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Job Field: Office Jobs
Location: Arlington, VA
Salary: $124,995.00 - $157,100.00 / Per Year
Job Type: Full Time - Term NTE 2 Years
Phone: (614)692-7586

JOB SUMMARY:

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About the Agency

Mission Statement
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is a separately organized agency within the Department of Defense (DoD) under a Director, appointed by the Secretary of Defense.  The Agency engages in advanced basic and applied research and development projects essential to DoD, and conducts prototype projects that embody technology that may be incorporated into joint programs, programs in support of deployed US forces, or selected Military Department programs, other government agencies, individuals, private business entities, and educational or research institutions, as appropriate; recommends through the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology & Logistics) (USD(AT&L)) to the Secretary of Defense assignment of advanced projects to the Agency; keeps the ASD(R&D), USD(AT&L), the OJCS, the Military Departments and other DoD agencies informed on significant new developments, and technological advances within assigned projects; and performs other such functions as the Secretary of Defense, ASD(R&E), or USD(AT&L) may assign.

 

The Office of the Director, DARPA, manages and directs selected basic and applied research and development projects for DoD, and pursues research and technology where risk and payoff are both very high and where success may provide dramatic advances for traditional military roles and missions.

For more information see:  http://www.darpa.mil/

WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: This announcement is open to: All U.S. Citizens
This is a term position NTE to 2 years days; may be extended.

TRAVEL REQUIRED

• Occasional Travel
• May travel throughout the United States and/or occasional overseas travel.

RELOCATION AUTHORIZED

• No

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Application materials must be received by 11:59PM EST on the closing date.
• This is a drug testing designated position.
• Must obtain/maintain a Special Sensitive/Top Secret SCI security clearance.