Cyberspace Research Developer

Raytheon Technologies•Columbia, MD

6d•Onsite

About The Position

RTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses - Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 185,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, VA. 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 cyber and EW operations.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, mathematics, or physics with 5+ years of experience or an Advanced degree with 3+ years of experience
Solid, creative programming skills using one or more of: C/C++ or Python
Experience with some assembly language (x86/64, ARM, PPC, MIPS, etc.)
Understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP, wire-level protocols, BGP, RF communications, etc.)
Active Top Secret security clearance
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.

Nice To Haves

Capture the Flag (CTF) experience
OS kernel development experience (e.g., Windows, Linux, MacOS, Android)
Network programming skills
Hardware emulation experience
Working knowledge of RF signal processing and algorithm development
Hands on experience with system architecture design, prototyping, and technical project leadership
TS/SCI security clearance

Responsibilities

Develop next-generation cyber and EW capabilities
Create or investigate new types of cyber physical systems
Develop exploits, implants, payloads, and communication stacks based on extensive reverse engineering, vulnerability analysis, and software development
Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to solve challenging problems and deliver actionable results
Operationalize software through extensive testing, documentation, and integration with other systems
Participate in laboratory and field tests to collect and analyze data, test new capabilities, and perform demonstrations
Overnight travel required for certain projects