Cyber/EW Research Engineer II (Onsite)
About The Position
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 creative, entrepreneurial, and highly motivated scientists, engineers, and developers who want to create, contribute to, and grow cutting-edge research projects for offensive and defensive cyberspace operations.
Requirements
- A Master’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) major obtained by start date.
- Solid, creative programming skills using one or more of: C/C++, Python, or equivalent languages
- Coursework and/or experience designing, developing, modifying, and debugging software or hardware systems or prototypes, with concrete examples of coding projects
- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with security concepts (confidentiality/integrity/availability, authentication/authorization, etc.)
- Experience building software for embedded devices and consumer electronics (e.g. ARM, Arduino/Raspberry Pi, Linux, Windows OS, Android, iOS)
- Understanding of OS internals (e.g., Windows, Linux, MacOS, Android)
- Understanding of cyber-physical systems security considerations
- An active security clearance
Responsibilities
- Develop next-generation Cyber and EW capabilities
- Analyze computers, networks, and signals to understand how they work and how to break them
- Develop new and advanced security techniques in embedded, Internet of Things, and traditional systems
- Create or investigate new types of cyber physical systems
- Disassemble and analyze binary code
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- short-term disability
- long-term disability
- 401(k) match
- flexible spending accounts
- flexible work schedules
- employee assistance program
- Employee Scholar Program
- parental leave
- paid time off
- holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
