Principal Converged Cyber Research Scientist

Job d:
Posted 11 Days Ago

Start Date:

Location:

US-VA-ARLINGTON-111 ~ 1300 17

Th St N ~ BBN ARLINGTONCountry:
United States of America Time Type:
Full time

Date Posted:

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-VA-ARLINGTON-111 ~ 1300 17

Th St N ~ BBN ARLINGTON

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance​

Security Clearance Type:
DoD Clearance:
Top Secret

Security Clearance Status:
Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

For over 70 years, RTX BBN Technologies (BBN) has solved challenging problems through research, exploration, development, and prototyping. BBN’s Network & Cyber Technologies (NCT) team leverages computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, math, and physics to tackle customer challenges in electromagnetic warfare (EW), communications, cybersecurity, cyberspace operations, networking, and RF domains for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) customers.

BBN is looking for an excellent forward-thinking candidate to drive our strategic growth and innovation in these areas specifically at the integration points for EW-enabled cyber and cyber-enabled EW; integrated battlespace applications; resilient cyber-physical systems and software; and the intersection of quantum, cyber, and RF.  You are the ideal candidate if you are a recognized researcher with strong skills in these areas for DoD and IC capabilities;

you are a strong writer and communicator; you can identify and forge connections between stakeholder opportunities and our technical teams’ capabilities; you have a strong technical background in these areas; and you desire an opportunity to pursue and execute on external funding from government research agencies (e.g. DARPA, IARPA, DoD Service Labs, IC research and development organizations) to help further U.S. National Security Objectives

What You Will Do Research, develop and implement innovative techniques for offensive and defensive cyberspace capabilities and their application to RF and other signals processing capabilities

Conduct rapid prototyping of software solutions

Apply software engineering practices to integrate research outputs into operational tools and systems

Lead cross-functional teams to solve challenging problems and deliver actionable results

Takes proactive action to anticipate, understand, and meet customer needs

Participate in laboratory and field tests to collect and analyze data, test new capabilities, and perform demonstrations

Support proposal writing and processes through the shaping of win themes, innovations, operational impact, and focus on customers’ most pressing uses cases

Overnight travel required for certain projects

Qualifications You Must Have Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience oran Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience

Experience writing and reviewing classified government research funding proposals in relevant areas

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