Intelligence Technical Advisor

Riverside Research Institute; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Research Institute seeks a full-time Intelligence Technical Advisor to support NASIC at Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio. The role focuses on facilitating cross-organizational collaboration, standing up new mission areas, and aligning analytic efforts with enterprise priorities in fast-paced environments.

Ideal candidates bring a TS/SCI with poly or SCI adjudication, a relevant technical degree, and 5+ years in the IC or DoD ISR work, with strong stakeholder communication and process

Qualifications

• Top Secret clearance with SCI adjudication.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, computer science, mathematics, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience within the Intelligence Community and/or Department of the Air Force as an ISR professional.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate cross-team collaboration and support alignment across complex organizational environments.
• Strong communication skills, especially in coordinating diverse stakeholders and preparing materials for executive audiences.
• Self-motivated, detail oriented, and able to work independently with minimal daily guidance.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the establishment and coordination of new mission programs by helping define structure, workflows, and processes that support effective collaboration and mission execution.
• Support identification, development, and refinement of analytic, system, and process strategies that strengthen long-term mission effectiveness.
• Coordinate working group activities, ensuring participants remain aligned, informed, and equipped to contribute to pilot analytic processes and priority intelligence tasks.
• Enable integration across squadrons and partner organizations by maintaining communication channels, synchronizing timelines, and ensuring shared understanding of objectives and deliverables.
• Assist with development of clear, professional communication products used for senior leader engagements, helping teams articulate progress, priorities, and enterprise impacts.
• Support creation and implementation of secure dissemination models that broaden customer access to mission products.
• Contribute to documentation efforts, including development of scalable processes, playbooks, and frameworks that support consistency and repeatability across future programs.
• Provide analytic or technical consultation as needed to help teams refine approaches, align with mission requirements, and deliver high-impact intelligence products.

Job description

Riverside Overview

Riverside Research is an independent National Security Nonprofit dedicated to research and development in the national interest. We provide high-end technical services, research and development, and prototype solutions to some of the country’s most challenging technical problems.

All Riverside Research opportunities require U.S. Citizenship.

Position Overview

Riverside Research is seeking a full-time Intelligence Technical Advisor to support the National Air & Space Intelligence Center (NASIC), Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. The Intelligence Technical Advisor will play an essential facilitation role, enabling cross-organizational collaboration, supporting the stand‑up of new mission areas, and helping teams align analytic efforts with NASIC’s enterprise priorities. This position is ideal for a collaborative, detail-oriented professional skilled in coordinating activities, shaping processes, and supporting diverse stakeholders in fast-paced analytic environments.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the establishment and coordination of new mission programs by helping define structure, workflows, and processes that support effective collaboration and mission execution.
• Support identification, development, and refinement of analytic, system, and process strategies that strengthen long-term mission effectiveness.
• Coordinate working group activities, ensuring participants remain aligned, informed, and equipped to contribute to pilot analytic processes and priority intelligence tasks.
• Enable integration across squadrons and partner organizations by maintaining communication channels, synchronizing timelines, and ensuring shared understanding of objectives and deliverables.
• Assist with development of clear, professional communication products used for senior leader engagements, helping teams articulate progress, priorities, and enterprise impacts.
• Support creation and implementation of secure dissemination models that broaden customer access to mission products.
• Contribute to documentation efforts, including development of scalable processes, playbooks, and frameworks that support consistency and repeatability across future programs.
• Provide analytic or technical consultation as needed to help teams refine approaches, align with mission requirements, and deliver high-impact intelligence products.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Top Secret clearance with SCI adjudication
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, computer science, mathematics, physical sciences, or related field
• Minimum 5 years of experience within the Intelligence Community (IC) and/or Department of the Air Force as an ISR professional
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate cross-team collaboration and support alignment across complex organizational environments
• Strong communication skills, especially in coordinating diverse stakeholders and preparing materials for executive audiences
• Self-motivated, detail oriented, and able to work independently with minimal daily guidance

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s degree in engineering, physics, computer science, mathematics, operations research, business administration, management, or international relations
• Familiarity with NASIC intelligence production processes and collaborative workflows
• Experience supporting the stand-up of new mission programs or analytic initiatives
• Experience developing communication packages, dissemination pathways, or process documentation

Global Comp

$110,000- $135,000 This represents the typical compensation range for this position based on experience, location and other factors.

Closing Statement

Riverside Research Institute is a not-for-profit, technology-oriented defense company, where service to our customers and support of our staff is our overall mission. Riverside is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring. Riverside offers comprehensive compensation and benefit packages to our employees. Riverside bases its employment decisions solely on technical experience, qualifications and other job-related criteria related to our organizational purpose as a not-for-profit company, and without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran’s status or any other status legally protected by applicable federal, state, and local law.