Senior Principal Cyber Engineer
About The Position
RTX BBN Technologies is seeking a senior technical leader to drive strategic growth and innovation in cybersecurity, electromagnetic warfare (EW), and related research for U.S. Department of Defense and Intelligence Community customers. The role focuses on integration areas including EW-enabled cyber and cyber-enabled EW, integrated battlespace applications, resilient cyber-physical systems and software, and the intersection of quantum, cyber, and RF. The successful candidate will bring technical expertise, strategic thinking, strong communication and writing skills, and the ability to connect customer opportunities with technical teams and pursue external government research funding. The position leads a team developing technologies for Cyber/EW operations, builds and advances a research area with measurable business impact, and sets technical vision and direction for BBN while influencing RTX. The role also leads cross-functional business development, proposal preparation, and project execution; recruits and develops personnel; and conducts cutting-edge research to distinguish BBN to its customers. Travel may be up to 15%. The posting identifies the role as hybrid, while also describing it as onsite at BBN’s Cambridge, Massachusetts headquarters.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, or a relevant field and at least 10 years of relevant experience; or an advanced degree and at least 7 years of experience; or a Ph.D. and at least 5 years of experience. Experience in lieu of a degree will be considered.
- Active and transferable U.S. government Secret security clearance required on the first day of employment; U.S. citizenship is required for clearance eligibility.
- Proven track record writing and winning competitive government-funded R&D efforts.
- Experience providing technical leadership to cybersecurity-focused R&D teams.
Nice To Haves
- Working experience on classified government-funded research programs.
- Ability to provide visionary technical leadership and desire to grow and lead a group toward that vision.
- Proficiency in relevant programming languages and development tools supporting research software and hardware requirements.
- Experience with reverse engineering, binary analysis, and disassemblers.
- Relevant publications in conferences and journals.
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
- Strong mentoring and coaching skills.
Responsibilities
- Lead a team developing technologies to support Cyber/EW operations.
- Build and advance a Cyber/EW-related research area for BBN with measurable business impact.
- Articulate and execute a vision and tactical direction for BBN, and influence direction across RTX.
- Lead cross-functional teams conducting business development, proposal preparation, and execution.
- Hire and develop personnel to build and lead the team.
- Lead projects and grow a team of collaborators and implementors.
- Lead and perform cutting-edge research to distinguish BBN to customers.
- Travel up to 15%.
Benefits
- Compensation and healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits.
- Parental leave, including paternal leave.
- Flexible work schedules.
- Achievement awards.
- Educational assistance.
- Child/adult backup care.
- Relocation assistance available.
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
- 401(k) match.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Employee assistance program.
- Employee Scholar Program.
- Paid time off and holidays.
- Potential eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs; payments are not guaranteed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
