Expert Level Emerging Technology Integration Specialist (N)

SimIS Inc.•Norfolk, VA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

NATO HQ Supreme Allied Command Transformation (NATO SACT) is seeking contract support for the Vendor-Augmented Next-Gen Guidance and Responsive Development (VANGARD) program. VANGARD gives HQ SACT timely access to the leading-edge information and quality support necessary to tackle challenges impacting NATO’s strategic, operational, and transformational concepts, and to contribute to the scoping, assessment, and development of capabilities through wargaming, modelling and simulation, capability planning, programming, experimentation, acceptance testing, etc. To support the VANGARD effort, SimIS seeks an Expert Level Emerging Technology Integration Specialist to provide expert-level analysis of Emerging and Disruptive Technology (E&DT) integration across multiple operational domains and NATO capability portfolios.

Requirements

Master's degree in relevant technical discipline.
10-15 years of experience in technology development, systems engineering, or operational analysis.
Minimum of 5 technical publications or conference presentations on emerging defense technologies.
Professional certifications in relevant areas (e.g., AI/ML, systems engineering, cybersecurity).
Deep technical expertise in at least 2 of the 8 E&DT focus areas with working knowledge of 3+ additional areas. [Artificial Intelligence, robotic and autonomous systems, quantum technologies, novel materials and advanced manufacturing, hypersonic technologies, energy and propulsion technologies, biotechnology and human enhancement, next generation networks].
Systems engineering expertise to include requirements analysis, functional decomposition, and verification/validation methodologies.
Experience with NATO architecture frameworks (NAF) and technical standards (STANAGs).
Understanding of experimentation methodologies including Design of Experiments (DOE), test and evaluation, and Operational Test & Evaluation (OT&E).

Responsibilities

Support the exploration, understanding, and assessment of EDT focus areas (such as Artificial Intelligence, robotic and autonomous systems, quantum technologies, novel materials and advanced manufacturing, hypersonic technologies, energy and propulsion technologies, biotechnology and human enhancement, next generation networks (e.g. 5G and 6G) and others) to enhance cooperation, planning and information sharing with Allies, Partners and non-NATO actors.
Produce Research Papers exploring topics in depth, based on information from sources such as books, articles, interviews, and Internet sites.
Deliver operating concepts for employing specified military capabilities in the achievement of a stated objective or aim.
Deliver products supporting the planning, design, execution and analysis of technical trials, leading to the delivery of formal reports with an emphasis on evidence-based findings.
Strategic Level Analytical Studies researching and analyzing NATO’s internal and external environments to inform long-term strategy and decision-making.
Develop Decision-Making Aids that contribute to part or all of quantitative or qualitative decision-making tools.