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Central Intelligence Agency

Technical Developer

Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022


Technology Development Engineers collaborate with the Intelligence Community and partners to develop cutting-edge, custom-engineered solutions advancing CIA collection initiatives.

Full time

Higher starting salary possible depending on experience level

Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering

U.S. citizens (dual U.S. citizens also eligible)

At least 18 years of age

Willing to move to the Washington, DC area

Able to complete security and medical evaluations

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.

Who You’ll Work With At the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), we recognize our Nation’s strength comes from the diversity of its people. People from a broad range of backgrounds and viewpoints work at CIA, and our diverse teams are the reason we can keep our country safe.

As a CIA employee, you’ll also get the satisfaction of knowing your work is part of something bigger than yourself. Our work is driven by one mission: to keep our Nation safe. Every day is an opportunity to enhance U.S. national security.

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in one of the following fields or related studies:

Electrical Engineering

Computer Engineering

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

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

Oscilloscopes

Altium Printed Circuit Board design, layout, or simulation

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Embedded firmware

Microcontroller (Programming, MSP430, PIC, or ARM)

Python

Matlab

Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA)

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