Technical Management Scientist/Engineer (SME)

What You Will Do

Guidehouse is seeking experts with experimental and/or theoretical experience developing new technologies or capabilities to provide Scientific Engineering Technical Assistance (SETA) to program managers at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in one or more of the following areas:

• Quantum technology for computation, sensing, networking, or algorithms
• Photonic systems for imaging, sensing, or computation
• Physics including high-energy physics, accelerator physics, and device physics
• Chemistry including electrochemistry, biochemistry, and specialty chemicals
• Biology including biotechnology and bioengineering
• Advanced manufacturing/fabrication
• Materials science for manufacturing new structural or functional materials
• Complex systems and adaptive systems
• Novel sensing paradigms/architectures
• Nonconventional and alternative computing
• Generative AI, machine learning, or language model deployment
• Applications of AI/ML to any topic above

As a part of our team, you’ll serve as a strategic technical advisor advising on advanced government-funded research and development programs. You’ll work with world-class scientists and engineers to provide strategic assessments of emerging technologies. You will maintain responsibility for producing and presenting findings and recommendations to a team of colleagues and clients on the feasibility and potential impact of future research programs, assisting with the management of current programs, and facilitating the transition of program deliverables to DoD stakeholders.

What You Will Need

• Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "SECRET" security clearance; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of clearance prior to onboarding with Guidehouse.
• Candidates with an ACTIVE "SECRET" or higher-level clearance are preferred.
• Master’s degree in a STEM field
• Three (3) or more years of active research or product development experience
• Five (5) or more years' experience in project management and/or as a technical liaison. Experience should include, but not be limited to:

• Ability to quickly learn unfamiliar areas needed to broadly support the PM’s portfolio
• Excellent communication skills - both written (to include PowerPoint) and oral
• Self-starter who is willing to both take the lead and provide support in a team role in a complex, fast-paced, cross-disciplinary work environment
• Strong organization skills with the ability to multi-task and respond to quick turn-around requests
• Flexible and readily adaptable to change

What Would Be Nice to Have

• An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED "TOP SECRET/SCI (TS/SCI)" Federal or DoD security clearance
• Doctorate degree in a STEM field with zero years of post-doctoral experience
• PMP certification
• Experience performing or supporting DoD or government-sponsored research activities
• Prior experience working with DARPA
• Experience leveraging and integrating AI tools to improve processes and workflow efficiency
• Experience with Microsoft Office

What We Offer

• Comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package
• Benefits Include Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Student Loan PayDown
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
• Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

• Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
• Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.