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.

Requirements

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

• Ability to meet the minimum requirements for joining CIA , including U.S. citizenship and a background investigation

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