Yes, but you need a reputation to get paid. Ifixit is a company that is built around reverse engineering consumer electronics. I also read about a company that

Yes, but you need a reputation to get paid. Ifixit is a company that is built around reverse engineering consumer electronics. I also read about a company that completely breaks down cars to determine the cost of manufacturing. And we see it all the time with "Security specialists" who do their best to find security faults by partially reverse engineering apps and such. The early IBM clones were built by reverse-engineering the first machines from IBM. To get a reputation, I would start a blog, break down and explain whatever you find interesting. Keep in mind that it will take a lot of work to get started but if you love it, it might be lots of fun. It's important to focus and be consistent.