2025 Summer Intern, Security Research Engineer (KNOX)

Lab Summary:

As part of the Knox Security team in the B2B lab at SRA, security research engineers identify and solve difficult security challenges involving Samsung’s mobile and enterprise laptop products. Team members are typically expert in one or more specialties, and can expect to learn more about other areas from exposure to the rest. Broad areas of work include proposing and prototyping novel security features, researching and architecting hardware-based and software security mechanisms, performing vulnerability assessments, analyzing reported exploits and suggesting ways to strengthen security, and developing automated tools for security analysis of code and binaries.

Position Responsibilities:

Our team seeks candidates for a research internship to work on security technologies on our Knox Android mobile devices and Intel-based laptops:

• Propose and build new hardware-based and software-based security features.
• Build and improve tools for automated security analysis of system software on Samsung Android mobile devices and Intel-based laptops, such as UEFI/BIOS, bootloaders, ARM TrustZone, hypervisors.
• Candidates have flexibility in choosing their area of work, analysis techniques and targets. We encourage work during the internship to be patented and/or published in academic conferences as applicable.

Required Skills:

• The candidate must currently be pursuing a graduate degree (Masters or PhD) in computer science or a related technical field.
• Candidates are expected to have a background in at least one of the following areas:
  • (i) Systems security with knowledge of:
    • ARM-based Android and/or Intel-based Windows
    • Linux kernel
    • Trusted execution environments such as ARM TrustZone or Intel SGX or
    • Embedded systems and firmware
  • (ii) Program analysis techniques such as:
    • Fuzz testing
    • Reverse engineering
    • Symbolic execution
    • Vulnerability discovery
    • Exploit development

Our total rewards programs are designed to motivate and engage exceptional talent. The hourly pay rate range for roles at this level is listed below, but may be higher or lower in other states due to geographic differentials in the labor market. Within the hourly pay rate range, individual rates depend on a number of factors—including the role’s function and location as well as the individual’s knowledge, skills, experience, education and training. This is part of our comprehensive compensation package with annual bonus eligibility and generous benefits to help you live life well.Hourly Pay Rate Range$44—$63 USD

Additional Information

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Essential Job Functions

This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, and frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

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