Welcome to Employment Opportunities with DARPA

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) represents the cutting-edge of high-level research and development within DoD. As a matter of policy, DARPA retains its technical/program management staff for a nominal service of four years. This rotation policy allows DARPA's dynamic environment to be continually fueled by innovative ideas brought forward and championed by new Program Managers.

DARPA's mission is to develop imaginative, innovative, and often high-risk research ideas offering a significant technological impact that will go well beyond the normal evolutionary developmental approaches.

DARPA has job opportunities for Scientists and Engineers and a wide variety of Federal Government opportunities requiring security, administrative, budget, and management expertise.

Whether you are currently seeking a new Federal Government opportunity or want to be involved in a scientific or engineering research project, this page provides links to jobs with DARPA.

Candidates must be U.S. citizens in order to meet the mandatory requirement for a Government Security Investigation and eligibility for access to classified information at a Secret clearance level.