Defense R&D firm building cyber operations and spectrum warfare software
Research Innovations builds mission software for U.S. defense, intelligence and cyber customers, with a stack dominated by reverse-engineering tools (IDA, Ghidra, Binary Ninja) alongside x86-64, PowerPC and QEMU, a clear marker of deep vulnerability research and computer network operations work. Hiring is accelerating and security-heavy, aligned with projects to upgrade legacy CNO tools and advance the Dragonfly electromagnetic spectrum platform.
Research Innovations Incorporated (RII) is a privately held defense technology company founded in 2009 and headquartered in Alexandria, VA. It serves defense, intelligence and cyber customers across the U.S. Government, plus select international customers. Its work spans command and control, mobile computing and cyberspace systems, delivered through user-centered design and agile development. The company employs 201–500 people and hires in the United States.
RII uses reverse-engineering tools like IDA, Ghidra and Binary Ninja, languages such as Python, C++, C# and Assembly, CI tools Jenkins, GitLab and Bamboo, plus QEMU, VMware ESXi, Docker, Jira and Confluence.
Yes. Hiring is accelerating and concentrated in security, followed by engineering, with mid, senior and principal-level roles in the United States focused on vulnerability research and CNO software.
Active work includes the Dragonfly electromagnetic spectrum operations platform, custom CNO capabilities, upgrades to legacy CNO tools, Army DEVCOM quick reaction capability efforts and proof-of-concept exploit development.
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