Counter-Umanned System (CUxS) System Engineering and Acquistions Advisor

Zero Point, Incorporated; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Zero Point, Incorporated seeks a Counter-Umanned System (CUxS) System Engineering and Acquistions Advisor to support USSOCOM at MacDill Air Force Base, FL. The role focuses on providing engineering and acquisition guidance for CUxS programs.

The position requires system engineering expertise, EW integration, and the ability to operate across unstructured problems, with a Top Secret clearance. Travel to CONUS/OCONUS locations is expected.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical or Systems Engineering or 15 years of experience with CUxS development.
• Experience providing Systems Engineering and Program Management advice for CUxS.
• Experience supporting USSOCOM or its Component Commands as CUxS systems expert.
• Top Secret security clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Apply system engineering knowledge to design, implement, and develop materiel solutions for CUxS compatibility with tactical systems.
• Apply EW and operational knowledge to integrate EW systems with CUxS sensors/effectors.
• Manage design engineers' technical output on unstructured problems using empirical data.
• Provide technology assessments to support research, development, testing, and evaluation of CUxS.
• Support development of engineering strategies and performance specifications for future CUxS.
• Share expertise on compatibility challenges of CUxS with legacy systems and assess evolving tech maturity for material solutions.
• Assist in operational planning to predict system effectiveness with quantified risk assessments.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Program Management

CUxS Expertise

Military Operations

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Counter-Umanned System (CUxS) System Engineering and Acquistions Advisor - (14)

Job Title

Counter-Umanned System (CUxS) System Engineering and Acquistions Advisor

Location

Job Type

Full-time

Exemption Type

Non-Exempt

Job Classification

Security Clearance Required

TS

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Travel

Position Objectives and Minimum Qualifications

Individuals shall perform program support tasks as delineated in the job specifications below. The support tasks are primarily performed at USSOCOM, MacDill Air Force Base FL, but periodic travel and support are required at CONUS and OCONUS locations.

• Degree in Electrical or Systems Engineering. Alternatively, at least fifteen years’ experience with the development and improvement of Special Operations CUxS systems.
• Experience as a Systems Engineer providing Program Management advice on the development of CUxS systems.
• Experience supporting USSOCOM and/or its Component Commands as a CUxS systems technical expert.
• This position requires a Top Secret security clearance
  

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Apply system engineering knowledge and experience to provide technical advice in designing, implementing, and developing materiel solutions to maintain/enable tactical communications compatibility with CUxS systems.
• Apply EW and operational knowledge and experience in enabling/supporting materiel solutions development and integration of EW systems with other sensors/effectors within the family of CUxS systems.
• Manage the technical output of design engineers, working either independently or as a team, on unstructured problems and issues involving multivariate factors based on measured empirical field test data or hypothetical data.
• Leverage operational and tactical level military input to provide technology assessments of CUxS, systems in support of research, development, testing, and evaluation. Apply system engineering principles to compatibility assessments between CUxS and other tactical systems that may be used together or in close proximity to each other.
• Support in the development of engineering strategies for future systems, draft system performance specifications, assist in developing the plan to assess the system performance specifications, and assist in the development of system acquisition strategies.
• Share expertise on the technical and operational compatibility challenges of new and emerging CUxS systems with existing legacy systems and serve as the subject matter expert for emerging technology maturity assessments as potential material solutions to the evolving threat environment.
• Assist in operational planning to enable SOF to predict system effectiveness, and to document performance through quantifiable risk assessments. Integrate engineering assessments and input in support of sensitive tactics, techniques, and procedures using CUxS materiel