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Date Posted:

2025-07-25

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MD720: 9861 Broken Land Pkwy Columbia 9861 Broken Land Parkway Suite 400, Columbia, MD, 21046 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.​

Security Clearance:

DoD Clearance: Top Secret

RTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 185,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

The following position is to join our BBN team:

For over 70 years, RTX BBN Technologies (BBN) has solved challenging problems through research, exploration, development, and prototyping. 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. BBN is looking for creative, entrepreneurial, and highly motivated scientists, engineers, and developers who want to create, contribute to, and grow cutting-edge research projects for offensive and defensive cyberspace operations.

What You Will Do

_Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:_

+ Develop next-generation Cyber and EW capabilities

+ Analyze computers, networks, and signals to understand how they work and how to break them

+ Develop new and advanced security techniques in embedded, Internet of Things, and traditional systems

+ Create or investigate new types of cyber physical systems

+ Disassemble and analyze binary code

+ Position may require some amount of overnight travel

Qualifications You Must Have

+ A Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)

+ 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

Preferred Qualifications

+ Familiarity with security concepts (confidentiality/integrity/availability, authentication/authorization, etc.)

+ Experience building software for embedded devices and consumer electronics (e.g. ARM, Arduino/Raspberry Pi, Linux, Windows OS, Android, iOS)

+ Understanding of OS internals (e.g., Windows, Linux, MacOS, Android)

+ Understanding of cyber-physical systems security considerations

+ Experience with disassemblers (e.g., IDA pro, Ghidra)

+ Experience using debuggers such as gdb or WinDbg

+ Understanding binary or systems reverse engineering

+ TCP/IP networking fundamentals and tools (e.g., iptables, firewalls, tcpdump, wireshark, packet analysis)

+ Internet security protocols (e.g., TLS/SSL)

+ Software Defined Radio experience

What We Offer

Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.

Work Location

This is an on-site role. Candidates must reside or relocate within commuting distance of Columbia, MD. Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role:

+ Onsite: Employees who are working in onsite roles will work regularly in the office

The salary range for this role is 62,000 USD - 118,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels.

RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

_RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act._

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Raytheon Technologies is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.