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Technical Developer

Central Intelligence Agency
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Summary

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

Overview

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Job closed
Posted 05/02/23
Location
Many vacancies in the following location:
Work site options
Telework eligible
No
Remote job
No
Relocation expenses reimbursed
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
Salary
$64,957 - $172,075 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 9 - 14
Promotion potential
None
Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule
Full-time
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Appointment type
Permanent
Occupations and job series
Supervisory status
No
Federal service type
This job is in the Excepted Service
Drug test
Yes
Security clearance
Sensitive Compartmented Information
Announcement number
23-11950219-7144/THD
Control number
723114500

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Duties

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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

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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

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

For more information, please visit: https://www.cia.gov/careers/jobs/technical-developer/.

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Read more about life at CIA here: https://www.cia.gov/careers/working-at-cia/

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