Technical SETA - STO

ECS Tech Inc • Arlington, VA

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About The Position

ECS is seeking a Technical Science, Engineering, and Technical Advisory (SETA) candidate to provide onsite support to DARPA's Strategic Technology Office (STO). STO’s mission is to develop technology to give national security leaders trusted, disruptive capabilities to win in all physical domains. STO seeks to carry out DARPA’s mission of creating high-risk, high reward 'breakthrough' technologies with a focus on ambitious, difficult, and revolutionary projects that achieve significant changes or fundamental shifts in technical capabilities and give our warfighters new ways to fight. The successful candidate will support a DARPA program manager by participating in or leading all activities in project management, technical and programmatic risk analysis, program-funded test coordination, and coordination with members of the Department of Defense for transition. The candidate will also be responsible for coordinating meetings, assessing performer technical progress, projecting performer outcomes, and ensuring that project management best practices are followed by performers, independent verification and validation (IV&V) entities funded by DARPA, and within DARPA itself. Duties range from developing point papers, slide decks, and other materials that convey the need, status, and importance of a program to researching unique problem set ideas to aid in National Security priorities.

Requirements

• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD TS/SCI clearance.
• PhD in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in relevant fields.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to learn new subjects and gain insights into research topics.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on leadership of research programs at the performer level in multidisciplinary fields.

Responsibilities

• Support a DARPA program manager in project management activities.
• Conduct technical and programmatic risk analysis.
• Coordinate program-funded test activities.
• Facilitate coordination with Department of Defense members for transition.
• Assess performer technical progress and project outcomes.
• Ensure adherence to project management best practices.
• Develop point papers, slide decks, and other materials.
• Research unique problem set ideas related to National Security.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree