Subject Matter Expert

Brandes Associates Inc.•Leesdale, CA

2d•$120,000 - $155,000•Onsite

About The Position

Brandes Associates, Inc. (BAI), a defense contractor, is seeking a Subject Matter Expert with 10+ years of experience for our expanding workforce supporting current and evolving technical engineering contract requirements at NAS Point Mugu, CA. Opportunities for career advancement, excellent benefits, and long-term stability are some of the advantages of our growing, employee-focused company.

Requirements

A minimum of 10 years of experience in Programmatic, Financial, or Technical support of the research, development, test, or evaluation of complex systems.
A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
US citizenship at the time of application.
An active DoD Secret Clearance.

Nice To Haves

Navy Sea Range support of surface fleet trails and Live Firings.
Work experience with development and compilation of procedural documentation to define test environment and evaluations of those events.
A Master’s degree may be substituted for one year of general experience.

Responsibilities

Provide highly specialized programmatic and technical support for the research, development, test, and evaluation of complex systems, specifically Navy Combat Systems and Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) test and evaluation programs
Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) in DoD test documentation and configuration management, producing mission-critical documentation used to plan, execute, and record complex missile defense tests (e.g., SM-3 and SM-6 firings)
Author, edit, and produce comprehensive mission documentation, including Aegis BMD Mission Test Plans, Combat Ship Systems Qualifying Trials (CSSQT) test plans, Air and Missile Defense Radar Trials test plans, and Concepts of Operations (CONOPS) published by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
Create, manage, and maintain classified mission supplemental annexes for test plans to assist in mission execution and post-test reporting.
Collaborate extensively with engineering Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), technicians, logistics personnel, and program leadership (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, PMRF, MDA, PEO IWS) to capture design intent, build processes, and integration steps
Maintain strict configuration control, version control, and documentation integrity for classified, CUI, and unclassified documents within technical documentation repositories
Standardize formatting and structure across documentation to ensure compliance with Navy and MDA standards, identifying gaps in processes to improve clarity and execution