Perception Engineer with Security Clearance

Position Title: Perception Engineer Overview: We are searching for a creative and analytically rigorous professional with experience understanding, shaping, and in uencing how individuals, organizations, and adversaries perceive information, develop narratives, organize information, or make decisions in complex environments.

In this role, you will breakdown complicated systems and situations to develop sophisticated perception-shaping frameworks intended to in uence how strategic competitors, adversaries, and external audiences understand events, intentions, capabilities, and operational environments. The position requires individuals who are comfortable operating across both technical and human domains — integrating analytical rigor, creative problem solving, behavioral insight, narrative construction, and operational awareness into cohesive strategic outcomes.

You will work at the intersection of systems engineering, cognitive science, information dynamics, behavioral analysis, operational design, media ecosystems, and strategic communications. The role demands both structured analytical thinking and imaginative exploration, requiring the ability to synthesize technical realities, cultural understanding, human behavior, environmental conditions, and strategic objectives into integrated perception-oriented approaches.

Successful candidates may come from many different backgrounds, including engineering, operations, intelligence, behavioral science, psychology, communications, media, systems analysis, military operations, diplomacy, political science, or related elds. We value people who can work across technical and non-technical areas, communicate clearly with diverse teams, and adapt quickly to new problems and changing environments.

Quali cations: • A Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering, psychology, cognitive science, political science, communications, international relations, engineering, computer science, media studies, sociology, applied mathematics, physics, journalism, anthropology, military science, or related disciplines is required. • Experience operating within complex human, informational, organizational, technical, or operational systems is required. fi fl fl fi , • Strong analytical, conceptual, and critical thinking skills, combined with creativity and intellectual adaptability, are required. • A TS//SCI with polygraph is highly desired.

A willingness to conduct a full-scope polygraph is required. • Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills are highly desired, including the ability to convey complex ideas to technical and non-technical audiences. • Experience in one or more of the following areas is highly desired: o Systems engineering or systems analysis o Intelligence analysis or operational planning o Behavioral science or cognitive psychology o Strategic communications or narrative development o Media production, information environments, or audience analysis o In uence assessment or organizational dynamics o Military, diplomatic, or national security operations • A Master’s or PhD degree in the above disciplines is highly desired. • Experience designing, analyzing, evaluating, or in uencing systems involving human behavior, perception, information ow, decision-making, or strategic communication is desired. • A passion for continuous learning, intellectual curiosity, and unconventional problem solving is desired. • A strong understanding of the national security environment from diplomatic, military, informational, economic, technological, and societal perspectives is desired.

Key Responsibilities: Perception and Narrative Engineering: • Design and develop sophisticated perception-oriented strategies intended to in uence how external audiences interpret events, capabilities, intentions, environments, and organizational actions. • Identify and evaluate observable indicators, behavioral responses, and environmental reactions to assess the effectiveness of perception-oriented activities. fl fl fl fl ,Systems Analysis and Operational Integration: • Apply systems-thinking methodologies to understand interactions between human behavior, technology, organizations, media ecosystems, operational activity, and information environments. • Translate abstract strategic objectives into actionable operational concepts, informational constructs, and in uence-oriented activities.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: • Collaborate closely with engineers, operators, analysts, behavioral scientists, intelligence professionals, designers, media specialists, planners, technical experts, and leadership teams. • Facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration between technical and non-technical stakeholders to develop innovative approaches to complex strategic challenges.

Organizational Focus: • Align perception-engineering activities with broader organizational, operational, and national security objectives. • Contribute to the development of organizational methodologies, frameworks, and best practices related to perception-oriented operations and strategic in uence activities.

Join Our Team: If you are passionate about understanding how people, organizations, societies, and adversaries interpret the world — and applying analytical rigor, creativity, operational insight, and interdisciplinary thinking to some of our nation’s most important national security challenges — join our team of diverse and innovative thinkers. fl fl