Overview

Joining the BlueHalo team means immersing yourself in a dynamic environment, working alongside the brightest minds in technology through some of the toughest challenges facing our nation today. We are spearheading the future of global defense, with every BlueHalo employee playing a key role in our success. That’s why our investment in you goes beyond competitive pay and a rewarding benefits package. We’re committed to providing our people with the best opportunities to develop their skills, share their knowledge, and push their innovative ideas to the cutting-edge. Enjoying this journey with a supportive team that feels like family throughout BlueHalo Nation is an unparalleled opportunity. From Space to C-UAS & Autonomous Systems to Electronic Warfare & Cyber, and Artificial Intelligence, at our company there is no limit to where you can take your career. Our mission is clear: to lead through innovation. Join the transformation and innovate with us.

We are looking for a Wireless Software Test Engineer with expertise in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi embedded development and testing environments. This role requires a self-motivated learner working individually or as part of a team to test and deploy embedded wireless systems. Knowledge of and/or ability to rapidly learn wireless communications, protocols, exploits, and vulnerabilities will be critical to testing and evaluating operational systems.

You’d like to do this

• Bluetooth and Wi-Fi communications (e.g., standards, protocols, handshakes, network bridging)

• Programming in ARM architecture. Preferably one or more of the following languages: C, C++, Rust, Python, JavaScript

• Knowledge of transport layer encryption standards including: WPA, WPA2, WEP, EAP-SIM, EAP-AKA, EAP-AKI.

• Bluetooth / Wi-Fi protocol stacks and known vulnerabilities.

• Perform Layer 1 wireless (e.g., Bluetooth, Wi-Fi) communications analysis to evaluate vulnerabilities.

• Embedded Linux distributions (e.g., OpenWRT), boot environments and utilities (e.g., U-Boot, Barebox, BusyBox), process and system manipulation (e.g., ps, nice, init, systemd), and networking/dataflow tools (e.g., nmap, netcat/socat/ncat, tcpdump).

• Test:

• Authoring Test Plans

• Executing unit tests

• Documenting results

• Penetration testing.

• Version control systems (e.g., SVN, Git).

• Ticketing / task tracking systems (e.g., Jira)

• Leading a team

You’re required to have this

• Ten (10) years’ experience in software/firmware design, development, and testing.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or Electrical Engineering or related discipline from an accredited college or university. An appropriate Master's degree may be substituted for two (2) of the required years of experience.

• This position requires the successful candidate to have and maintain an active federal security clearance, TS/SCI clearance with a poly is required.

  About BlueHalo Intelligence Systems

  BlueHalo's Intel division provides specialized operational support, services and technology to plan, design, develop and execute critical missions in the national security community. BlueHalo generates actionable insights from analytics through a suite of operationalized AI/ML tools for data collection/ingestion and subsequent text, geospatial, time series and image/video analytics to support open-source intelligence. BlueHalo is a national source for classified Cyber/SIGINT missions and a leading provider of blockchain/crypto analytics and platform cyber resiliency, specializing in offensive and defensive cyber and SIGINT warfare technologies.

Leading the Transformation

The BlueHalo Effect It speaks to who we are as a company, a global protective ring that shields everything we most want to safeguard, an unbroken line that ensures our customers retain the advantage in any battlespace, from high above the Earth to deep in cyberspace. It’s who we are, a halo, a protector, the light of inspired engineering keeping our Nation safe. Our vision is a world where national security is certain because technical superiority is assured. Join us and become a vital element of The BlueHalo Effect! EEO Statement BlueHalo is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable workplace accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an email to Recruiting@bluehalo.com. Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. This option is reserved only for individuals who are requesting a reasonable workplace accommodation. It is not intended for other purposes or inquiries.

ID2024-5132

Job LocationsUS-MD-Columbia