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October 4, 2025
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Research Engineer II - Cyber/EW

Columbia, MD
Full-time
Hybrid
$72K/yr - $144K/yr
Entry, Mid Level
RTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. The Research Engineer II - Cyber/EW role involves developing next-generation Cyber and Electronic Warfare capabilities, analyzing systems for vulnerabilities, and creating advanced security techniques for various systems.
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Responsibilities

  • 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

Qualification

Required

  • A Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field
  • 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
  • U.S. Citizenship with eligibility to obtain a security clearance

Preferred

  • 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)
  • Signal processing
  • Software Defined Radio experience
  • Experience applying the scientific method to challenging mission problems
  • An active security clearance

Benefits

  • 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
  • Holidays
RTX is comprised of three market-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon – working as one to answer the biggest questions and solve the hardest problems in aerospace and defense.
Glassdoor
3.8
Founded in 1922
Arlington, Virginia, USA
10001+ employees
http://www.raytheon.com
RTX is comprised of three market-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon – working as one to answer the biggest questions and solve the hardest problems in aerospace and defense.
Glassdoor
3.8
Founded in 1922
Arlington, Virginia, USA
10001+ employees
http://www.raytheon.com