Hardware engineer in Cossack Labs Limited

This position is open exclusively to candidates based in Ukraine (Kyiv or Lviv preferred).

Cossack Labs is a British cyber security company with R&D centers in Ukraine. We comprehensively solve security problems in complex, risk-sensitive systems: we engage in R&D, provide services, create tools for developers and custom solutions that close real risks in critical scenarios.

The Infrastructure & Hardware team is looking for an experienced Hardware Engineer to help strengthen our strong and talented team.

We work with mission?critical  projects and find solutions for problems that no one has solved before. If you like difficult challenges, it is interesting to explore the unknown and you are ready to work carefully and responsibly - we will be glad to see you in the team. In this role, you will be involved in creating safe products with high stakes and real social impact. We often deal with atypical tasks, so there is a lot of room for creativity at the R&D stage.

What we expect:

• Basic knowledge of electronics, in particular the design of digital circuits based on microcontrollers

• Good understanding of the modern component base and approaches to its use

• Experience in electronic prototyping devices

• Experience in debugging circuits using special equipment (logic analyzers, oscilloscopes)

• Working with EDA tools for designing electronics (KiCAD, Altium, Eagle, etc.) and preparing production documentation

• Technical English at the level of reading and writing documentation

• Strong communication skills - if you can clearly express your thoughts formulate, solutions can be implemented faster

• Ability to work in a team and effectively interact with other specialists
  
  Will be a plus:

• Basic skills of working with mechanical CAD systems (Fusion 360, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, OpenSCAD, FreeCAD)

• Ability to solder small components (for example, LQFP with a step of 0.5 mm)

• Firmware debugging experience using in-circuit debuggers, programmers or logs

• Practical experience in reverse engineering

• Programming skills

• Experience with version control systems (Git)

• Linux experience

• Basic understanding cyber security and/or cryptography

What will you do:

• Development of electrical circuits

• PCB design

• Prototyping and soldering of experimental samples

• Creation of test benches and additional equipment for research and testing

• Participation in reverse engineering within security assessments

• Preparation of technical documentation (Gerber, BOM, assembly drawings)

• Working together with a team of experienced engineers on all of the above

Hiring process:

• Resume review - 5-7 working days

• Questionnaire and review of answers - 3-4 working days

• Intro call with Head of Infrastructure & Hardware Engineering

• Test task

• Technical interview with several team members

• Discussion of the offer

• Years of great cooperation :)

What we are we offer:

• Competitive compensation with a transparent and flexible bonus system

• Hybrid work format: a combination of office and remote as needed

• Paid vacation (21 working days per year) and sick days

• Individual development plan taking into account the desired direction of growth

• Work at intersection of technologies: software development, information security, cloud and on-prem infrastructure

• Opportunity to work with unique technologies - we create applied cryptographic schemes and explore new approaches to their implementation

• Adequate time frames and focus on quality - we build solutions "for years", not just until the next release

• Conferences, books, courses - we we support training and exchange of knowledge. Team members regularly speak with reports, conducted by workshops and write articles

Pay attention: you can be a great fit for this role, even if not everything from the list above is completely about you. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to write. Each of us is unique.