SCSP
National Security · Artificial Intelligence
12open roles
$185kmedian advertised pay
Atruth index, 90 of 100
79 daysmedian time a role stays open
Overview
Special Competitive Studies Project is a non-profit initiative with a mission to ensure that America is positioned to win the techno-economic competition by 2030.
Key facts
As of Nov 13, 2026, Alion lists 12 open roles at SCSP. It was founded in 2021. The median pay stated in its open roles is $185k, across 11 postings that state pay.
- Open roles
- 12Its careers board, read on Nov 13, 2026
- Founded
- 2021Alion company profile, updated Nov 13, 2026
- Median advertised pay
- $185kPay stated in 11 open postings
- Technologies in its job postings
- 19Named in its job postings
Official records
How SCSP hires
Truth index
A 90/100
Median time to fill
79 days
Ghost roles
8%
Stale roles
0%
Reposted roles
0%
SCSP scores A on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 12 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 8% look like ghost listings, 0% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 79 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
Jobs
$200k – $225k per year · In office · Full-Time · 8+ years exp · PhD · Baltimore · New York · Arlington
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$155k – $185k per year · In office · 2+ years exp · PhD · New York
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$200k – $270k per year · In office · Nationals only · Full-Time · 3+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Tucson · New York
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$200k – $250k per year · In office · Full-Time · 10+ years exp · PhD · Baltimore · New York
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$64k – $93k per year · In office · 2+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Arlington
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$180k – $250k per year · In office · Full-Time · PhD · New York · Washington · Baltimore
TensorFlow
Ray
DevOps
SLURM
Kubernetes
HPC
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$300k – $325k per year · In office · Full-Time · 10+ years exp · PhD · New York
Python
Reinforcement Learning
JAX
Multimodal AI
AI Agents
PyTorch
Interpretability
Multi-Agent Systems
Machine Learning
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$185k
Typical range
$93k – $325k
Open positions
11
11
Jobs
Junior
18.2%
Middle
27.3%
Senior
18.2%
Staff
18.2%
Principal
9.1%
Architect
9.1%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 2 | $139k | $93k – $185k |
| Middle | 3 | $150k | $150k – $270k |
| Senior | 2 | $253k | $180k – $325k |
| Staff | 2 | $238k | $225k – $250k |
| Principal | 1 | $160k | $160k |
| Architect | 1 | $250k | $250k |
Highest paying role
Senior Program Scientist, AI and Advanced Computing Institute
$325k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at SCSP
By role, level and city, against the market · 11 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
48/100
Stable
Open positions
12
3 opened / 3 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
80 days
faster than 15% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~6 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Science & Research
38% ▲
Communications
25% ▼
Management
13% ▲
Operations
13% ▼
Early Careers
13% ▼
Activity Timeline
New location: Newport
Nov 2026
Added Verification & Validation to stack
Oct 2026
New location: Tucson
Oct 2026
New location: Washington
Oct 2026
New location: Los Angeles
Oct 2026
New location: Arlington
Oct 2026
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at SCSP over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
19
Postings analysed
7
Stack modernity
88/100AI adopter
Languages
Python
Frameworks & libraries
JAX
PyTorch
Ray
TensorFlow
Cloud & platforms
Kubernetes
AI & ML
ChatGPT
Claude
Gemini
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News
Rhombus Power Partners with SCSP's AI+ Expo
ARLINGTON, Va., April 30 /PRNewswire/ - The Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP), a non-partisan, non-profit project dedicated to strengthening America's long-term competitiveness in artificial intelligence (AI), announced the return of Rhombus Powe
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Exiger Partners with SCSP's AI+ Expo
ARLINGTON, Va., April 28 /PRNewswire/ - The Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP), a non-partisan, non-profit project dedicated to strengthening America's long-term competitiveness in artificial intelligence (AI), announced the return of Exiger as a
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CIA to embed AI co-workers in every analytic platform within two years, deputy says
Deputy Director Ellis says CIA will integrate generative AI "co-workers" across all analytic platforms within two years. 300 projects in 2025, first AI report.
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SCSP Announces Launch of National Security Commission on Robotics for Advanced Manufacturing
Arlington, VA March 17, 2026. - The Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) today announced the formation of the National Security Commission on Robotics for Advanced Manufacturing. This initiative, co-chaired by SCSP President Ylli Bajraktari, Sen. Te
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SCSP Announces Launch of National Security Commission on Robotics for Advanced Manufacturing
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SCSP and NVIDIA Announce Members of Task Force on AI and the Future of Work
/PRNewswire/ -- The Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) announced today the members of the Task Force on AI and the Future of Work. This initiative...
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SCSP and NVIDIA Announce Members of Task Force on AI and the Future of Work
Arlington, VA, March 10, 2026 - The Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) announced today the members of the Task Force on AI and the Future of Work. This initiative brings together leaders from government, industry, and academia to ensure that the U
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SCSP Announces Launch of the Commission on U.S. Quantum Primacy
Arlington, VA, March 5 - The Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) announced today the formation of the Commission on U.S. Quantum Primacy (CUSP). This high-level, bipartisan body is tasked with developing a comprehensive national strategy to ensure
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SCSP/TSP funds: Congress brought it & gobbled it too, says Chalavadi
Dalit Welfare Debate: Chalavadi Narayanaswamy accuses Congress of misusing SCSP/TSP funds, claiming Dalit communities face injustice despite allocations of Rs 42,018 crore.
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
6
Hiring now
6
Countries
1
Busiest office
New York
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New York
United States
Regional office
10 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 40% engineering $215k Avg Salary
hires for Communications, Science & Research, AI/ML
Baltimore
United States
Regional office
4 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50% engineering $219k Avg Salary
hires for Science & Research, Communications, Solutions
Arlington
United States
2 open roles 50% engineering $93k Avg Salary
hires for Design, Science & Research
Tucson
United States
1 open roles $270k Avg Salary
hires for Aerospace
Washington
United States
1 open roles $250k Avg Salary
hires for Solutions
Arlington
United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% engineering $225k Avg Salary
hires for Science & Research
Earlier presence
Los Angeles, United States
Newport, United States
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Alion, "SCSP: key facts", as of Nov 13, 2026. https://alion.io/company/scsp-ai
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