Senior Principal CyberEW Research Scientist

Date Posted:

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MD720: 9861 Broken Land Pkwy Columbia 9861 Broken Land Parkway Suite 400 Columbia MD 21046 USA

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:

DoD Clearance: Top Secret

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 185000 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. BBNs 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 thought leader in these areas for DoD and IC capabilities; you are a strong writer communicator and strategic thinker; 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 ( IARPA DoD Service Labs IC research and development organizations) to help further U.S. National Security Objectives.

What you will do:

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Research develop and implement innovative techniques for offensive and defensive cyberspace capabilities
• Conduct rapid prototyping of software solutions
• Apply software engineering practices to integrate research outputs into operational tools and systems
• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to solve challenging problems and deliver actionable results
• 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
• Manage program execution for related awards
• Interface with larger RTX enterprise and associated business units (Pratt and Whitney Collins Aerospace Raytheon) to help shape their technology roadmaps identify transition opportunities and drive maturing research capabilities into RTX product lines
• Overnight travel required for certain projects

What you will gain:

• A strong leadership team well-versed in government R&D
• A collaborative and collegial environment to push state-of-the-art research
• A diverse and technically competent pool of research scientists who are willing to mentor listen and help you refine our vision and strategy
• Business development programmatic contracting finance and HR support
• Access through RTX to opportunities that help transition capabilities and ultimately see it fielded

Qualifications You Must Have:

• A Bachelors degree in a related major and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years experience
• Experience writing and reviewing classified government research funding proposals in relevant areas
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in relevant technology topics
• Experience managing tasks staff budget and deliverables to reach program milestones
• Strong proficiency in Python and C/C
• Demonstrated ability to understand and apply complex technical concepts
• Capacity to develop novel concepts that address challenging technical problems of concern to RTX BBN Technologys customers
• Takes proactive action to anticipate understand and meet customer needs
• Active TS clearance with eligibility to obtain SCI

Qualifications We Prefer - Familiar with all Expert in some:

• Experience synchronizing and coordinating highly technical R&D teams.
• Experience with research and development of Cyber/EW capabilities
• Experience monitoring cross-disciplinary multi-portfolio projects in relevant technology areas
• Active TS//SCI security clearance

U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance as of day one of employment.

What We Offer

Whether youre 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.

• Relocation Assistance available
• This position is Onsite at our Columbia MD. or Cambridge MA or Arlington VA office

To help you achieve your goals BBN will provide:

• A strong leadership team well-versed in government R&D.
• A collaborative and collegial environment to push state-of-the-art research.
• A technically competent pool of research scientists who are willing to mentor listen and help you refine your research vision and goals.
• Business development programmatic contracting finance and HR support.
• Access through RTX to opportunities that help transition your research and ultimately see it fielded.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process candidates may be asked to attendselect 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.

The salary range for this role is 145600 USD - 276800 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer including but not limited to the role function and associated responsibilities a candidates work experience location education/training and key skills.

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. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

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. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including but not limited to individual performance business unit performance and/or the companys performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability or veteran status or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act.

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