Expendable Countermeasures SME - Secret Clearance Expert

Atkinson Aeronautics & Technology Inc.; Patuxent Highland (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Disability and Life Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

PTO and Paid Holidays

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Ataero is seeking an experienced Expendable Countermeasures Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Program Manager Advanced Tactical Aircraft Protection Systems.

The selected candidate will provide technical expertise supporting the development, integration, testing, acquisition, fielding, sustainment, and modernization of airborne expendable countermeasure systems used to protect military aircraft from radar-guided, infrared-guided, and emerging threats.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or related technical discipline.
• Minimum ten (10) years of experience supporting aircraft survivability equipment, expendable countermeasure systems, electronic warfare programs, military aviation platforms, or related defense systems.
• Experience supporting Department of Defense acquisition programs and systems engineering activities.
• Knowledge of airborne self-protection systems, threat warning systems, expendable countermeasure technologies, and aircraft survivability concepts.
• Experience supporting integration, testing, sustainment, or modernization of military aviation systems.
• Active Secret security clearance required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain higher levels of security access as required.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise supporting expendable countermeasure systems including chaff, pyrophoric flares, infrared countermeasures, RF decoys, and associated dispensing systems.
• Support acquisition, modernization, sustainment, and lifecycle management efforts for aircraft survivability equipment and self-protection systems.
• Evaluate system requirements, operational effectiveness, threat responses, and countermeasure performance against current and emerging threats.
• Support integration of expendable countermeasure systems with aircraft mission systems, electronic warfare suites, radar warning receivers, missile warning systems, and avionics architectures.
• Participate in systems engineering activities including requirements development, architecture assessments, integration planning, testing, and fielding.
• Support developmental, operational, and integrated test planning and execution activities.
• Conduct engineering assessments, trade studies, risk analyses, and performance evaluations.
• Review technical specifications, engineering documentation, test plans, interface requirements, and acquisition artifacts.
• Support Configuration Control Boards (CCBs), Engineering Review Boards (ERBs), Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs), and Integrated Product Teams (IPTs).
• Coordinate with government program offices, warfare centers, test organizations, fleet operators, laboratories, and industry partners.
• Provide technical recommendations regarding survivability improvements, capability upgrades, system integration, and future technology insertion.
• Prepare technical reports, engineering analyses, acquisition documentation, and executive-level briefings.
• Support classified programs and special access initiatives as required.

Job description

Ataero is seeking an experienced Expendable Countermeasures Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Program Manager Advanced Tactical Aircraft Protection Systems.

The selected candidate will provide technical expertise supporting the development, integration, testing, acquisition, fielding, sustainment, and modernization of airborne expendable countermeasure systems used to protect military aircraft from radar-guided, infrared-guided, and emerging threats.