Extended Reality Specialist

Extended Reality Specialists apply their expertise to develop capabilities for virtual, augmented, and sensory enhanced environments using game engines, haptic devices, and/or immersive glasses. Minimum Qualifications

• Experience in a STEM field, such as:
  • Electrical engineering
  • Mathematics/applied mathematics
  • Physics/applied physics
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Computer engineering/computer science
  • Software engineering
  • Aerospace/aeronautical engineering
  • Statistics/actual mathematics
  • Robotics
  • Artificial intelligence/machine learning
  • Computational engineering
• Experience with various game engines
• Good fundamental understanding of a range of AI techniques and ability to match techniques to problems
• Creativity
• Initiative
• Integrity
• Leadership abilities
• Problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in a diverse team environment
• Ability to meet the minimum requirements for joining CIA , including U.S. citizenship and a background investigation

• Advanced degree in an engineering or computational science equivalent field or sub-field
• Without previous work experience, a 3.0 GPA on a 4-point scale is strongly desired.
• Experience working with data rich problems through research or programs
• Experience with computer programming or user experience/user interface
• Experience working with haptic devices and AR/VR devices
• Ability to work across, and help guide, diverse teams including leveraging best commercial and industrial capability
• Ability to successfully complete projects with large or incomplete data, to tackle hard problems and provide solutions