DARPA maintains its flexible management philosophy and its entrepreneurial edge by hiring expert program managers from industry at competitive salaries, and does it much faster than under normal civil service rules.

Salary

Salaries for Program Manager positions are commensurate with experience.

Benefits

As a DARPA Program Manager, you may be eligible to take advantage of the many benefits offered to Federal employees. Our benefits are comparable to, and often better than, those of many employers in private industry. Our fringe benefits program offers:

• Wide selection of health insurance plans at government rates;
• Low-cost basic life insurance coverage;
• Generous accrual of annual leave up to 5 weeks per year, (based on type of Federal appointment);
• Standard accrual of 13 sick leave days;
• Holiday leave honoring 10 Federal holidays;
• Metro subsidy up to $100.00 per month for specified commuters using public transportation;
• Relocation assistance/allowance (based on type of Federal appointment);
• Immediate access to latest in technology (computers, blackberries, etc) to help you achieve your goals.

Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA)

Assignments from institutions of higher education and other eligible organizations are intended to facilitate cooperation between the Federal Government and the not-for-profit, non-Federal entity through the temporary detail of skilled personnel. DARPA may hire qualified personnel from these organizations for a limited period without loss of employee rights and benefits. Assignments generally range from one year to a maximum of four years.

Military

Military Liaison Program (PDF, TXT)

DARPA is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/V/D

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