Cyberspace Research Developer (Onsite)

RTX • Columbia, MD

4d • 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 Non-Kinetic Capabilities and Technologies 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

• Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics with less than 2 years of experience.
• Prior experience using creative programming skills using one or more of: C/C++ or Python.
• Experience with some assembly language (x86/64, ARM, PPC, MIPS, etc.)
• Reverse engineering skills using a tool such as IDA/Ghidra/BinaryNinja.
• Understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP, wire-level protocols, BGP, RF communications, etc.)
• U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance after day one of employment.

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
• Active Security Clearance

Responsibilities

• Develop next-generation cyber 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.

Benefits

• Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs.
• Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.
• As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.
• Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, 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, and holidays.
• Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees