SCI #25-203)

Strategic Analysis, Inc.•Arlington, VA

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About The Position

Strategic Analysis, Inc. is seeking a candidate to provide program management and technical advisory support. The successful candidate will support the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in managing and developing programs in high-risk, high-reward research and development (R&D) projects. A key element of this role is proactive communication, both written and oral, with key stakeholders including performers, supporting organizations, military transition partners, and international collaborators. The candidate is expected to function as part of a strongly collaborative scientific and technical team, but also to act independently to complete time-critical tasks. The candidate must be comfortable in working at security levels across the spectrum from unclassified open discussion potentially with foreign nationals to collateral classified programs with validated higher levels of need-to-know. This position includes identifying national security challenges and participating in the development of portfolio-level strategies to address them.

Requirements

Technical expertise in one or more of the following areas:
High frequency over-the-horizon radar
High frequency communications
Undersea acoustic surveillance or propagation
Space weather and ionospheric radio propagation
Electronic warfare
Demonstrated ability at leading cross-functional teams
Deep technical fluency along with executive-level communication
Experience in field test planning and execution (Two extensive field tests are planned for FY26)
Ability to work with military transition partners
Domestic and foreign travel is required
Ability to obtain DoD TS/SCI security clearance is required (Active DoD TS/SCI security clearance is preferred)

Nice To Haves

Technical expertise in the following areas is desirable
Radio frequency hardware/software/software-defined systems
Electronic protection
Instrumentation or radar operations
Radio propagation / polar region radio propagation

Responsibilities

Conducting scientific and technical analyses
Developing broadly understandable explanatory documentation for deeply technical programs,
Monitoring of ongoing research and development programs, and reporting to office leadership.
Identifying national security challenges and participating in the development of portfolio-level strategies to address them.

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