Senior Advisor, DoD RDT&E & Unmanned Systems

DCS Corporation; Port Hueneme (CA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401k and ESOP

Competitive leave and education

Professional development

Job summary

DCS Corporation seeks a Senior Advisor to provide strategic, technical, and operational guidance across NAVFAC EXWC’s multidisciplinary missions. You will influence program teams and government stakeholders, ensuring sound engineering approaches, cybersecurity integration, and compliant DoD practices.

In this high-visibility role, you’ll evaluate concepts, advise on engineering methods, and guide capability development across prototyping, testing, and training for next-generation systems.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen with active clearance due to classified work.
• 12+ years of senior DoD science & technology, RDT&E, or systems engineering experience.
• Bachelor's in engineering, physics, CS or related field; master's preferred.
• Familiarity with DoD acquisition docs, MIL-STD, DFARS, and CMMC requirements.
• Strong advisory and communication skills for senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and technical advisory across engineering, prototyping, cyber, ISR, modeling & simulation, and unmanned systems.
• Guide system architecture choices, tech insertion planning, and training development for next-gen capabilities.
• Review analyses, prototypes, and integration plans for mission alignment with PWS requirements.
• Offer oversight on DoD processes, risk, and transition plans; advise on continuity and knowledge transfer.

Skills

DoD acquisition

RDT&E prototyping

C5ISR

Cybersecurity integration

UxV systems

Modeling & simulation

Naval engineering

Senior advisory

Stakeholder comms

Clearance handling

Education

Bachelor's in engineering

Master's preferred

Tools

MIL-STD docs

CMMC compliance

Job description

DCS Corporation seeks a Senior Advisor to provide strategic, technical, and operational guidance across NAVFAC EXWC’s multidisciplinary missions. You will influence program teams and government stakeholders, ensuring sound engineering approaches, cybersecurity integration, and compliant DoD practices.

In this high-visibility role, you’ll evaluate concepts, advise on engineering methods, and guide capability development across prototyping, testing, and training for next-generation systems.