About the Role

Lockheed Martin UK Rotary Mission System Department (RMS)  are expanding our Cyber Electronic Warfare teams and are seeking enthusiastic specialist engineers to support the investigation of RF signals and systems in order to produce analysis enabling the automation of detection and response.

RMS is a leading prime contractor and systems integrator responsible for a wide portfolio of high technology programmes, complex integration, training and through-life support, spanning the defence and civil sectors. The business is a leading provider of systems engineering, software development and complex programme management for global security, cyber, civil and commercial markets.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Software Vulnerability Researcher to join our team.

If successful you will be working within a small team on a customer funded research project to:

Perform technical analysis of commercial products for the discovery of potential vulnerabilities.

Develop in-house software tools to allow deep technical analysis of complex systems.

Demonstrate proof of concept implementations to display the exploitation of discovered vulnerabilities.

Reporting and recording investigations against standardised formats to enable further work by wider customer teams.

Provide technical expertise to a diverse team undertaking the RF vulnerability analysis of systems.

Required skills, qualifications and experience

Knowledge of at least two of the following:

Knowledge of penetration testing tools and processes within a communication systems context.

Proven experience of using tools to capture, investigate and exploit network traffic.

Knowledge of communications protocols and vulnerability analysis.

Experience of software defined radio and waveform analysis.

Desired skills, qualifications and experience

An understanding of embedded systems and digital communications protocols.

GnuRadio or OpenCPI, and software defined radio

Python and/or C/C++

Development on Linux and use of Git

Experience in the defence industry, which may include penetration testing or vulnerability research.

Job Reference Number10061BR

Employee Type

Full Time

Hours Per Week37.5

Working Schedule

4xFlex

CountryUnited Kingdom (UK)

Clearance Required for Role

SC

Graduate, Intern or Apprentice Vacancy?No

Business Environment

Lockheed Martin UK Ltd Integrated Systems (LMUK IS) is a leading prime contractor and systems integrator responsible for a wide portfolio of high technology programmes, complex integration, training and through-life support, spanning the defence and civil sectors. The LMUK IS business is a leading provider of systems engineering, software development and complex programme management for global security, cyber, civil and commercial markets.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Lockheed Martin recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief. Discrimination on any of these grounds is expressly forbidden. We therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community.