Special Agent: Engineering Expertise

Specialties

Your expertise in engineering reflects how you evaluate information, navigate complexity, and operate with precision. You’ve developed strength in JavaScript, MATLAB, and HTML. That expertise has been shaped through your experience in Linux, SOLIDWORKS, and software development, where judgment, accountability, and the ability to operate across competing priorities are required. That experience carries forward into decisions that require evaluating complex situations, making decisions under pressure, and applying judgment in environments where outcomes matter.

How It Translates

The way you approach problems expands beyond a single function or environment. At the FBI, your expertise becomes a catalyst, and your career shifts from executing within the work to determining how it moves forward.

Major Duties

• Plan and conduct investigations of potential violations of federal laws, cybersecurity, and public safety.
• Exercise judgment, resourcefulness, and versatility in meeting investigative demands.
• Create and maintain effective liaison relationships with federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, and international law enforcement agencies.
• Maintain a level of physical fitness to ensure the readiness required to perform law enforcement duties.

Key Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must be able to obtain a Top Secret Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) Clearance.
• Must be willing to travel as required.
• Must meet the FBI’s Employment Eligibility requirements.

Education

Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree or higher (preferably in engineering or related field) from a U.S. accredited college or university. All degrees must be verified by submitting college transcripts.

Salary Level

Pay level for this position: $93,749.00 - $133,200.00
Salary is commensurate with base, locality, and availability pay.

How to Apply

STEP 1: Click on the “Apply” button to be directed to the FBIJobs Careers website.
STEP 2: Click the “Start” button to begin. You will be prompted to either sign in to continue or register with FBIJobs if you don’t already have an account.
STEP 3: Follow the step-by-step process to submit your interest. You will be guided through each step. You must complete all sections of the form AND ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS MUST BE ATTACHED to successfully submit your interest.

Required Documents

• Your resume, specifically noting relevant work experience and associated start and end dates.
• Please note your resume MUST NOT exceed two (2) pages.
• College transcripts, if qualifying based on education or if there is a positive education requirement.
• Veterans: DD 214;
  Disabled Veterans: DD 214, SF-15, and VA letter dated 1991 or later.