Robotics Unmanned Systems Subject Matter Expert

About the role

MANTECH seeks a Robotics Unmanned Systems Subject Matter Expert to join our team in Spring Lake, NC. In this role, you may be required to travel up to 25% or 1 week each month.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert for the Robotics and Unmanned Systems Integration effort, training and educating military soldiers and select Inter-Agency personnel in the skills and competencies necessary to operate and mitigate unmanned robotic platforms in accordance with FAA guidelines.
• Design, develop, prototype, build, operate, and sustain unmanned systems (UxS) from initial inception through additive manufacturing (3D printing/rapid fabrication) to full operational completion.
• Conduct research and analysis to identify and recommend solutions to improve training and education; organize collaborative activities and promote linkages between the Government, academia, and industry; and provide independent technical recommendations to meet Army educational objectives.
• Conduct multi-discipline research and analysis to recommend training solutions and training scenarios for special warfare and irregular warfare, focusing on robotics and small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS).
• Conduct non-routine training and educational instruction on course curriculum, emerging Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs), and Scientific and Technical Intelligence (STI) developed during C4ISR research and analysis. Instruction is typically in small settings (up to twenty students) and short-duration sessions to discuss emerging research and TTPs.
• Assess training and exercise events through observation and develop recommendations for sustained future operations.
• Arrange and facilitate After-Action Review (AAR) and lessons-learned meetings to review events and associated deliverables.
• Serve as a Mobile Training Team (MTT) instructor and subject matter expert, traveling up to 25% within the continental U.S. (CONUS) and outside (OCONUS) to deliver platform instruction, practical training, and field-level maintenance on proprietary equipment in potentially austere, low-resource, or remote operational environments while ensuring curriculum readiness and technical system sustainment.

Requirements

• Five (5) or more years of experience within the special operations or interagency communities with specific responsibilities in one or more of the following areas:
  • Operation or Strategic-level Mission Planning
  • Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR)
  • Analysis and Targeting
  • Cyber-enabled operations
  • Operational or Strategic Planning and Policy
  • Big Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning
  • Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related field. A Bachelor’s Degree can be substituted for an additional five (5) years of relevant experience.
• Must be a current or former RUSIC or Brighton instructor.
• Must possess demonstrated, proficient experience in First Person View (FPV) drone piloting, including manual/acro flight modes and real-time video feed navigation.
• Must be willing and able to travel up to 25% to locations both inside and outside the U.S.
• Must hold a current/active Secret Security Clearance.

Physical Requirements

• Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, including delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
• Must be capable of negotiating difficult or rugged terrain on foot for up to 3 miles while carrying gear, tools, or equipment weighing between 50 and 75 pounds in potentially austere operational conditions.
• Must be able to operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.