Job Title:
Senior Scientist / Engineer. 05-002
Job Description:
Provide scientific and technical support services to government program managers at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Requires expert knowledge in state-of-the-art sensors; sensor systems; and/or signal processing technology for military applications. Sensors include infrared, laser, radar, optical, acoustic, chemical, biological, and magnetic. Example sensor systems include synthetic aperture lidar systems; secure surface and subsurface navigation systems; remote detection and tagging systems ; multi-spectrum visualization system; and high resolution standoff visualization (classification) systems. Typical responsibilities include evaluating system concepts; performing technology assessments; generating technical program briefings; participating in program reviews and technical working groups; coordinating and participating in proposal solicitations and evaluations; generating official program documentation (RDT&E Descriptive Summaries, Memorandum of Understanding documents with Service Agencies, responses to Congressional inquiries, ARPA orders, SBIR topics, etc.); collecting and analyzing technical and schedule data.
Education:
Doctorate preferred, Masters degree acceptable
Required Skills:
•5 years experience leading R&D projects or providing scientific/engineering support
•Sensor and/or sensor system modeling and simulation experience
•Understanding of DoD’s R&D infrastructure, policies, and processes.
•Excellent communication skills.
•SECRET clearance.
Desired Skills:
•Government Research and Development management experience.
•Experience interfacing with senior DoD R&D personnel (DARPA experience preferred)
•Team leadership skills
Location:
Arlington, VA