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Total Rewards

A Robust Retirement Plan We contribute up to 10.5% of your pay to your retirement savings. The 10.5% includes a foundational APL contribution of 2.5% of your pay, plus matching contributions of $2 for ...
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Visitor Information

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory is a secure facility, operating under Department of Defense regulations for restricted entry. All visits must be preapproved via written request and ...
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A Culture of Innovation

Innovation at APL is woven into everything we do and has been at the heart of the Laboratory’s mission since our founding. To ensure that the Lab continues to be a world-class center for research ...
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Theater Defense

Johns Hopkins APL’s Theater Defense Mission Area creates innovative and effective system solutions to defend forward-deployed U.S. forces, allies, and partners across the globe from the threat of air ...
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Special Operations

APL’s Special Operations Mission Area drives emerging technologies for special and intelligence operations for select sponsors within the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. We serve as ...
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NASA and Johns Hopkins APL Demonstrate First-of-Its-Kind Space Communications

NASA and APL have successfully tested a wideband technology that enabled, for the first time, a spacecraft to communicate ...
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Chen Named National Security Analysis Department Head at Johns Hopkins APL

APL has named Yu-Han “Hugh” Chen as head of the National Security Analysis Department (NSAD). Chen, who previously served as ...
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National Security Space

Johns Hopkins APL’s National Security Space Mission Area enables mission partners at all levels of government to realize highly classified and critically important missions for national security.
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New and Recent College Graduates

We offer a rare opportunity for new graduates. When you begin your career at APL, not only will you have an immediate impact on projects that advance the frontiers of science, but you’ll also be ...
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Senior Fellows

APL Senior Fellows are distinguished experts in national security and space who work together with technical experts at the Laboratory to better inform technology and policy decisions made by U.S.
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Civil Space Flight

Johns Hopkins APL’s Civil Space Flight Mission Area delivers critical spaceflight hardware to NASA, international partners, and other U.S. government civilian agencies. We are responsible for all APL ...