protocols, cryptography, and security vulnerabilities
  • Demonstrated leadership, mentorship, and customer engagement experience

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in hardware reverse engineering, firmware analysis, and embedded systems
  • Embedded system emulation, hardwareintheloop development, or creation of reusable test harnesses
  • Published research or presentations at security conferences

Basic Compensation:$142,000 - $195,000 (For Beavercreek, OH Only)
The offered rate will be based on the selected candidates knowledge, skills, abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.

Additional Compensation:
KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of a sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.


Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of teams philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver Together.


KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.