Position, Navigation, and Timing Specialist

Envisioneering•Arlington, VA

About The Position

Envisioneering, Inc. is seeking a Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Specialist to support the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and its Science and Technology portfolio. The specialist will bring expertise in technology development and evaluation, systems engineering and integration, and system optimization to address emergent Naval priorities. The role provides technical and operational support to ONR Program Officers in developing, managing, and executing portfolios that address priority C5ISRT Science and Technology requirements. The position involves supporting technology programs and roadmaps, monitoring and evaluating funded S&T efforts, preparing materials and briefings for audiences ranging from sailors to Congressional staff and senior executives, and coordinating with contractors, Resource Sponsors, and Acquisition Offices. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and must hold a Department of Defense Top Secret security clearance at the time of hire, with eligibility for access to SCI.

Requirements

Current TOP SECRET clearance and eligibility for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), or the ability to obtain a TOP SECRET clearance and SCI eligibility. A DoD Top Secret clearance is required at time of hire.
Recent experience developing PNT technologies, including inertial navigation solutions, inertial measurement technology, precision time sources, time transfer, global positioning systems, RF and non-RF positioning, accelerometers and gyros, atomic clocks, quantum devices, interferometry precision, optical comb filters, electromagnetic propagation and scattering, gravimetry, and related phenomenology for state-of-the-art navigation solutions.
Demonstrated expertise in navigation and timing science sufficient to contribute to GPS and non-GPS approaches to warfighting.
Experience evaluating and identifying technical solutions, developing concepts of operation and doctrine, maturing material solutions, and conducting experimentation.
Recent experience coordinating S&T development efforts with program schedules, performing technology assessments, and/or maintaining technology deployment or transition agreements.
Expertise assessing current requirements to identify technology development opportunities addressing capability gaps and developing technology roadmaps for transitioning S&T programs.
PhD in mathematics, engineering, physics, or related sciences from an accredited college or university plus 15 years of relevant work experience; or a master's degree in one of these fields plus 20 years of relevant work experience; or a bachelor's degree in one of these fields plus 25 years of relevant work experience.
U.S. citizenship.
Must pass drug and pre-employment screening.

Nice To Haves

Experience transitioning Naval R&D to the operational military.
Experience developing, coordinating, and supporting Naval PNT programs.

Responsibilities

Assist ONR Program Officers in developing technology programs and roadmaps to address capability gaps and support future Naval power and national security.
Monitor and evaluate Science and Technology efforts funded in academia, government laboratories and warfare centers, and industry.
Develop papers and presentations describing the S&T portfolio and specific projects for audiences ranging from deckplate sailors to Congressional staff and senior executives.
Present briefings in support of ONR Program Officers as needed.
Work with ONR contractors to develop Statements of Work and requirements for potential S&T contracts.
Staff documents and briefings with appropriate Resource Sponsors and Acquisition Offices to obtain program support and signatures as required.