2026 Graduate - Engineer/Researcher - Cyber Warfare Systems

About the role

The Cyber Warfare Systems Group (QCR) team members apply their skills to offensive cyber operations and non-kinetic mission defeat. We are passionate about providing eye-watering cyber capabilities that will change modern warfare. We are a team built around trust, clarity, growth, and mission impact. Our primary focus is on supporting the U.S. military's efforts to execute cyber missions at scale in support of joint operations.

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing, and fielding capabilities in support of cyber operations missions
• Partnering with teams of government and/or contractor staff as they develop & deploy capabilities
• Conducting research and analysis that supports capability development
• Conducting analysis of novel publicly available data sources, mission vulnerability assessments, and/or cyber mission management

Qualifications

• Graduating with or having recently completed a Bachelor's or Master's degree in: Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• Classroom or professional experience working closely in skills including, but not limited to: networking, penetration testing, reverse engineering, open-source intelligence, data science, agentic systems, modeling and simulation, cyber threat intelligence, AI/ML, or similar technical fields.
• Enjoy creating and building (and the follow-through to finish) projects that pose a challenge.
• A passion for applying analytical and technical expertise to develop innovative solutions by prototyping.
• Effective communication skills, able to communicate information, concepts or ideas to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Able to acquire Interim Top Secret level security clearance by your start date and can ultimately acquire Top Secret with SCI level clearance.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.

Skills

• Demonstrated leadership of small or large teams to achieve excellence.
• Built projects using LLM-based agents to automate complex tasks, and understand the risks and benefits of operationalizing AI in mission-critical applications.
• Understand Department of Defense operations, or DoD processes like acquisition, sustainment, risk management, or test and evaluation.
• Proficiency in defense-critical foreign languages.

Benefits

At APL, we celebrate our differences of perspectives and encourage creativity and bold, new ideas. Our employees enjoy generous benefits, including a robust education assistance program, unparalleled retirement contributions, and a healthy work/life balance.

Pay

Minimum Rate $85,000 Annually
Maximum Rate $165,000 Annually

Schedule

Not specified