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Fort Meade, MD30+ days ago
The successful candidate will be a hands-on engineer responsible for transforming conceptual requirements into tangible, reliable, and secure hardware solutions, from initial circuit design and simulation through prototyping, testing, and production support. We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Hardware Design Engineer to lead or contribute significantly to the design, analysis, and verification of complex electronic hardware for next-generation national defense systems.
Fort Meade, MD30+ days ago
The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in the entire hardware lifecycle, from concept and prototyping to production and sustainment, ensuring our systems meet stringent performance, reliability, and security requirements in challenging operational environments. We are seeking highly skilled and innovative Hardware Engineers to contribute to the design, development, testing, and deployment of advanced electronic systems and hardware components in support of critical national defense missions.
Fort Meade, MD30+ days ago
5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 0 years experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience. The successful candidate will be a hands-on engineer responsible for transforming conceptual requirements into tangible, reliable, and secure hardware solutions, from initial circuit design and simulation through prototyping, testing, and production support.
Fort Meade, MD30+ days ago
The successful candidate will be a hands-on engineer responsible for transforming conceptual requirements into tangible, reliable, and secure hardware solutions, from initial circuit design and simulation through prototyping, testing, and production support. We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Hardware Design Engineer to lead or contribute significantly to the design, analysis, and verification of complex electronic hardware for next-generation national defense systems.
Determines computer user needs; analyzes system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls; prepares operating instructions; designs and develops compilers and assemblers, utility programs, and operating systems. 9 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 7 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 4 years relevant experience with PhD in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 13 years relevant experience.
System design and software implementation of proof-of-concept prototypes incorporating a variety of engineering disciplines: control theory, software development, signal/video processing, pattern recognition, machine learning, artificial intelligence, high performance computing, applied mathematics, network/web services, and visualization. Senior Software Engineer (Software Engineer 3): 5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 0 years experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience.
Annapolis Junction, MD30+ days ago
WS is seeking multiple Software Engineers (Levels 0–2) to design, develop, maintain, and enhance complex software systems, including data‑intensive analytics, novel algorithms, large‑scale data processing, real‑time applications, and business information systems. They will troubleshoot and resolve software issues, apply development and design methodologies appropriate to the environment, and support system‑level design by evaluating hardware/software tradeoffs, promoting software reuse, and assessing COTS/GOTS solutions.
Springfield, VA30+ days ago
Engineer Systems 4: 9 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 7 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 4 years relevant experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 13 years relevant experience. Engineer Systems 3: 5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 0 years experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience.
Fort Meade, MD30+ days ago
Candidates will be exposed to and become proficient with a variety of technologies involving hardware description languages, embedded instruction architectures, high-level software development languages, formal verification tools, and more. . Our capabilities in cybersecurity, network architecture, reverse engineering, software and hardware development uniquely enable us to support sensitive missions for the U.S. military and federal agency partners.
Fort Meade, MD30+ days ago
Candidates will be exposed to and become proficient with a variety of technologies involving hardware description languages, embedded instruction architectures, high-level software development languages, formal verification tools, and more. . When extending an offer, HII's Mission Technologies division takes a variety of factors into consideration which include, but are not limited to, the role's function and a candidate's education or training, work experience, and key skills.
Annapolis Junction, MD30+ days ago
7 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters in realted field; 0 years experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 12 years relevant experience. HII, Mission Technologies has a need for an AI/ML Engineer who will be responsible for designing advanced model architectures, developing machine learning pipelines, and optimizing AI systems for operational deployment in government and mission critical environments.
Fort Meade, MD30+ days ago
5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 0 years experience with PhD in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience. Our capabilities range from C5ISR, AI and Big Data, cyber operations and synthetic training environments to fleet sustainment, environmental remediation and the largest family of unmanned underwater vehicles in every class.
Fort Meade, MD30+ days ago
Our capabilities range from C5ISR, AI and Big Data, cyber operations and synthetic training environments to fleet sustainment, environmental remediation and the largest family of unmanned underwater vehicles in every class. When extending an offer, HII's Mission Technologies division takes a variety of factors into consideration which include, but are not limited to, the role's function and a candidate's education or training, work experience, and key skills.
Fort Meade, MD30+ days ago
Determines computer user needs; analyzes system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls; prepares operating instructions; designs and develops compilers and assemblers, utility programs, and operating systems. Conducts multidisciplinary research and collaborates with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for product and commercial software.
