Summary
Technology Development Engineers collaborate with the Intelligence Community and partners to develop cutting-edge, custom-engineered solutions advancing CIA collection initiatives.
Duties
As a Technology Development Engineer within CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology (DS&T), you will apply your engineering or scientific expertise as an integral member of a team of innovative, technical-expert problem solvers, who deliver new solutions in support of CIA's mission to collect foreign intelligence.
DS&T Technology Development Engineers collaborate across the Intelligence Community and with partners for in-house development-to-deployment programs delivering integrated solutions for the advancement of foreign intelligence collection.
Conditions of Employment
- You must be physically in the United States or one of its territories when you submit your resume via MyLINK.
- You must be registered for the Selective Service, if applicable.
- You must be a U.S. citizen and at least 18 years of age (dual-national US citizens are eligible).
- You must be willing to move to the Washington, DC area.
- You must successfully complete a thorough medical and psychological exam, a polygraph interview, and a comprehensive background investigation.
- For further information, please visit: https://www.cia.gov/careers/how-we-hire
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Desired Qualifications
- Demonstrated proficiency in:
- Broad technical understanding of the electrical and/or computer engineering fields
- Ability to learn new skills in pace with technological advances
- Ability to adapt to fast paced, dynamic requirement environments
- Interpersonal, organizational, and planning skills
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Creative analytic and problem-solving abilities
- Strong team and independent work ethic
- Systems engineering experience
- Ability to describe and display hands-on design and fabrication experience
- Advanced degree, professional certification, or comparable experience in one or more of the following disciplines is strongly desired:
- Electrical engineering
- Computer engineering
- Knowledge or experience in the following functional disciplines:
- Systems engineering
- Prototype electronics design, fabrication, repair and testing
- Soldering (reflow, hand-soldering, rework)
- Radio frequency design, modeling, and measurement
- Microelectronics
- Circuit schematic design, layout, testing, troubleshooting, review, capture, and analysis
- Familiarity with the following engineering tools and software:
- Logic and spectrum analyzers
- Osciloscopes
- Altium printed circuit board design, layout, or simulation
- GITHub
- Embedded firmware
- Microcontroller (Programming, MSP430, PIC, or ARM)
- Python
- Matlab
- Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA)
Education
- Bachelor's degree in one of the following fields or related studies:
- Electrical engineering
- Computer engineering
- At least a 3.0 GPA on a 4-point scale
Benefits
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Next steps
After you express interest for up to four positions on cia.gov/careers, a CIA recruiter may contact you for further discussion if your qualifications meet our needs. See the MyLINK FAQs on our website for more information.
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