Why Riverside Research Institute
FY2025 · Form 990Its mission and biggest programs, as filedSupports and conducts scientific research.
- The Institute engages in and supports scientific Research, on behalf of the u.s. Government and its agencies as well as the national Institute of health, on various classified and unclassified programs in a variety of areas including radar and cyber…$174.1M spent in FY2025
Before you apply
FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the orgAbout the role
The org's own posting, as writtenRiverside Overview Riverside Research is an independent National Security Nonprofit dedicated to research and development in the national interest. We provide high-end technical services, research and development, and prototype solutions to some of the country’s most challenging technical problems. All Riverside Research opportunities require U.S. Citizenship.
Position Overview
Position Overview Job Description The Riverside Research Engineering and Support Solutions (ESS) directorate conducts Research and Development (R&D) of cyber-physical attacks against embedded systems. As a Radio Frequency Engineer, you will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team of research engineers and scientists on a range of microelectronics research projects. You will work directly with a team of hardware security research subject matter experts (SME), the senior Principal Investigator, Technical Lead, and Program Manager to support various project-specific research projects developing solutions to complex, open-ended hardware security problems.
The position is in Dayton, OH and requires each employe to possess and maintain a security clearance. Remote work is not available for this position. Travel is not expected to exceed two to four times a year.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities Configures and operates RF test equipment to capture RF emissions from microelectronic devices for analysis.
Implements signal filtering and amplification for optimal signal collection Develops custom digital signal processing techniques in software and hardware (FPGA) Studies cyber-physical threats to embedded systems published in scientific journals and presented at conferences Documents findings in technical reports and presentations Develops whitepapers and presentations to communicate research findings Contributes to proposals for new research in similar and/or related technology areas Provides technical mentorship to junior researchers supporting your programs Works collaboratively with customers, multi-disciplinary research partners and Riverside Research business, engineering, and technology teams on complex research and development projects Qualifications Required Qualifications Secret clearance required to start, but must be able obtain Top Secret security clearance and all required program access approvals Bachelor’s degree in an Electrical Engineering or related technical area with 5+ years relevant experience, or a related technical Master’s degree with 3+ years relevant experience, or a PhD in a related field Experience in applied signal processing or RF testing Strong understanding of signal processing theory Software programming experience using either Python, C, or equivalent language Experience with embedded hardware (VHDL, Verilog) and software (C, Assembly) Desired Qualifications Active DoD Top Secret (TS) or equivalent US Government security clearance Experience with RF hardware design using SoCs Python (preferred) or other scripting experience Previous…
About Riverside Research Institute
From its Form 990- Budget $286.6M · Medical Research
- Staff 895 · founded 1967
- Pays its leaders $259K–$1.1M (12 reported)
- Open jobs 50 · Jobs at Riverside Research Institute · Full 990 report