Fort Meade, MD30+ days ago
Determines computer user needs; analyzes system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls; prepares operating instructions; designs and develops compilers and assemblers, utility programs, and operating systems. Conducts multidisciplinary research and collaborates with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for product and commercial software.
li style="margin-bottom:11px">Experience developing physical/MAC layer protocols/procedures – channel access mechanism (e.g., LBT/FBE), OFDM/OFDMA, MIMO, dual-band operation, channel access mechanisms for mmWave frequencies, multi-beam operation, positioning, power saving techniques . This position focuses on researching and optimizing Wi-Fi transmission and reception mechanisms, as well as developing novel algorithms based on IEEE 802.11, Wi-Fi alliance (WFA), and 802.15 protocols.
This role is hands-on and implementation-heavy, working closely with internal teammates and external partners to deliver reproducible results and measurable impact. Hands-on experience in one or more video coding tool areas, including intra prediction, inter prediction, transform/quantization, in-loop filtering, and high-level syntax.
As a Principal Research Engineer in 3D Gaussian Splatting, you will:- Define and drive high-impact 3DGS coding directions, setting technical priorities across multiple workstreams and aligning execution across the team.
- Lead end-to-end design and evaluation of coding approaches for 3DGS representations (e.g., representation design, parameterization, quantization, entropy/context modeling, progressive transmission, complexity reduction), including tool interactions and system-level tradeoffs.
li style="margin-left:8px">Collaborate cross-team to remove blockers, integrate tool interactions, and improve shared infrastructure (pipelines, scripts, datasets, configurations, regression tests). Design and evaluate novel coding tools for 3DGS representations (e.g., geometry/attribute representation, parameter quantization, entropy modeling, structure/cluster coding, streaming and progressive refinement).
Preferred:- Hands-on experience in multiple video coding tool areas, including intra prediction, inter prediction, transform/quantization, in-loop filtering, and high-level syntax.
- Lead and coordinate technical initiatives across the team to remove blockers, manage tool interactions, and strengthen shared infrastructure (e.g., testing pipelines, scripts, datasets, and configurations).
Reston, Virginia30+ days ago
li style="margin-left:8px">Collaborate cross-team to remove blockers, integrate tool interactions, and improve shared infrastructure (e.g., testing pipelines, scripts, datasets, and configurations). Hands-on experience in one or more video coding tool areas, including neural in-loop filtering, neural prediction, learned transforms, or end-to-end neural video compression.
Reston, Virginia30+ days ago
li style="margin-bottom:11px">Strong interpersonal skills, including active listening, fostering mutual respect, and building positive relationships with colleagues and stakeholders. Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure alignment between research initiatives and business objectives.
Reston, Virginia20 days ago
li style="margin-bottom:11px">Strong interpersonal skills, including active listening, fostering mutual respect, and building positive relationships with colleagues and stakeholders. Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure alignment between research initiatives and business objectives.
Chantilly, VA30+ days ago
li>Provide demonstrated skill in conceiving, planning and conducting research and analysis in difficult technological problem areas of considerable scope and complexity requiring unconventional or novel approaches and sophisticated research techniques. Candidates will have demonstrated an ability to make decisions independently on research and development (R&D) engineering problems and methods, in resolving important questions, and planning and coordinating work.
p>Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: • Demonstrated ability to perform independent research • Proven ability to publish findings and present findings orally • Able to present ideas, concepts, and theories orally and in writing • Demonstrated innovative thinking and problem resolution • Able to work in an unstructured environment and/or on more than one project concurrently • Able to interact with government or industry representatives • Travel may be required • U.S. Citizenship is required • Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance is required. IDA/CCS and its siblings, the Centers for Communications Research, constitute a non-profit Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) that operates in the public interest, free from organizational conflicts of interest, and can therefore assist the Department of Defense in ways that industry and for-profit contractors cannot.
We are seeking a Research Engineer candidate to serve as a member of a KBR team working on the Space and Earth Science Data Analysis (SESDA-V) program in the Next Generations X-Ray Optics (NGXO) group, working full-time from NASA/GSFC in Greenbelt, MD, with the potential flexibility for hybrid work, at the discretion of the NASA customer. The ideal candidate for this position would be a self-starter, self-motivator and an original thinker that has the capabilities to work directly with team members, other engineers and supporting scientists to design prototyping testing, and re-designing structures for the NGXO group, as part of the research project.
p>The Sr Engineer - Research Engineering plays a lead technical role in identifying and developing novel and operationally relevant research concepts related to Internet infrastructure applications and protocols. • Represents Verisign in related external forums to build our reputation as an industry thought leader; publicizes research results in appropriate internal and external forums.
