Job Openings

Senior Engineer / Analyst

  • As a Senior Engineer/Analyst with ASA you will provide direct engineering support to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense Research and Engineering Prototyping and Experimentation located in Arlington, VA.  In this role you will:
    • Support the planning, coordinating, and execution of a large-scale multi-year demonstration and experimentation campaign to evaluate the operational utility of prototypes in a multi-domain environment.
    •  Support the development of a strategy and framework for identifying prototype mission capabilities into demonstration or experimentation venues to evaluate their operational utility.
    •  Produce concepts of operations, lessons learned, or technical reports to identify operational successes and capability gaps to maximize the campaign’s alignment to mitigate gaps.
    •  Build interest and engagement from Military Service to establish Tactics Techniques and Procedures (TTPs) to facilitate the transition of prototyping capabilities into programs of record for sustainment.
  • Qualifications:
    •  10+ years of technical experience.
    •  Knowledge of Project Management Best Practices. 
  • Desired Qualifications:
    •  Experience interfacing with Joint Staff, Services, and warfighters to coordinate engineering and analysis needs and analytic results.
    •  ISR & EW, space and stratospheric capabilities, demonstration, and experimentation of prototypes.
    •  Military or OSD experience.
  • Education Requirements:
    • Bachelor of Science degree or higher in engineering, scientific, or technical discipline relevant to evaluation of designs, C4ISR, electronic warfare, or military operations.
  • Clearance requirements:
    • Active TOP SECRET (TS) clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) eligibility.
    •  U.S. Citizenship is required for this position.
  • Location: 
    • Northern VA, DC Metro

 

Army Technology Transition SME

  • As the Army Technology Transition SME, you will facilitate the transition of priority demonstrated joint capabilities to the U.S. Army and other partners through persistent, proactive stakeholder engagement to close time-critical gaps in high-priority, multi-component warfighting missions. Daily work directly supports the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Mission Capabilities (ASD(MC)) within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)).
  • Primary responsibilities are to:
    • Advise the Military Services, Joint Staff, and OSD stakeholders on strategies for successfully transitioning technologies from prototypes and joint experimentation activities to Service programs of record.
    • Provide subject-matter expertise related to Service-specific acquisition and innovation pathways.
    • Collaborate with stakeholders through decision-making forums (e.g., DMAG, Issue Team, JROC, etc.) to facilitate technology transition activities.
    • Proactively engage and provide support to stakeholders in developing, maintaining, and executing technology transition plans.
    • Maintain liaison with OSD CAPE and OUSD(A&S) for Issue Team coordination and other transition-related issues (Competitive Acquisition Pathway, Strategic Portfolio Reviews, etc.).
    • Prepare and deliver status reports to Congress and senior DoD leadership.
  • Required Experience:
    • At least 20 years of experience supporting the DoD and/or IC.
    • Subject-matter expertise in overcoming systemic technology transition challenges associated with the DoD acquisition “Valley of Death.”
    • Demonstrated record of successfully transitioning technologies from prototypes and joint experimentation activities to Service programs of record.
    • Program management experience leading a $50M+ technology development, design, manufacturing, integration, or test program; or leader of a portfolio of technology development programs.
    • Expert knowledge of DoD and Service-specific acquisition and innovation pathways.
    • Must be highly organized with strong attention to detail.
  • Desired Experience:
    • Self-starter, able to take initiative and operate independently.
    • Recent experience working with DoD and/or IC organizations associated with capability development such DARPA, SCO, ONR, NRL, AFRL, ARL, DIU, In-Q-Tel, DAF RCO, Space RCO, Navy RCO, or Army RCCTO.
    • OSD, Joint Staff, and/or Service Staff experience.
    • Self-starter, able to take initiative and operate independently.
    • Executive presence with highly effective communication and interpersonal skills.
    • Ability to develop high-quality, professional briefings and written reports to succinctly capture technical concepts for senior DoD leadership and Congress.

  • Education Requirement:
    • Bachelor’s degree required.
  • Clearance requirements:
    •  Active TOP SECRET (TS) clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) eligibility.
    • U.S. Citizenship is required for this position.
  • Location: Northern VA, DC Metro 

 

        Multi-Domain C3 Senior Engineer 

          • Multi-Domain C3 Senior Engineer 
            •  As the Multi-Domain C3 Senior Engineer, you will provide technical expertise for warfighting capability development, integration, and transition of new technologies that close time-critical gaps in high-priority, multi-component warfighting missions. 
            • Daily work supports the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Mission Capabilities (OASD(MC)) within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)).
            •  Work locations are in the DC metropolitan area with opportunities for situational telework. 
          • Primary responsibilities are to: 
            • Provide subject-matter expertise to rapidly explore and prototype multi-domain command, control, and communications (C3) capabilities to synchronize data sharing and decision making for joint warfighting.
            • Deliver technical assessments and analysis to provide recommended innovative approaches, technologies, and capabilities to close critical joint warfighting capability gaps.
            • Provide technical expertise to inform mission engineering studies, prototype development, experimentation, and global integrated wargaming.
            • Provide technical analysis and advice to help inform capability requirements development and validation through the JCIDS process.
            • Collaborate with Service, Joint Staff, and OSD stakeholders to support the transition of technologies from prototypes and joint experimentation activities to Service programs of record.
            • Prepare and deliver reports and briefings for senior DoD leadership and Congress.
          • Required Experience:
            • At least 15 years of relevant technical work experience.
            • Experience leading the planning and execution of complex systems analysis efforts for the DoD and/or IC.
            • Experiencing conducting systems engineering tasks related to connecting sensors across Services to weapons platform and shooters.
            • Experience leading assessments of threat kill chains and kill webs to analyze mission threads, develop system models, and conduct engineering trade studies.
          • Desired Experience:
            • Self-starter, able to take initiative and operate independently.
            • Ability to develop high-quality, professional briefings and written reports to succinctly capture technical concepts for senior DoD leadership and Congress.
            • Familiarity with current Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control (CJADC2) and Joint Fires Network (JFN) efforts within the DoD.
          • Education Requirement:
            • Master of Science degree in engineering or a related technical field.
          • Clearance requirements:
            •  Active TOP SECRET (TS) clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) eligibility.
            • U.S. Citizenship is required for this position.
          • Location: Northern VA, DC Metro 

           

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