DARPA ACO Junior Engineer – Sweet Emotion Program

The Junior Engineer will work on high-visibility, high-dollar national security programs focused on sensing and advanced systems. This role is built for engineers and scientists who are highly motivated, want to learn quickly, and are comfortable operating in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment.

You will not be confined to a single discipline—you will work across mechanical, aerospace, electrical/RF, physics, and materials domains to help design, evaluate, and field systems.

**Key Responsibilities**

+ Support design, analysis, and evaluation of sensor systems (RF, optical, mechanical, embedded, or multi-modal)
+ Work with signal, data, and hardware teams to ensure sensors produce usable outputs
+ Participate in field experiments and aerospace facility testing
+ Support test planning, setup, execution, and data collection
+ Work in dynamic environments (ranges, labs, flight lines, test facilities)
+ Analyze results and determine whether ...