The Engineer III Research Software Engineer plays a role in identifying and developing novel and operationally relevant research concepts related to Internet infrastructure applications and protocols. Represents Verisign in related external forums to build our reputation as an industry thought leader; publicizes research results in appropriate internal and external forums.
Arlington, VA30+ days ago
The team is growing and looking for someone with a cybersecurity research background who has an understanding of how to integrate multiple technology solutions such as software, hardware, and networking to develop products and new capabilities derived from technical concepts. Perform research engineering development and design work to integrate software and hardware solutions for our embedded systems team, specifically supporting security research and operational capability development.
Arlington, VA30+ days ago
With clients including NASA, DARPA, AWS, and the DoW, we leverage our cutting-edge research to deliver high assurance solutions and tools that enhance security, reliability, and operational efficiency across sectors including aerospace & defense, healthcare, semiconductors, and fintech. Who We Are: From building digital engineering tools that make space exploration safer to verifying cryptographic libraries that protect some of the world’s most valuable data, Galois develops technology to guarantee the trustworthiness of systems where failure is unacceptable.
ul>Collaborate with other engineers and scientists to develop scalable data pipelines for diverse AEC data sources used in production ML systems, including BIM, CAD, and infrastructure design data.
Work with large-scale, multi-modal datasets including text and geometric data, to design novel preprocessing, augmentation, analysis and content understanding.
p>Roles & Responsibilities: - Act as an FFRDC advisor for the sponsor's space communications research and development program, including identifying new research opportunities; guiding current research efforts; proposing and executing novel studies that align with the sponsor's portfolio; and assisting in acquisition of novel technologies.
Basic Qualifications:
This position requires visionary approach to research with a keen ability to anticipate emerging cyber challenges and pioneer innovative solutions, and a deep understanding of cyber threat landscapes, exploit development, reverse engineering, mission-oriented software tooling, and adversarial tactics to drive cutting-edge research and prototype novel solutions. Demonstrated expertise in identifying, analyzing, and exploiting complex vulnerabilities (including memory corruption, privilege escalation, sandbox escapes) across multiple platforms, architectures (e.g., x86, ARM, MIPS, RISC-V, microcontrollers), and environments (modern OSes, embedded systems).
arlington, VA30+ days ago
Tasks may include:Support research efforts by implementing technical solutions to novel research problemsWork closely with senior researchers and contribute to team efforts to transform ideas into implemented solutions and prototypesContribute to system implementation and documentation, and to publicationsInitiate the design, development and implementation of technology research projectsInvestigate the feasibility of applying scientific principles and concepts to potential inventions and productsPlan and execute applied researchMay oversee staff and studentsPosition-specific JOB QUALIFICATIONS:Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related fieldBachelor's degree with >3 years of experience, or Master's degreeDemonstrated success creating digital designs with Verilog or VHDLSolid understanding of computer architectureDemonstrated skills with scripting, revision control, and debugging/maintaining equipment and toolsPreferred Job Qualifications:Experience with FPGA-based design and bring-upExperience with design verificationFamiliarity with agile hardware design methodologiesEffective at verbal communication and giving clear explanationsThis position is funded by a contract or grant and may be funded by a subsequent contract or grant. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.
College Park, MD30+ days ago
li>Experience supporting engineering best practices and research-to-prototype workflows: Linux, Git-based development, CI/CD (e.g., Jenkins), Agile development practices, containerization (Docker), reproducible experimentation. Experience designing or implementing database/repository interfaces, including performance-oriented querying (SQL and/or NoSQL), schema design, and data pipeline awareness.
p>Qualifications You Must Have: • Demonstrated passion for technology • Solid, creative programming skills using one or more of: C/C++, Python, or equivalent languages • Coursework and/or experience designing, developing, modifying, and debugging software or hardware systems or prototypes, with concrete examples of coding projects • Strong verbal and written communication skills in relevant technology topics • Position may require some amount of overnight travel • Active Top Secret security clearance. BBN's 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.
Our products include advanced surveillance sensors, unmanned air and ground vehicles, sensing devices used to detect chemicals, biological agents, radiation and explosives, and a host of other solutions that help warfighters, first responders, and search-and-rescue teams do their jobs better. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.