Subject Matter Expert - Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Protection

Leidos • Colorado Springs, CO

5d • Remote

About The Position

Leidos’ Intelligence Sector is hiring a senior subject matter expert to provide technical assistance on protecting military systems from electromagnetic pulse (EMP) threat environments generated by nuclear-weapon detonations. The customer is the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), located at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The position is part-time consulting work and may be performed remotely by telework.

The role involves reviewing and assessing EMP-related technical documents, advising DTRA and its stakeholders on military standards and handbooks for EMP protection, training newer members of the EMP-protection technical community, observing field tests, and participating in technical working groups on EMP testing, technology development, and modeling and simulation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Physics, Engineering, or a comparable technical field, with at least 17 years of applicable experience protecting military electrical systems from EMP threats.
• Applicable experience must include work as a test engineer, test director, technical report writer, and contributor to military standard (MIL-STD) documentation, as well as demonstrated ability to present test results to senior military personnel.
• Knowledge of substantiating and implementing EMP-protection requirements under MIL-STD-2169D, MIL-STD-188-125-1A/-2A, MIL-STD-3023A, and MIL-STD-4023, and technical guidance in MIL-HDBK-423.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and not hold dual citizenship.
• Must currently have an active Top Secret clearance and be eligible for an SCI clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience conducting vulnerability studies of military systems in EMP environments and assessing potential means of protecting those systems.
• Experience observing, performing, and directing EMP-protection tests of military systems and reporting observations.
• Experience collaborating with senior Government personnel in a program-office environment, such as at a Government or military agency.
• Professional technical-writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive technical reviews, assessments, and edits of EMP-related technical documents, including test plans and test reports, to ensure completeness, correctness, and clarity for DTRA and its stakeholders.
• Provide technical recommendations and assistance to DTRA and its stakeholders in creating or updating DoD military standards and associated handbooks on EMP-protection requirements and best-practice guidance.
• Train newer members of the EMP-protection and hardening technical community in EMP-protection principles and practices.
• Travel to and observe field tests of EMP-protection systems conducted in accordance with military standards, and provide critical technical comments and reports on compliance.
• Participate in DTRA technical working groups concerning EMP-related field or laboratory testing, technology design, research and development for EMP hardness and hardness-testing, and EMP modeling and simulation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Senior