C5ISR Engineer

About the Role

Provide engineering and project management support to DoD program offices overseeing the development and integration of C4ISR technologies onto military ground vehicle platforms.

Responsibilities

• Work with various project management offices (vehicle platform offices and C5ISR system offices) to evaluate and synchronize program acquisition schedules, integration costs, and other requirements pertaining to Army and/or Marine Corps network development.
• Develop proposed high-level architectures and strategies for the implementation of C5ISR systems onto ground vehicles.
• Author contractual statements of work (SoW) to define vehicle system integration efforts.
• Represent the DoD vehicle PM office by overseeing and managing contractor efforts in executing the SoW.
• Assist in adjudicating programmatic issues for the ground vehicle office.
• Represent the DoD customer while coordinating and interacting with PEOs/PMs, ASN(RDA) G-3/5/7, MCTSSA, CD&I ATEC, TCM, and other organizations outside of the ground vehicle office.
• Assist in ensuring end-to-end program integration of the communications network, including interoperability testing and certification, safety confirmation, test, kit procurement, and logistics integration.
• Develop and synchronize network architectures with Project Management offices for future network capability sets.
• Assist in developing and presenting regular status briefs to Project Manager Offices and Program Executive Offices.
• Perform project management duties and create related documents to support these efforts.
• Establish and facilitate a standard approach to Cyber Security certification of systems on ground vehicle platforms to reduce platform IA certification and test burden.
• Serve as assistant advisor to the program office for the integration of current and future DoD communications and network technologies.
• Perform management and oversight of contractor development of vehicle networks while assisting with integration of Government-furnished systems.
• Support the evaluation and integration of a wide range of onboard mission systems, including communications equipment, vehicle situational awareness technologies, electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensors, weapon-related subsystems, and crew workstation computing devices, assessing how these systems interface with each other.
• Review system concepts and prototype designs to confirm alignment with Government-furnished and commercial-furnished equipment requirements, overall vehicle architecture, and performance objectives.
• Provide technical input to the development, refinement, or modification of system requirements as emerging technologies or operational needs evolve.
• Coordinate with engineering teams to understand system behavior, design intent, and integration challenges, translating this into clear, actionable information for the program office.
• Work with user representatives and formal DoD requirements documents to determine system development or integration requirements.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required due to the sensitivity of customer-related requirements.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering plus a minimum of 8 years of experience with engineering of networked systems.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.
• Working knowledge of C4, C4ISR, or C5ISR systems, Vetronics, and/or related software on DoD ground combat vehicles.
• Self-starter with the ability to work without direct supervision.
• Ability to work within a team context to both direct and contribute to vehicle system integration and development efforts.
• Ability to provide high-quality support and customer service daily in a high-visibility position.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong interpersonal abilities, and the ability to tactfully negotiate resolutions to competing programmatic demands with a strong customer service mentality.
• Proficient with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.
• Ability to travel to various customer and contractor facilities and test centers (estimated approximately 10% travel).
• This position is 100% on-site at a client location.

Desired Skills

• Electrical, computer, and/or systems engineering experience on DoD ground combat vehicles and/or DoD C5ISR systems.
• Experience working with MCTSSA, PEO LS, MCSC, or equivalent Army organizations (e.g., GVSC, PEO CS&CSS, PEO C3T, and/or related PM offices within the Army Materiel Command).
• Network architecture development experience.
• Project management experience.
• Understanding of the DoD acquisition process.
• Experience with in-vehicle data networks.
• Experience with U.S. DoD communications equipment.