Cyber/EW Research Engineer I - Onsite

Description

Posted 2026-10-28 in the United States. The company's Network & Cyber Technologies team has spent over 70 years on research, exploration, development, and prototyping, drawing on computer science, computer and electrical engineering, math, and physics.

The team works on electromagnetic warfare, communications, cybersecurity, cyberspace operations, networking, and RF problems for U.S. Department of Defense and Intelligence Community customers, covering both offensive and defensive cyberspace work. The company wants scientists, engineers, and developers to build and grow these research projects.

You would join a leadership team experienced in government R&D, in a collaborative group that pushes the state of the art. Business development, program management, contracting, finance, and HR support are provided, and the parent company gives access to paths that move capabilities toward being fielded.

Responsibilities

• Build next-generation cyber and electromagnetic warfare capabilities.
• Study computers, networks, and signals to learn how they operate and where they can be broken.
• Design new security methods for embedded, Internet of Things, and conventional systems.
• Explore and create new types of cyber-physical systems.
• Disassemble binary code and analyze what it does.

Requirements

• Hold a bachelor's degree in a STEM field, completed by your start date.
• Write solid, creative code in C/C++, Python, or a comparable language.
• Show through coursework or work that you have designed, built, changed, and debugged software or hardware systems or prototypes, with concrete coding projects to point to.
• Understand core security ideas such as confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, and authorization.
• Have built software for embedded devices or consumer electronics on platforms such as ARM, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Linux, Windows, Android, or iOS.
• Understand how operating systems work internally, such as Windows, Linux, macOS, or Android.
• Understand the security issues specific to cyber-physical systems.
• Hold an active security clearance.

Conditions

Location: building B5 at 50 Moulton St, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The posting lists the role type as hybrid, and also describes it as onsite, with most work done on site.

For onsite and hybrid roles, getting to and from the assigned site is your own responsibility.

You may be asked to attend some interview steps in person at an office, whatever the role type.

U.S. citizenship is required, since only U.S. citizens may access information under this program or contract.

The role is based in the U.S. If you live in a U.S. territory, that territory's pay structure and benefits apply.

The posting lists security clearance type and status as not required, while the requirements ask for an active clearance.

The application window is expected to close about 40 days after posting, and may be shortened or extended based on candidate flow and business need.

Benefits

• Salary range is $57,200 to $108,800 USD, a good-faith estimate across experience levels. Offers depend on factors such as the role, responsibilities, work experience, location, education and training, and key skills.
• Eligible hires may receive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, a 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, an employee assistance program, the Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays, depending on business unit and collective bargaining coverage.
• Eligible hires may receive annual short-term and/or long-term incentive pay, depending on level and bargaining coverage. These payments are not guaranteed and depend on individual, business unit, and company performance.
• The posting notes relocation eligibility.
• Through the parent company, you may gain access to opportunities that help move capabilities toward being fielded.