Surveillance & Command and Control (C2) Operations Specialist
About The Position
PGS Worldwide is seeking a Surveillance & Command and Control (C2) Operations Specialist in Elkridge, Maryland for a one-year onsite contract-to-hire role supporting a leading aerospace & defense company. This position will provide subject-matter expertise supporting training, analysis, and operational integration for advanced air and maritime surveillance systems. The specialist will apply hands-on military operational experience to the development and maintenance of recognized air and surface pictures using sensors, tactical data links, communications systems, and multi-domain information.
Requirements
- Prior military service with the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, or comparable NATO military organization.
- Direct operational experience with surface and/or air surveillance.
- Experience detecting, identifying, tracking, and managing air and/or surface contacts.
- Experience developing, maintaining, or contributing to a Common Operational Picture (COP), Recognized Air Picture (RAP), and/or Recognized Maritime Picture.
- Hands-on Command and Control (C2) operations experience.
- Experience integrating sensor information, voice communications, data communications, and tactical data links.
- Familiarity with Automatic Identification System (AIS), marine radar systems, and maritime safety operations.
- Familiarity with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B).
- Familiarity with radio direction finding.
- Familiarity with Electronic Support Measures (ESM) and Electronic Intelligence (ELINT).
- Strong situational awareness across air and/or maritime operational domains.
- Ability to translate real-world operational knowledge into training, analysis, or program support.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- U.S. citizenship required.
Nice To Haves
- Military instructor experience at a recognized service schoolhouse or training center.
- Navy Operations Specialist (OS) experience.
- Coast Guard maritime surveillance or operations-center experience.
- Air Force Command and Control, air surveillance, weapons, or battle-management experience.
- Marine Corps Tactical Operations experience.
- Joint, NATO, or multi-domain operational experience.
- Experience supporting training development or execution.
- Experience with operational simulation.
- Experience performing surveillance or C2 operational analysis.
Responsibilities
- Provide operational subject-matter expertise for air and maritime surveillance systems.
- Support development and execution of operator training.
- Apply real-world military surveillance and C2 experience to system and program activities.
- Support development and maintenance of recognized air and surface operating pictures.
- Analyze information from radar, surveillance sensors, tactical data links, and communications systems.
- Support integration of multiple sensor and communication inputs into a unified operational picture.
- Provide expertise on identification, tracking, classification, and management of air and maritime contacts.
- Support training scenarios, simulations, and operational-analysis activities.
- Work with engineering, training, and program teams to ensure system capabilities reflect operational requirements.
- Translate military operational concepts, workflows, and tactics into actionable technical and training guidance.
- Provide insight into real-world command-center and tactical-operations environments.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
