Project Manager Engineer

Project Manager Engineer

Department: Other Agencies and Independent Organizations

Location(s): Washington, District of Columbia

Salary Range: $69923 - $185234 Per Year

Job Summary: Project Manager Engineers apply their engineering or scientific expertise to deliver new and innovative solutions in support of CIA's mission to collect foreign intelligence.

Major Duties:

• As a Project Management Engineer within CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology (DS&T), you will apply your technical expertise to deliver mission critical, cutting-edge technologies and enable CIA to drive decision advantage for policymakers' hardest challenges. DS&T Project Management Engineers oversee the development and systems integration of technology solutions that meet the nation's most challenging requirements. As a DS&T Project Management Engineer, you will apply program management principles and your technical expertise to deliver mission relevant solutions on time, within budget, and with the highest quality imaginable. As a DS&T Project Management Engineer, you can lead the team that finds that new and innovative solution to help CIA accomplish a mission that most would think was impossible!

Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications Interested candidates should be passionate about the ideals of our American republic, committed to upholding the rule of law and the U.S. Constitution, and committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government. Hiring decisions will not be based on race, sex, color, religion, or national origin. Ability to meet the minimum requirements for joining CIA, including U.S. citizenship and a background investigation Desired Qualifications Advanced degree or comparable work experience is strongly desired Experience in one or more of the following areas: Additive manufacturing/rapid prototyping Advanced data recovery from damaged storage media Advanced digital data recovery Analog design and circuits Artificial intelligence Battery and power technology CAD/CADD drafting and design technology Central bank digital currencies Data engineering Data science Digital signal processing design and programming Embedded systems Energy storage technologies Extended reality Fabrication skills in a prototype environment Field programmable gate arrays (FPGA) Fiber optics and cable communications Graphic design and visual communication High performance computing Human DNA technology or forensics Industrial design and fabrication Machine learning Network engineering Network security Power systems Programming Project/program management Quantum computing Quantum sensors RF communications RF waveform design Satellite communications Signal processing and analysis Software reverse engineering Systems architecting Systems engineering Prototype design and fabrication Audio design and circuits Voice/data communications (satellite, RF, wireless and telecommunications networks) Interest in applying technology to solve challenging problems Foreign language capability Strong verbal presentation skills Demonstrated ability to write clear, concise text

How to Apply: This post is for viewing purposes only. To get started, please visit https://www.cia.gov/careers/, where you can read more about this position and express your interest in up to four jobs. Upon expressing your interest, you will be taken to MyLINK, which allows you to submit your resume and job rankings and provide basic information about yourself.

Application Deadline: 2026-09-30