Spectrum Certification Engineer - 29371

HII's Mission Technologies division•Fort Meade, MD

2d•$108,610 - $140,000•Onsite

About The Position

This opportunity resides with Warfare Systems (WS), a business group within HII’s Mission Technologies division. Warfare Systems comprises cyber and mission IT; electronic warfare; and C5ISR systems. HII works within our nation’s intelligence and cyber operations communities to defend our interests in cyberspace and anticipate emerging threats. Our capabilities in cybersecurity, network architecture, reverse engineering, software and hardware development uniquely enable us to support sensitive missions for the U.S. military and federal agency partners. HII, Mission Technologies is seeking a Spectrum Certification Engineer to support our work with the Government. Our Spectrum Certification Engineers support the execution of the National Level spectrum certification process for mission critical systems. The successful candidate will have the sufficient radio frequency (RF) engineering background required to perform detailed spectrum analysis, prepare, and track DD Form 1494s and EL-CID files, and provide RF Engineering guidance/technical inputs to System Program Offices;(SPO) submissions across all phases of the government acquisition life cycle. The candidate will also participate in Service level process improvement initiatives to identify trends impacting timely certification approval actions by the Spectrum Planning Subcommittee (SPS), Equipment Spectrum Guidance Permanent Working Group (ESG PWG), and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). This is an onsite position that will be located in Fort Meade, MD.

Requirements

5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 0 years experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience.
Demonstrated command of engineering principles, methods, and techniques in area of expertise.
Experience in DoD spectrum management, RF engineering, or frequency allocation coordination.
Working knowledge of NTIA and ITU.
Advanced knowledge of relevant tools, equipment, hardware, and software.
Effective customer and organizational level communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite programs, MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
SECRET security clearance required.

Responsibilities

Review submitted DD Form 1494's/EL-CID, Application for Equipment Frequency Allocation, for completeness, correctness, and consistency.
Compare requested allocation bands with ITU and US Tables of Frequency Allocations contained in the NTIA Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency Management.
Proactively coordinate with Service field spectrum agencies to provide guidance on the specific coordination requirements and ensure the system processing status is visible to the program offices through each stage.
Work closely with SPO Program Managers and Project Engineers to verify system data supplied on DD Form 1494/EL-CID for validity and logical consistency.
Submit applications to and coordinates with the NTIA-SPS to obtain their certification of spectrum support.
Prepare Military Communications-Electronics Board (MC4EB) guidance memorandums for signature by the Chairman of the MC4EB ESG PWG.
Prepare Host Nation Coordination Requests (HNCR) to support geographical Combatant Command (COCOM) radio frequency equipment.