The following is a job posting for a role with the National Forensic Center in Linköping, Östergötland county. The role involves working on reverse engineering of integrated circuits in order to support criminal investigations. The center is seeking three employees with an academic degree at master’s level or equivalent work experience in the semiconductor field and relevant experience from the semiconductor industry, materials science, chemist or similar. In addition, the ideal candidate would have experience in the design of integrated circuits, knowledge of the manufacturing process of integrated circuits, experience in simulation and troubleshooting of integrated circuits, and experience in using instruments such as SEM, FIB and plasma etcher. The role requires a strong ability to problem-solve, work independently as well as in a group, and be accurate and quality conscious. The center offers internal education and training, including a subsequent examination before authorization to practice the forensic profession independently. The position is permanent with a six-month trial employment period. Applicants can submit their CV and cover letter through the police authority’s e-recruitment system.
Organisation
National Forensic Center
Municipality
Linköping
County
Östergötland county
Announced
03 april 2023
Apply by
17 april 2023
Reference number
C134361/2023
Job description
At NFC, we work with something that no one else does in Sweden, you can be a part of it. Do you want to do social good and contribute to solving crimes? We are now looking for a driven employee who wants to immerse himself in reverse engineering.
The police authority is Sweden’s largest authority with approximately 35,500 employees and is organized into seven police regions, a number of national departments and an office.
The National Forensic Center (NFC) is a national department within the Swedish Police Agency. Operations are headquartered in Linköping, but are also located in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö. The number of employees is a total of approximately 600 people. NFC’s task is, as an impartial expert body, to carry out investigations in criminal cases for the judicial authorities. NFC is also responsible for a uniform and quality-assured forensic process within the entire Police Agency, which includes laboratory activities, forensics and IT forensics. NFC is also responsible for research and development, expert support and training in the forensic field. Today, NFC consists of sections with activities in areas such as information technology, biology, drug analysis, chemistry and technology, as well as an office.
The information technology section currently consists of approx. 85 employees divided into 10 groups who work with complex and often qualified cases. Our goal is to become an international leader in our field, which is why we now need to strengthen with further excellence in our field.
Job description
For the area of competence reverse engineering of integrated circuits, we are now looking for three employees who will work with investigation and analysis of integrated circuits. In cooperation with the broad competence of the colleagues in the group for IT forensic function analysis, your main task will be to develop and apply methodology to support the extraction of information from integrated circuits in order to analyze and manipulate its function.
You will also carry out investigations and analyzes in connection with criminal investigations. The work is carried out in a creative environment with a diversity of expertise in IT and criminal investigations. You will be trained in the forensic field and as an IT forensic scientist you will work with challenging and interesting problem solving where the results of your work contribute to a better society.
Your main tasks include:
* development of methods and solutions for extracting data from integrated circuits found in, for example, mobile phones, computers, embedded systems,
* environmental monitoring and training to maintain a high level of competence in the field,
* to perform reverse engineering of hardware at the silicon level,
* participation in NFC’s process responsibility within IT forensics,
* to train others in the judiciary in your area of expertise.
Qualifications
This is an opportunity for you who have:
- academic degree at master’s level or equivalent work experience in the semiconductor field,
- relevant experience from the semiconductor industry, materials science, chemist or similar,
- very good knowledge of the Swedish language, both spoken and written,
- good knowledge of the English language, both spoken and written.
- experience in the design of integrated circuits in mainly CMOS technology,
- experience with or knowledge of the manufacturing process of integrated circuits,
- experience in simulation and troubleshooting of integrated circuits at netlist level,
- experience in using instruments such as SEM, FIB and plasma etcher
- experience with measuring instruments and measuring methods for electronics,
- experience of working with chemicals,
- experience or interest in reverse engineering in the relevant field,
- experience in research and development in related subject areas,
- PhD in relevant field.
- to have your own drive and feeling for problem solving and want to be involved in solving crimes
- to work both independently as well as in a group, developing methods and carrying out complex investigations
- to take on problems in an analytical way and with your expertise come up with solutions to them
- to be accurate and quality conscious
We see it as meritorious if, in addition to the above, you also have:
We are looking for someone who has the ability to:
We will place great emphasis on personal suitability.
Contact persons
Union representatives
Other information
Location: Linköping
The employment:
At NFC, you undergo an internal education/training with a subsequent examination before authorization to practice the forensic profession independently. During the training period, you have the title forensic aspirant.
Form of employment: Permanent employment with trial employment in six months
Place of work: Linköping
Working hours: Flex time
Access: By agreement
Welcome with your application in the form of a CV and cover letter. We use e-recruitment to streamline and ensure the quality of the recruitment work. Applications for this position will only be accepted via the Police Authority’s website.
If you have protected personal data, references or similar information that you consider worthy of protection, we recommend that you send your application marked with the advertisement’s reference number via letter to the address: Police Authority, Registrar’s Office, 106 75 STOCKHOLM, or contact the responsible HR consultant.
If you continue your application digitally, your application will be handled via the Police’s recruitment support Visma Recruit.
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