Joining DARPA as a program manager starts with your idea

Defense AT&L, Nov-Dec, 2007

Are you a scientist or engineer with a radical idea (or ideas) that you believe could provide meaningful change of lasting benefit for the U.S. military? Would you like to lead the country's most capable academic and industrial experts to make that idea become reality in a period of just a few years? If so, you should consider joining the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) as a program manager.

What is a DARPA PM? A DARPA program manager is ...

* An idea generator

* A technical expert

* An entrepreneur

* A visionary

* A patriot dedicated to national service.

DARPA embraces high-risk, high-payoff ideas that lead to new capabilities for the U.S. men and women in uniform. This is one of the reasons DARPA is such a unique place to work.

All DARPA program manager positions are located in Arlington, Va. Candidates must be U.S. citizens to meet the requirements for a government security clearance. Learn about a day in the life of a program manager at <www.darpa.mil/hrd/>. Learn more about DARPA, its culture, and its employees throughout the DARPA Web site at <www.darpa.mil>.