Security Researcher – Hardware

About the role

EDGE is seeking a Security Researcher specialized in hardware to evaluate the security of IT products, embedded systems, firmware, software, and hardware devices. You will work hands‑on with senior researchers to perform comprehensive security testing and produce risk‑based assessments aligned with industry standards.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse products, firmware, software, hardware components, interfaces and technical documentation to identify attack surfaces.
• Conduct vulnerability assessments, firmware analysis, reverse engineering, fuzzing, logical attacks, debug‑interface testing, cryptographic testing and hardware security assessments.
• Collect and examine technical evidence such as logs, traces, binaries, signal captures, measurement data and test outputs.
• Document findings, vulnerabilities and test results in clear, structured technical reports.
• Maintain accurate records of testing activities, tools, configurations, evidence and results for full traceability.
• Support planning, execution and delivery of security evaluation projects.
• Contribute to the improvement of testing methodologies, scripts, tools and reusable procedures.
• Participate in technical reviews, knowledge‑sharing sessions and continuous‑improvement initiatives.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science or a related field (Master’s degree is a plus).
• Minimum 3 years of experience in cybersecurity evaluation, penetration testing, vulnerability research, software security assessment, embedded systems security, hardware security testing or reverse engineering.

Required skills

• Vulnerability assessment
• Firmware analysis
• Reverse engineering
• Fuzzing
• Cryptographic testing
• Hardware security testing
• Debug‑interface testing
• Embedded systems security